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Pancreatology

A Clinical Casebook

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Editors:
  1. Timothy B. Gardner

    1. Section of Gastroenterology & Hepatoloy, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, USA

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  2. Kerrington D. Smith

    1. Department of General Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, USA

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  • Presented in an easy-to-read case-based format

  • Features updates on the role of neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer and emerging treatment algorithms for chronic pancreatitis

  • Written by experts in the field

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Risk Factors for Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis

    • Kartik Sampath, Timothy B. Gardner
    Pages 1-10

  3. Hereditary Pancreatitis

    • Gordon P. Bensen, Timothy B. Gardner
    Pages 11-19

  4. Hospital Management of Acute Pancreatitis

    • Nigeen H. Janisch
    Pages 21-26

  5. Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

    • Haaris A. Beg
    Pages 27-34

  6. Classification and Management of Pancreatic Cysts

    • Katerina L. Byanova, Timothy B. Gardner
    Pages 35-47

  7. Medical and Endoscopic Management of Chronic Pancreatitis

    • Kartik Sampath, Timothy B. Gardner
    Pages 49-59

  8. Complications of Acute Pancreatitis

    • Jeffrey M. Adler
    Pages 61-73

  9. Endoscopic Therapy for Complications of Acute Pancreatitis

    • Jason D. Ferreira
    Pages 75-84

  10. Autoimmune Pancreatitis

    • Anuradha Madhavan, Timothy B. Gardner
    Pages 85-92

  11. Diagnosis and Screening for Pancreatic Malignancy

    • Nigeen H. Janisch
    Pages 93-99

  12. Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer

    • Lisa Yoo, John M. Levenick
    Pages 101-119

  13. Optimizing Nutrition for the Patient after Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Pancreatic Insufficiency

    • Jeannine B. Mills
    Pages 121-126

  14. Palliative Care and Pancreatic Disease

    • Amelia M. Cullinan
    Pages 127-149

  15. Staging Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Localized Pancreatic Cancer

    • Raphael Louie, Kerrington Smith
    Pages 151-158

  16. Neoadjuvant Multimodality Therapy for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Head Cancer

    • Maureen V. Hill, Kerrington D. Smith
    Pages 159-166

  17. Drainage and Resection Surgery for Pancreatitis

    • Samuel J. Kesseli, Kerrington D. Smith, Timothy B. Gardner
    Pages 167-175

  18. Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplant

    • Samuel J. Kesseli, Kerrington D. Smith, Timothy B. Gardner
    Pages 177-184

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 185-193
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About this book

This clinical casebook provides a comprehensive yet concise state-of-the-art review of pancreatic disease. Presented in a case-based format, each case focuses on a different varient of pancreatic disease and pancreatic cancer, with sections on diagnosis and early detection, management of the disease, and treatment of complications from the disease. The role of neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer and emerging treatment algorithms for chronic pancreatitis are also highlighted in the text.


Written by experts in the field, Pancreatology: A Clinical Casebook is a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons, and researchers interested in caring for patients with pancreatic disease.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Section of Gastroenterology & Hepatoloy, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, USA

    Timothy B. Gardner

  • Department of General Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, USA

    Kerrington D. Smith

About the editors

Timothy B. Gardner, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Director, Pancreatic Disorders, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA


Kerrington D. Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Chief, Surgical Oncology, Department of General Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pancreatology

  • Book Subtitle: A Clinical Casebook

  • Editors: Timothy B. Gardner, Kerrington D. Smith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53091-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53090-1Published: 12 May 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53091-8Published: 05 May 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 193

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Hepatology

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