Sharma / Sampliner Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

2. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7153-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten, E-Book

The leading reference text entirely devoted to this increasinglysignificant condition
This text is dedicated to Barrett's esophagus and providesrecent evidence and current approaches to patient management. Ithas been completely revised, updated and extended to include thelatest research findings and describes how these affect day-to-dayclinical practice.
It includes seven new chapters and even more color images thanthe last edition. Each chapter, written by the leadinginternational experts in the field, provides clear, didacticguidance on diagnosis, treatment and management of thiscondition.
Barrett's Espohagus gives an extensive overviewcovering epidemiology, screening, pathology, gastroenterology andsurgery. It looks at the precursor lesions leading to thedevelopment of Barrett's epithelium, the uniquecharacteristics of Barrett's esophagus, and the consequencesof malignant degeneration. All aspects of diagnosis, secondaryprevention, multimodality, and medical and surgical treatment areclearly explained.
This is a complete guide on the latest thinking on diagnosis andtreatment of Barrett's esophagus which can be referred toover and over again.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharma, Prateek

Sampliner, Richard E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Definition and Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus.
Ajay Bansal and Prateek Sharma.
2 The Epidemiology and Prevalence of Barrett'sEsophagus.
Alan J. Cameron.
3 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma--Epidemiology and Associationwith Barrett's Esophagus.
Jesper Lagergren.
4 Pathogenesis of Barrett's Esophagus.
Nicholas J. Clemons, Rebecca C. Fitzgerald, and Michael J. G.Farthing.
5 The Role of Acid and Bile in Barrett's Esophagus.
Joel E. Richter.
6 Esophageal Motility Abnormalities in Barrett'sEsophagus.
John E. Pandolfino and Peter J. Kahrilas.
7 Mucosal Defense in Barrett's Esophagus.
Roy C. Orlando.
8 The Role of Helicobacter pylori in Barrett'sEsophagus.
Peter Malfertheiner and Ulrich Peitz.
9 Molecular Biology of Barrett's Esophagus.
Linda A. Feagins and Rhonda F. Souza.
10 Histology of Barrett's Esophagus: Metaplasia andDysplasia.
Joel E. Mendelin and John R. Goldblum.
11 Screening for Barrett's Esophagus: Targeting High RiskPatients.
Richard E. Sampliner.
12 Surveillance of Barrett's Esophagus.
Gary W. Falk.
13 The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening and Surveillance toDecrease Mortality from Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
John M. Inadomi and Joel H. Rubenstein.
14 Chromoendoscopy in Barrett's Esophagus.
M. Brian Fennerty.
15 Surface Imaging in Barrett's Esophagus: The Role ofHigh-Resolution Endoscopy, Magnifying Endoscopy, and RelatedTechniques.
Mohammed A. Kara, Prateek Sharma, and Jacques J.G. H. M.Bergman.
16 Emerging Techniques: Spectroscopy.
Stephan M. Wildi and Michael B. Wallace.
17 Emerging Techniques: Optical Coherence Tomography, ConfocalImaging, and Others.
Thomas D. Wang and Jacques Van Dam.
18 Medical Management of Barrett's Esophagus.
Ernst J. Kuipers.
19 Thermal Endoscopic Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus.
Jacques Deviere.
20 Ablation of Barrett's Esophagus with Laser andPhotodynamic Therapy.
Kenneth K. Wang and Navtej S. Buttar.
21 Endoscopic Resection.
Oliver Pech, Andrea May, and Christian Ell.
22 Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Barrett's Esophagusand Esophageal.
Adenocarcinoma.
Ann Marie Joyce and Gregory G. Ginsberg.
23 Surgical Therapy of Barrett's Esophagus and Cancer.
Dave R. Lal and Brant K. Oelschlager.
24 Chemoprevention for Barrett's Esophagus.
Janusz Jankowski and Edyta Zagorowicz.
25 Management of High-Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia inBarrett's Esophagus.
Jacques J. G. H. M. Bergman and Paul Fockens.
26 Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma.
Stuart Jon Spechler.
27 The Options for Palliation of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.
Shyam Varadarajulu and C. Mel Wilcox.
Index.
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Über Autor(innen)

Prateek Sharma, MD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine,University of Kansas School of Medicine, and Director of ClinicalResearch, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA. In 2000, hereceived the ACG Governors Award for Excellence in ClinicalResearch. Dr Sharma is also a recent recipient of a CareerDevelopment Award from the American Society for GastrointestinalEndoscopy (ASGE), and the American Gastroenterological Association(AGA) Castell Esophagus Clinical Research Award. He is also amember of the Barrett's Esophagus Working Group of the US NationalCancer Institute (NCI).
Dr Sharma is involved with the AGA, ACG and ASGE at committeelevel: for the AGA he is on the Education and Clinical PracticeCommittees; for the ACG he is Chair of the Public RelationsCommittee; and for the ASGE he is on the Research and ProgramSelection Committees.
Professor Richard Sampliner is Professor of Medicine,Chief of Gastroenterology, The University of Arizona HealthSciences Center and University Medical Center. He is theGastroenterology Fellowship Program Director, serves on theTraining and Education Committee of the ACG and MKSAP 11 and 12Gastroenterology and Hepatology.