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Gastrointestinal Bleeding

A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management

  • Is a multidisciplinary and disease-based text

  • Offers a step-by-step approach through appropriate diagnosis and management

  • Provides practical management of specific bleeding sources

  • Includes sections crafted by experts in each topic

  • Written by world renowned experts in gastrointestinal diseases

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Upper GI Bleeding

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Urgent Workup for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

      • Mohan K. Mallipeddi, Sandhya A. Lagoo-Deenadayalan
      Pages 15-26
    3. Management of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding

      • Demetrios Tzimas, Juan Carlos Bucobo, Dana Telem
      Pages 27-39
    4. Management of Dieulafoy’s Lesions

      • Victoria Bendersky, Alexander Perez
      Pages 41-50
    5. Management of Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease

      • Brian Ezekian, Alexander Perez
      Pages 51-61
    6. Mallory–Weiss Syndrome

      • Joshua P. Spaete, M. Stanley Branch
      Pages 81-87
    7. Diagnosis and Management of Bleeding Small Bowel Tumors

      • Maria S. Altieri, Aurora D. Pryor
      Pages 89-101
    8. Management of Bleeding from the Bile Duct

      • Cecilia T. Ong, Kevin N. Shah
      Pages 103-111
    9. Management of Bleeding from the Pancreas

      • Scott Dolejs, Eugene P. Ceppa
      Pages 113-120
  3. Lower GI Bleeding

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
    2. Urgent Workup of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

      • Megan Turner, Leila Mureebe
      Pages 123-133
    3. Bleeding Hemorrhoids

      • Zhifei Sun, Mohamed A. Adam, Julie K. M. Thacker
      Pages 135-146
    4. Management of Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Bleeding Colitis

      • Mohamed A. Adam, Zhifei Sun, John Migaly
      Pages 147-158
    5. Colonic Arteriovenous Malformations

      • Zhifei Sun, Mohamed A. Adam, Christopher R. Mantyh
      Pages 159-167
    6. Bleeding Colorectal Tumors

      • Cristan E. Anderson, Paula I. Denoya
      Pages 169-180
  4. GI Bleeding from an Unknown Source

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
    2. Evaluation of the Guaiac-Positive Patient

      • Rebecca Burbridge, Melissa Teitelman
      Pages 183-189

About this book

The latest edition of this text provides a practical reference for physicians and other health care providers caring for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Similar to the previous edition, this volume addresses common problems associated with gastrointestinal bleeding and discusses in a logical and step-wise fashion appropriate options for patient care. The text is structured based on the location of bleeding, with common, rare and unknown sources being addressed. It also includes updated and new chapters focusing on the newest advances in imaging and interventional modalities in the care of patients with GI bleeding, as well as highly practical presentations of typical patients seen in clinical practice.

Written by world renowned experts in gastrointestinal diseases, Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition is a valuable resource in the management of gastrointestinal bleeding both for those currently in training and for those already in clinical practice.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Surgery, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, USA

    Aurora D. Pryor

  • Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

    Theodore N. Pappas

  • Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

    M. Stanley Branch

About the editors

Aurora D. Pryor, MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Bariatric, Foregut and Advanced GI Surgery
Stony Brook Medicine
Department of Surgery
Stony Brook, NY 
USA


Theodore N. Pappas, MD
Distinguished Professor of Surgical Innovation 
Chief, Division of General & Advanced GI Surgery 
Vice Dean for Medical Affairs, School of Medicine Duke University
Duke University Medical Center
Department of Surgery
Durham, NC
USA


M. Stanley Branch, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Durham, NC 
USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gastrointestinal Bleeding

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management

  • Editors: Aurora D. Pryor, Theodore N. Pappas, M. Stanley Branch

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40646-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40644-2Published: 07 October 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82145-0Published: 27 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40646-6Published: 24 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XI, 224

  • Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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