Chronic Pancreatitis From Basic Research to Clinical Treatment /

This book is a concise guide to the clinical diagnosis and management of chronic pancreatitis, presenting the latest research into the disease. It focuses on pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis, endoscopic and surgical treatment, and prognosis. It also offers comprehensive descriptions o...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Li, Zhao-Shen (Editor), Liao, Zhuan (Editor), Chen, Jian-Min (Editor), Férec, Claude (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:This book is a concise guide to the clinical diagnosis and management of chronic pancreatitis, presenting the latest research into the disease. It focuses on pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis, endoscopic and surgical treatment, and prognosis. It also offers comprehensive descriptions of 4 diagnostic methods and discusses the contemporary management of chronic pancreatitis, including conservative, ESWL, interventional and surgical treatments. The final chapter includes 6 typical case presentations, which taken together provide a standard description of this condition.
Physical Description:XIV, 207 p. 61 illus., 24 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9789811045158