Designed as a text for those concerned with disorders of the gastrointestinal tract in children, this comprehensive reference includes discussion of normal physiological and biochemical processes as well as detailed descriptions of disorders affecting different parts of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas in childhood. The second edition has been completely revised to incorporate important advances made over the past decade and includes new sections on endoscopy, gastrointestinal hormones, infective diarrhoeas, parasites, gastrointestinal immunology and new organ imaging techniques.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
US School Grade: College Freshman, Interest Age: 18 years
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Höhe: 250 mm
Breite: 190 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-86793-176-1 (9780867931761)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Some physiological mechanisms of the upper gastrointestinal tract; Disorders of the oropharynx and oesophagus; The stomach; Endoscopy; Development of the small intestine; Infective diarrhoeas; The child with persistently abnormal stools: classification and general clinical and diagnostic approach; carbohydrate digestion and absorption; Coeliac disease; Other disorders of the small intestine associated with pesistently abnormal stools; The exocrine pancreas; Cystic fibrosis; The liver; Bile salts; Chronic inflammatory bowel disease; Functional disorders of the gatrointestinal tract; Surgical management of intestinal disease; Radiology of the gastrointestinal tract; Newer imaging techniques; Nutrition; Investigations and methodology.