An Internist’s Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Surgery

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Internal Medicine, General
Cover of the book An Internist’s Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Surgery by , Humana Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781592593897
Publisher: Humana Press Publication: June 5, 2003
Imprint: Humana Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781592593897
Publisher: Humana Press
Publication: June 5, 2003
Imprint: Humana
Language: English

Few clinical disciplines have been transformed so dramatically by advancements in science and technology as gastrointestinal surgery. To begin with, modern ph- macology has virtually eliminated some kinds of surgery altogether. If one were to take a peek at a typical operating room schedule in a busy hospital of the 1960s, gastrectomies of one kind or another would have constituted a large block of the major surgeries. The advent of effective H2-histamine receptor antagonists and, more + + recently, the H ,K -ATPase (proton pump) inhibitors led to a precipitous decline in those procedures such that they are rarely performed today. Exciting new approaches to treating inflammatory bowel diseases and their complications—such as fistulas— with anticytokine therapy may one day have a similarly profound effect on surgery for this condition as well. Beyond pharmaceutics, advances in imaging techniques have greatly facilitated the identification and characterization of pathology in the gastrointestinal tract in a way that would have been unimaginable only a few years ago. Just to visualize the pancreas in some way was a horrendous task until abdominal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, or computer tomography made it simple. The fact that the gut is a hollow organ that can be accessed through the mouth, anus, or even through the wall of the abdomen has been fully exploited with fiberoptic endoscopes that can bend around corners with ease and permit surgery to be conducted through them.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Few clinical disciplines have been transformed so dramatically by advancements in science and technology as gastrointestinal surgery. To begin with, modern ph- macology has virtually eliminated some kinds of surgery altogether. If one were to take a peek at a typical operating room schedule in a busy hospital of the 1960s, gastrectomies of one kind or another would have constituted a large block of the major surgeries. The advent of effective H2-histamine receptor antagonists and, more + + recently, the H ,K -ATPase (proton pump) inhibitors led to a precipitous decline in those procedures such that they are rarely performed today. Exciting new approaches to treating inflammatory bowel diseases and their complications—such as fistulas— with anticytokine therapy may one day have a similarly profound effect on surgery for this condition as well. Beyond pharmaceutics, advances in imaging techniques have greatly facilitated the identification and characterization of pathology in the gastrointestinal tract in a way that would have been unimaginable only a few years ago. Just to visualize the pancreas in some way was a horrendous task until abdominal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, or computer tomography made it simple. The fact that the gut is a hollow organ that can be accessed through the mouth, anus, or even through the wall of the abdomen has been fully exploited with fiberoptic endoscopes that can bend around corners with ease and permit surgery to be conducted through them.

More books from Humana Press

Cover of the book Therapeutic Interventions in the Complement System by
Cover of the book Modern Hematology by
Cover of the book Electronic Medical Records by
Cover of the book Diet and Human Immune Function by
Cover of the book Preventive Nutrition by
Cover of the book Essential Urologic Laparoscopy by
Cover of the book Neurotherapeutics by
Cover of the book Nucleic Acid Therapeutics in Cancer by
Cover of the book Diabetes and the Brain by
Cover of the book Babelandia by
Cover of the book Essential Urology by
Cover of the book Membrane Receptors, Channels and Transporters in Pulmonary Circulation by
Cover of the book The Life Within by
Cover of the book Kernicterus by
Cover of the book Liquid Chromatography in Clinical Analysis by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy