Packed with Board-focused hints, case studies and an online Board-standard MCQ test offering CME credits, this fantastic book covers every gastroenterology disease and symptom you’re likely to encounter and is the perfect tool to prepare for Board exams and certification.
Contents
List of contributors, ix
Foreword, xv
Preface, xvii
About the companion website, xviii
Section I: How to Ace the Boards in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
1 Introduction and Overview of the Gastroenterology Boards, 3
Brooks Cash
Section II: Esophagus and stomach
Editors Kenneth R. DeVault and Nick J. Talley
Part 1: Pathobiology of the Esophagus and Stomach
2 Anatomy, Embryology, and Congenital Malformations of the Esophagus and Stomach, 11
Lori A. Orlando and Roy C. Orlando
3 Esophageal and Gastric Motor Function, 15
Kenneth R. DeVault, Ernest P. Bouras, and Nicholas J. Talley
Part 2: Other Diagnostic Modalities
4 Radiologic Approach to Diagnosis, 23
Stephen W. Trenkner and James E. Huprich
5 Esophageal Motility Disorders, 28
Magnus Halland and Kenneth R. DeVault
6 Gastric Motility Testing, 36
Jan Tack
Part 3: Problem-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
7 General Approach to History-Taking and Physical Examination of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract, 43
Evan S. Dellon and Eugene M. Bozymski
8 Heartburn, Regurgitation, and Chest Pain, 46
Kenneth R. DeVault
9 Dysphagia, 52
Dawn L. Francis
10 Miscellaneous Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms, 56
Mohamed Sultan and James H. Lewis
11 Dyspepsia, 70
Nicholas J. Talley, Kate Napthali, and Kenneth McQuaid
12 Nausea and Vomiting, 74
John K. DiBaise
13 Hematemesis, 79
Thomas O.G. Kovacs and Dennis M. Jensen
Part 4: Diseases of the Esophagus
14 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 85
Robert T. Kavitt and Michael F. Vaezi
15 Barrett’s Esophagus, 91
Shanmugarajah Rajendra and Prateek Sharma
16 Eosinophilic Esophagitis, 98
Jeffrey A. Alexander
17 Strictures, Rings, andWebs, 105
Ioannis S. Papanikolaou and Peter D. Siersema
Part 5: Diseases of the Stomach
18 Peptic Ulcer Disease, 115
Francis K.L. Chan and Nicholas J. Talley
19 Helicobacter pylori, 121
Barry J. Marshall
20 Gastritis, 126
Massimo Rugge and David Y. Graham
21 Gastroparesis, 132
Henry P. Parkman and Nicholas J. Talley
22 Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 138
Thomas J. Savides
23 Other Gastric Tumors (Benign and Malignant), 145
Sun-Chuan Dai and Michael L. Kochman
24 Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, 152
Magnus Halland and Nicholas J. Talley
25 Esophageal and Gastric Involvement in Systemic and Cutaneous Diseases, 156
John M. Wo
Part 6: Functional Disease of the Esophagus and Stomach
26 Functional Esophageal Disorders, 169
Ellionore Jarbrink-Sehgal, Kenneth R. DeVault, and Nicholas J. Talley
Section III: Intestine and Pancreas
Editor Michael Wallace
Part 1: Pathobiology of the Intestine and Pancreas
27 Clinical Anatomy, Embryology, and Congenital Anomalies, 177
Advitya Malhotra and Joseph H. Sellin
28 Small-Intestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters, 181
James Reynolds
29 Mucosal Immunology of the Intestine, 187
Maneesh Dave and William A. Faubion
30 Motor and Sensory Function, 191
Vineet S. Gudsoorkar and Eamonn M.M. Quigley
31 Neoplasia, 198
John M. Carethers
Part 2: Problem-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
32 General Approach to Relevant History-Taking and Physical Examination, 203
Christopher L. Steele and Suzanne Rose
33 Acute Diarrhea, 213
John R. Cangemi
34 Chronic Diarrhea, 218
Lawrence R. Schiller
35 Loss of Appetite and Loss ofWeight, 223
Angela Vizzini and Jaime Aranda-Michel
36 Gastrointestinal Food Allergy and Intolerance, 227
Mark T. DeMeo
37 Obesity: Presentations and Management Options, 231
Andres Acosta, Todd A. Kellogg, and Barham K. Abu Dayyeh
38 Hematochezia, 237
Lisa L. Strate
39 Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 241
R. Sameer Islam and Shabana F. Pasha
40 Constipation, 246
Arnold Wald
41 Perianal Disease, 251
Leyla J. Ghazi and David A. Schwartz
42 Fecal Incontinence, 256
David Prichard and Adil E. Bharucha
43 Colorectal Cancer Screening, 261
Katherine S. Garman and Dawn Provenzale
44 Endoscopic Palliation of Malignant Obstruction, 266
Todd H. Baron
Part 3: Diseases of the Small Intestine
45 Crohn’s Disease, 273
Kara M. De Felice and Sunanda V. Kane
46 Small-Bowel Tumors, 279
Nadir Arber and Menachem Moshkowitz
47 Small-Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, 285
Johanna Iturrino and Madhusudan Grover
48 Celiac Disease and Tropical Sprue, 291
Alberto Rubio-Tapia and Joseph A. Murray
49 Whipple’s Disease, 296
Seema A. Patil and George T. Fantry
50 Short-Bowel Syndrome, 299
Alan L. Buchman
51 Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy, 304
Lauren K. Schwartz and Carol E. Semrad
52 Acute Mesenteric Ischemia and Chronic Mesenteric Insufficiency, 308
Timothy T. Nostrant
53 Intestinal Obstruction and Pseudo-obstruction, 313
Magnus Halland and Purna Kashyap
Part 4: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
54 Ulcerative Colitis, 323
Sunanda V. Kane
55 Clostridium difficile Infection and Pseudomembranous Colitis, 328
Byron P. Vaughn and J. Thomas Lamont
56 Colonic Ischemia, 333
Timothy T. Nostrant
57 Acute Diverticulitis, 338
Yuliya Y. Yurko and Tonia M. Young-Fadok
58 Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction, 343
Michael D. Saunders
59 Colonic Polyps and Colorectal Cancer, 349
John B. Kisiel, Paul J. Limburg, and Lisa A. Boardman
60 Pregnancy and Luminal Gastrointestinal Disease, 357
Sumona Saha
61 Consequences of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, 363
Vera P. Luther and P. Samuel Pegram
Part 5: Diseases of the Pancreas
62 Acute Pancreatitis and (Peri)pancreatic Fluid Collections, 371
Santhi Swaroop Vege
63 Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Pseudocysts, 378
Pierre Hindy and Scott Tenner
64 Pancreatic Cancer and Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms, 383
William R. Brugge
Part 6: Functional Diseases of the Small and Large Intestine
65 Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 391
Elizabeth J. Videlock and Lin Chang
66 Chronic Functional Constipation and Dyssynergic Defecation, 400
Satish S.C. Rao and Yeong Yeh Lee
67 Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain, 407
Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein
68 Abdominal Bloating and Visible Distension, 412
Mark Pimentel
Part 7: Transplantation
69 Gastrointestinal Complications of Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, 419
Natasha Chandok and Kymberly D.S. Watt
Section IV: Liver and Biliary Tract
Editors Keith Lindor and Bashar A. Aqel
Part 1: Diagnostic Approaches in Liver Disease
70 Approach to History-Taking and Physical Examination in Liver and Biliary Disease, 429
David D. Douglas
71 Acute Liver Failure, 435
Khurram Bari and Robert J. Fontana
72 Imaging of the Liver and Bile Ducts: Radiographic and Clinical Assessment of Findings, 442
Thomas J. Byrne and Alvin C. Silva
73 Assessment of Liver Fibrosis: Liver Biopsy and Other Techniques, 450
Sumeet K. Asrani and Jayant Talwalkar
74 Endoscopic Techniques Used in the Management of Liver and Biliary Tree Disease: ERCP and EUS, 455
Toufic Kachaamy and Douglas Faigel
Part 2: Diseases of the Liver
75 Acute Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, and Other Viruses, 465
Iliana Doycheva and Juan F. Gallegos-Orozco
76 Chronic Hepatitis B and D, 473
Vijayan Balan, Jorge Rakela, and Rebecca Corey
77 Hepatitis C, 480
Michael Charlton and Travis Dick
78 Bacterial and Other Non-viral Infections of the Liver, 487
Maria Teresa A. Seville, Roberto L. Patron, Ann McCullough, and Shimon Kusne
79 Alcoholic Liver Disease, 498
Moira Hilscher and Vijay Shah
80 Drug-Induced Liver Injury, 503
Einar Björnsson and Naga Chalasani
81 Autoimmune Liver Diseases, 508
Justin A. Reynolds and Elizabeth J. Carey
82 Vascular Diseases of the Liver, 513
Brenda Ernst, Pierre Noel, and Bashar A. Aqel
83 Metabolic Syndrome andNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, 522
Paul Angulo
84 Hemochromatosis,Wilson’s Disease, and Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, 530
Lisa M. Glass and Rolland C. Dickson
85 Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases, 538
Stephen Crane Hauser
86 Diseases of the Biliary Tract and Gallbladder, 543
Wajeeh Salah and M. Edwyn Harrison
87 Portal Hypertension, 554
Humberto C. Gonzalez and Patrick S. Kamath
88 TIPS, 567
Santiago Cornejo and Sailendra Naidu
89 Primary Carcinoma of the Liver, 574
Renumathy Dhanasekaran, Julie K. Heimbach, and Lewis R. Roberts
90 Pregnancy and Liver Disease, 582
J. Eileen Hay
91 Pediatric Liver Disease, 587
Tamir Miloh
Part 3: Liver Transplantation
92 Indications and Selection of Patients for Liver Transplantation, 601
Michael D. Leise and Marie A. Laryea
93 What Every Hepatologist Should Know about Liver Transplantation, 608
Peter S. Yoo and David C. Mulligan
94 Immunosuppression Used in Liver Transplantation, 617
Rebecca L. Corey and David D. Douglas
95 Medical Management of the Liver Transplant Patient, 626
William C. Palmer and Denise M. Harnois
96 Organ Allocation Policy: Practical Issues and Challenges to the Gastroenterologist, 632
Jessica Yu and Pratima Sharma
97 Endoscopic Ultrasound, 637
Thomas J. Savides
Online-Only Chapters
98 Small-Intestinal Ulcerations
Reza Y. Akhtar and Blair S. Lewis
99 Enteroscopy
G. Anton Decker, Jonathan A. Leighton, and Frank J. Lukens
100 Esophageal Dilation: An Overview
Parth J. Parekh and David A. Johnson
101 Advanced Colonoscopy, Polypectomy, and Colonoscopic Imaging
Farrah Rahmani and Douglas K. Rex
102 Physiology of Weight Regulation
Louis Chaptini and Steven Peikin
Index, 641
