Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma

2nd ed.

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Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma

2nd ed.

This book is timely and offers areas of study in many disciplines: clinical esophagology, pathology, therapeutic and innovative endoscopy, epidemiology, surgery, oncology, and molecular biology. It is a comprehensive collection of chapters written by leading authorities in the field. It covers all the above-listed areas and has many fine qualities. The editors clearly demonstrate that the study lends itself to a multidisciplinary approach. Each chapter is introduced by a background section that acquaints the reader with the concepts underlying the material that follows. As a result, the book does a remarkable job of presenting knowledge about Barrett's esophagus to a general audience.

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English
Pages
300

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Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
2006, Blackwell Pub., Wiley-Blackwell
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Table of Contents

Definition and diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus / Ajay Bansal and Prateek Sharma
The epidemiology and prevalence of Barrett's esophagus / Alan J. Cameron
Esophageal adenocarcinoma : epidemiology and association with Barrett's esophagus / Jesper Lagergren
Pathogenesis of Barrett's esophagus / Nicholas J. Clemons, Rebecca C. Fitzgerald, and Michael J.G. Farthing
The role of acid and bile in Barrett's esophagus / Joel E. Richter and Richard L. Evans
Esophageal motility abnormalities in Barrett's esophagus / John E. Pandolfino and Peter J. Kahrilas
Mucosal defense in Barrett's esophagus / Roy C. Orlando
The role of H. pylori in Barrett's esophagus / Peter Malfertheiner and Ulrich Peitz
Molecular biology of Barrett's esophagus / Linda A. Feagins and Rhonda F. Souza
Histology of Barrett's esophagus : metaplasia and dysplasia / Joel E. Mendelin and John R. Goldblum
Screening for Barrett's esophagus : targeting high risk patients / Richard E. Sampliner
Surveillance of Barrett's esophagus / Gary Falk
The cost-effectiveness of screening and surveillance to decrease mortality from esophageal adenocarcinoma / John M. Inadomi and Joel H. Rubenstein
Chromoendoscopy in Barrett's esophagus / M. Brian Fennerty
Surface imaging in Barrett's esophagus : the role of high resolution endoscopy
Magnifying endoscopy and related techniques / Mohammed A. Kara, Prateek Sharma, and Jacques J.G.H.M. Bergman
Emerging techniques : spectroscopy / Stephan M. Wildi and Michael B. Wallace
Emerging techniques : optical coherence tomography, confocal imaging, and others / Thomas D. Wang and Jacques Van Dam
Medical management of Barrett's esophagus / Ernst J. Kuipers
Thermal endoscopic therapy of Barrett's esophagus / Jacques Deviere
Ablation of Barrett's esophagus with laser and photodynamic therapy / Kenneth K. Wang and Navtej S. Buttar
Endoscopic resection / Oliver Pech, Andrea May, and Christian Ell
The role of EUS in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma / Ann Marie Joyce and Gregory G. Ginsberg
Surgical therapy of Barrett's esophagus and cancer / Dave R. Lal and Brant K. Oelschlager
Chemoprevention for Barrett's esophagus / Janusz Jankowski and Edyta Zagorowicz
Management of high grade intraepithelial neoplasia in Barrett's esophagus / Jacques Bergman and Paul Fockens
Esophageal and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma / Stuart Jon Spechler
The options for palliation of esophageal adenocarcinoma / Shyam Varadarajula and C. Mel Wilcox.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Malden, Mass

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
616.99/432
Library of Congress
RC280.E8 B37 2006, RC280.E8B37 2006

The Physical Object

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p. ;
Number of pages
300

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3414804M
ISBN 10
1405127864
ISBN 13
9781405127868
LCCN
2005030969
OCLC/WorldCat
62152904
Goodreads
1999047

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OL18300709W

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