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Acute Pancreatitis | Paperback

by Markus Buchler (Author)

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Binding:  Paperback
Publisher:  Blackwell Science
Page Count:  400 Pages
Publication Date:  January 01, 1998
Sales Rank:  7,926,259th


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Product Description
Acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the pancreatic gland which may lead to severe systemic response. The knowledge about this disease, however, has increased considerably in the last two decades. Experimentally, on molecular and pathophysiologic bases we do understand more clearly the primary events in the initiation of acute pancreatitis and its repair. For the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis there are new diagnostic tools available and clinically it is important to establish a generally accepted classification for the different entities of this disease. New treatment concepts have been introduced in the last years, for example the approach to biliary acute pancreatitis by endoscopic procedures and promising compounds for a specific therapy are currently evaluated, including drugs to interfere with the early stage of the disease and anti-infectives for the late phase where infected pancreatic necrosis plays a predominant role. It has become evident that the approach to acute pancreatitis should be managed interdisciplinarily to get the best treatment results. Leading authorities from around the world have contributed to this volume on all aspects of acute pancreatitis. Special attention is paid to new insight in pathophysiology and repair mechanisms, diagnosis and new treatment options in this disease. This book should be of interest to basic scientists, physicians, clinicians, ICU specialists and surgeons.


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)

Good book presenting current concepts from world authorities by John Chen (Adelaide, SA, Australia) 5 Stars
February 15, 2001
This book is designed for resaerchers and medics that have a strong interest in the field of acute pancreatitis. It presents some of the work by leaders in this field. For those of you who are into pancreatitis research, the names as well as chapters may be familiar to you which makes it easier to read and comprehend. It also presents sometime different and occassionally opposing views of some of the authors. I find this book useful especially with reference to a more general presentation of different views of authors which is not restricted by their one paragraph conclusion in various journal publications. I rate this book a 5 star especially for those in the field of acute pancreatitis research.
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