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Pancreatic Disease

Towards the Year 2000

  • Deals with all the important advances in the field of pancreatic disease

  • Written by internationally recognised and respected contributors

  • Focuses on changes in therapy recently introduced and the prospects for the next five years

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Table of contents (40 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Acute Pancreatitis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Intracellular Calcium in the Pathogenesis of Acute Pancreatitis

      • J. B. Ward, O. H. Petersen, R. Sutton
      Pages 3-13
    3. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Severe Acute Necrotising Pancreatitis

      • S. Mann, A. Agha, U. Mann, J. Schmidt, H. Zirngibl
      Pages 25-30
    4. Prediction of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis

      • C. D. Johnson, S. Toh
      Pages 31-39
    5. The Role of Magnetic Resonance in Acute Pancreatitis

      • A. G. Chalmers, A. J. Cullingworth
      Pages 65-89
    6. Surgical Treatment of Infected Necrosis

      • H. Friess, P. Berberat, J. Kleeff, W. Uhl, M. W. Büchler
      Pages 101-107
    7. Enteral Nutrition in Acute Pancreatitis

      • J. V. Reynolds
      Pages 115-122
    8. The Burden of Acute Pancreatitis

      • S. W. T. Gould, G. Glazer
      Pages 123-128
  3. Transplantation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
    2. Pancreas Transplantation

      • V. Di Carlo, R. Castoldi
      Pages 131-139
    3. Islet Transplantation

      • H. A. Clayton, S. M. Swift, N. J. M. London
      Pages 141-152
  4. Chronic Pancreatitis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

About this book

Pancreatic Disease: Towards the Year 2000 provides a clear picture of the current research activity in pancreatic disease and its related basic science. Experts currently contributing to advances in understanding and treatment have provided concise and clear reviews of their subject. Each contribution summarises the relevant literature and describes recent advances whilst highlighting those areas where current research will impinge on clinical practice in the next few years. The reader will find in this book all the latest material related to pancreatic disease, cancer, acute and chronic pancreatitis and a number of other topics including transplantation and the relationship between endocrine and exocrine disease and cystic fibrosis. The book will supplement existing texts and will be of value to practising specialists who deal with pancreatic disease as well as specialist trainees in surgery and medical gastroenterology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Southampton General Hospital, University Surgical Unit, Southampton, UK

    C. D. Johnson

  • Surgical Unit, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

    C. W. Imrie

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pancreatic Disease

  • Book Subtitle: Towards the Year 2000

  • Editors: C. D. Johnson, C. W. Imrie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0801-6

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-1205-1Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0801-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 468

  • Topics: Abdominal Surgery, General Surgery, Gastroenterology

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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