Diarrhea

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Definition, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Classification, and Differential Diagnosis of Diarrhea

   • Udayakumar Navaneethan, Ralph A. Giannella

   Pages 1-31

3. Infectious Gastroenteritis and Colitis

   • Jennifer M. Newton, Christina M. Surawicz

   Pages 33-59

4. Inflammatory Bowel Disease

   • Steven Bernick, Sunanda Kane

   Pages 61-79

5. Eosinophilic Enteritis

   • Charles W. DeBrosse, Li Zuo

   Pages 81-91

6. Microscopic Colitis

   • Darrell S. Pardi

   Pages 93-103

7. Food Allergy

   • Stefano Guandalini

   Pages 105-116

8. Protein-Losing Enteropathies

   • Jonathan Goldstein, Richard Wright

   Pages 117-139

9. Radiation Enterocolitis

   • Einar G. Lurix, Jorge A. Zapatier, Andrew Ukleja

   Pages 141-157

10. Congenital Disorders of Digestion and Absorption

    • Douglas Mogul, Eric Sibley

    Pages 159-175

11. Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency

    • Alphonso Brown, Steven D. Freedman

    Pages 177-188

12. Bacterial Overgrowth

    • Rosemary J. Young, Jon A. Vanderhoof

    Pages 189-207

13. Celiac Disease

    • Stefano Guandalini

    Pages 209-224

14. Whipple Disease

    • George T. Fantry

    Pages 225-236

15. Surgical Conditions Presenting with Diarrhea

    • Erica M. Carlisle, Mindy B. Statter

    Pages 237-263

16. Chronic Diarrheal Disorders due to Endocrine Neoplasms

    • Tanvi Dhere, Julia Massaad, Shanthi V. Sitaraman

    Pages 265-279

17. Diarrhea from Enterotoxins

    • Gianluca Terrin, Roberto Berni Canani

    Pages 281-298

18. Factitious Diarrhea

    • Erica N. Roberson, Arnold Wald

    Pages 299-310

19. Chronic Idiopathic Diarrhea

    • Lawrence R. Schiller

    Pages 311-324

20. Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    • Arnold Wald

    Pages 325-339

This volume provides in a conveniently accessible package a comprehensive collection of accurate and timely information on the management of patients with diarrhea, both in pediatric age and in the adult. As medical knowledge has recently expanded in this area, this volume is full of new practical, clinically useful material for the busy clinician. Illustrations are emphasized to permit rapid acquisition of practical information that is not readily available in the major texts. Each chapter is concise, concentrating on "clinical pearls," and new advances in diagnostic and therapeutic technology. Each chapter discusses the relative costs of diagnostic and therapeutic options to permit financial considerations to be taken into account in the decision making process. Additional unique features include, summaries of key points, recommendations, and indications for requesting GI subspecialty consultation. Providing a comprehensive but practical overview of the issues surrounding the diarrheal diseases, this volume will prove of great value and utility to gastroenterologists, surgeons, internists, primary care physicians.

• Eosinophilic Enteritis
• IBS
• Infectious Diarrhea
• Malabsorptive Diarrhea
• Microscopic Colitis
• Osmotic Diarrhea
• Secretory Diarrhea
• abdominal surgery

From the reviews:

“This book has distinguished contributors and editors, and its 27 chapters deal with a range of specific disease entities or syndromic conditions that are associated with diarrhoea. … residents in gastroenterology will find this book useful … . Overall, the book is a moderately useful reference for gastroenterologists, physicians and paediatricians in practice.” (B. S. Ramakrishna, The National Medical Journal of India, Vol. 24 (6), November/December, 2011)

• Celiac Disease Center, Div. Pediatric Gastroenterology,, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

  Stefano Guandalini

• Health Center, Div. Gastroenterology, University of Connecticut, Farmington, USA

  Haleh Vaziri

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