Imaging And Computing in Gastroenterology

Acute emergencies in gastroenterology are extraordinarily severe conditions with high morbidity and mortality. Particularly severe diseases include acute pancreatitis, a difficult course of non-specific intestinal inflammations manifested by toxic colon or acute intestinal obstruction, and even acutely developed intestinal pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie’s syndrome) or variceal and non-variceal bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract. Undoubtedly serious factors influencing the accuracy of diagnostics and effectivity of therapy are the etiological multifactorial characteristics of changes that induce the acute state. Polymorbidity is also frequent among these patients and requires a complex diagnostic approach, often limiting the possibility of using an optimal therapeutic approach.

Complete coverage of diagnosing and treating digestive tract and liver disorders
Edited by the world-renown team at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard University, this new addition to the popular CURRENT series provides you with all you need to know for diagnosing and treating digestive tract and liver disorders.

• First title in new series from the British Dietetic Association: each title is a comprehensive and critical review of key literature in its subject
• Provides informative and broad-ranging coverage of the relation between nutrition and diet and the gastrointestinal tract