Atlas of Gastrointestinal Pathology

Designed for easy reference, this atlas demonstrates the essentials of the major disease entities that affect gastrointestinal pathological process. Current and concise, the text serves as a pre-examination review, introductory resource, or quick clinical reference. Most diseases are grouped by organ system - from specific organs of the GI tract, to conditions the affect more than one organ. Readers can easily reference which diseases tend to directly affect which organs. The book offers a consistent use of outline format in each chapter, to facilitate comparison between diseases; major disease entities are described according to the same subheadings - biology, clinical signs and symptons, gross pathology, microscopic pathology, differential diagnosis, and references. Coverage includes AIDS-related gastrointestinal infections.