1st Edition

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Volume I

By Hugh James Freeman Copyright 1989
    280 Pages
    by CRC Press

    An overview of the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is contained in this valuable two-volume publication. Chapters include discussions of experimental animal models for enteritis, colitis and colon cancer.
    The clinical aspects of inflammatory bowel disease are presented, with sections describing symptoms and signs, fertility and pregnancy, special features of childhood disease, and disease in the elderly, and complications.
    In addition, pathologic aspects are included, with chapters on the pathology of idiopathic ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and ultrastructure features. In summary, the therapy of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease is discussed especially for gatroenterologists, graduate students and clinicians from various disciplines involved in the management of its complications.

    Volume I: Introduction and Epidemiologic Factors
    Definition of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Epidemiology of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease
    ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS
    Immunological Alterations Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Smooth Muscle Function in the Inflamed Bowel
    The Enteric Regulatory Peptide System in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Intestinal Glycoconjugate Alterations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Enteroplasicity
    Animal Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colon Cancer
    PATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS
    Pathology of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease
    "Surveillance" in Ulcerative Colitis-Does It Work?
    Radiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Ultrasound in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Computed Tomography in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Role of Nuclear Medicine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Index

    Biography

    Hugh James Freeman