Gastrointestinal bleeding : a practical approach to diagnosis and management

Gastrointestinal bleeding : a practical approach to diagnosis and management / Aurora D. Pryor, Theodore N. Pappas, M. Stanley Branch, editors.

The latest edition of this text provides a practical reference for physicians and other health care providers caring for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Similar to the previous edition, this volume addresses common problems associated with gastrointestinal bleeding and discusses in a logica...

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Other Authors: Pryor, Aurora D., Pappas, Theodore N., Branch, Stanley
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2016.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage > Diagnosis.
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage > Treatment.
Surgical techniques.
Gastroenterology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage > Treatment
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Upper GI Bleeding; Chapter 1: Stabilization of Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Introduction; Goals of Therapy; History; Hemodynamic Resuscitation; Cessation of Bleeding; Endoscopy; Esophageal Tamponade; Percutaneous; Surgery; Pharmacological Adjuncts; Prevention of Recurrence; Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: Urgent Workup for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Introduction; Initial Assessment; Risk Stratification; Nasogastric Lavage; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD); Endoscopic Findings; Arteriography.
  • Diagnostic Studies for Obscure Bleeds Tagged Red Cell Scan; CT Angiography (CTA); Other Modalities; Summary; References; Chapter 3: Management of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding; Introduction; Pathophysiology; Management: Primary Prophylaxis; Management: Variceal Hemorrhage; Management: Initial Endoscopic Treatment Failure; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Management of Dieulafoy's Lesions; Introduction; Pathology; Etiology; Location; Presentation; Diagnostics; Therapy/Treatment; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease; Introduction.
  • Epidemiology Pathophysiology; General Approach to Upper GI Bleeding; Treatment of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease; Risk Factors and Treatment of Recurrent Bleeding; Bleeding Marginal Ulcer; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Management of Unusual Sources of Upper GI Bleeding; Cameron Lesions; Dieulafoy Lesion; GAVE: Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia; Hemorrhagic Gastritis; Duodenal Varices; Hemosuccus Pancreaticus/Hemobilia; Aortoenteric Fistula; Arteriovenous Malformation; Summary; References; Chapter 7: Mallory-Weiss Syndrome; Introduction; Etiology and Pathogenesis.
  • Presentation Diagnosis; Treatment; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Diagnosis and Management of Bleeding Small Bowel Tumors; Introduction; Epidemiology of Bleeding Small Bowel Tumors; Approach to Patients with Bleeding Small Bowel Neoplasms; Higher Yield Diagnostic Tools; Enteroscopy; Push Enteroscopy; Double-Balloon Enteroscopy; Other Enteroscopic Techniques; Spiral Enteroscopy; Sonde Enteroscopy; Single-Balloon Enteroscopy; Intraoperative Enteroscopy; Capsule Endoscopy; Management of Bleeding Small Bowel Tumors; Malignant Tumors; Carcinoid Tumors; Adenocarcinoma; Lymphomas.
  • Benign Tumors Adenomas; Lipomas; Summary; References; Chapter 9: Management of Bleeding from the Bile Duct; Overview; Historical Context; Pathophysiology and Etiology; Accidental Trauma; Iatrogenic Trauma; Neoplasms; Vascular; Gallstones; Diagnostic Workup; Therapeutic Interventions; Accidental Trauma; Iatrogenic Hemobilia; Neoplasms; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10: Management of Bleeding from the Pancreas; Introduction; Surgical Anatomy; Clinical Presentation; Diagnostic Studies; Pathophysiology; Management; Conclusion; References; Part II: Lower GI Bleeding.

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