Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Translating Basic Science into Clinical Practice

Fergus Shanahan author Loren C Karp author Stephan R Targan author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:28th Apr '10

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Inflammatory Bowel Disease cover

This is the state-of–the-art book on inflammatory bowel disease you have been waiting for

Written and edited by international experts in gastroenterology this up-to-date volume provides a complete review of the basic science behind inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as well as evidence-based clinical guidance on diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of IBD.

In 50 chapters the authors cover the latest and most promising treatment modalities and the science behind them. There are chapters which cover the advances in the medical and surgical treatment of conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as chapters focusing on nutrition, imaging and complementary medicine.

This is an invaluable information resource for all those in the medical team treating patients with IBD. Whether you are a gastroenterologist, gastrointestinal surgeon or GI nurse specialist this book deserves a place in your library.

"The quality of the text is excellent . . . Inflammatory Bowel Disease serves as a superb resource for students, trainees, and practitioners interested in the basic research underpinnings as well as the current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease." (Gastroenterology, 2011)

"However this is a comprehensive text book with up to date data and information embracing the gamut of inflammatory bowel disease with much of interest for the family practitioner and specialist dealing daily with this wide spectrum of disease. The infectious origin chapter gives extensive cover to the cause, diagnosis and management of diarrhoea which can plague returning world travellers and be a difficult diagnostic problem for gps. and those working in the travel health field. It will prove a useful library resource for professionals looking for state of the art advice on diagnosis and management relating to these conditions." (British Travel Health Association, July 2010)

ISBN: 9781405157254

Dimensions: 279mm x 224mm x 48mm

Weight: 2064g

768 pages