Modern Concepts in Gastroenterology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. The Clinician Looks at Fatty Liver

   • Sheila Sherlock

   Pages 1-24

3. Surgical Treatment of Portal Hypertension

   • B. Langer

   Pages 25-40

4. Update on Bile Formation and on Mechanism of Bile Acid-Induced Cholestasis

   • Claude C. Roy, Beatriz Tuchweber, Andrée M. Weber, Ibrahim M. Yousef

   Pages 41-67

5. Causes and Management of Ascites

   • L. M. Blendis

   Pages 69-87

6. Hepatic Encephalopathy

   • Gerald Y. Minuk

   Pages 89-107

7. Recent Advances in the Management of Islet Cell Tumors

   • Paul N. Maton

   Pages 109-127

8. Clinical Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Gastroenterology

   • Varocha Mahachai

   Pages 129-157

9. Immunological Injury to the Intestine and Liver in Human Marrow Transplant Recipients

   • George B. McDonald

   Pages 159-173

10. New Therapeutic Approaches to Upper Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders

    • Pierre Poitras

    Pages 175-182

11. Is There a Place for Proximal Gastric Vagotomy?

    • Bernard J. Perey

    Pages 183-195

12. Altered Carbohydrate Antigen Expression In Colorectal Cancer And Polyps

    • Young S. Kim

    Pages 197-208

13. Modern Concepts of Regulation of Intestinal Nutrient Transport

    • Jared M. Diamond

    Pages 209-225

14. Celiac Disease

    • Martin F. Kagnoff

    Pages 227-250

15. Pathophysiology of Diarrhea

    • N. W. Read

    Pages 251-270

16. Sexually Transmitted Intestinal Diseases

    • Linda Rabeneck

    Pages 271-278

17. Intestinal Gas

    • Michael D. Levitt

    Pages 279-289

18. Immunology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    • Fergus Shanahan, Stephan Targan

    Pages 291-310

19. Back Matter

    Pages 311-319

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Once again the gastroenterologists of northwestern Canada have come out with a series of essays advancing important modem concepts. As indefatigable as ever, they bring together the latest in clinical-pathophysiological considera­ tions for the clinician. The topics run the gamut from the lovely liver to HIV infection, from the pathophysiology of bile flow to comments on antigens in colorectal cancer. It is always easy to publish a first volume, for enthusiasm is high and everyone is anxious to win a place. Bringing out a second volume, the carrying forward of a good idea, is so much harder. In many ways this second volume in the series marks the coming of age of Canadian gastroenterology, as 11 of the 21 contributors currently reside in Canada. Still, the contributions from the United Kingdom and the United States make this an Anglo-American festival. Reading the chapters will make you appreciate the care with which the contributors have garnered recent references to give up-to-date practical infor­ mation for us all. I enjoyed all that I read. My congratulations to Drs. Shaffer and Thomson for a job well done. Howard M. Spiro, M.D. New Haven, Connecticut ix Preface This book is based on papers presented at the third symposium on Recent Ad­ vances in Gastroenterology held by the Canadian Association of Gastroenter­ ology. The proposed audience for this volume is the internist and the general surgeon, as well as those in the specialties of gastroenterology and hepatology.

• HIV
• Internist
• cancer
• care
• colorectal cancer
• gastroenterology
• hepatology
• immunology
• infection
• liver
• management
• pathophysiology
• physiology
• treatment

• University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

  Eldon Shaffer

• The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

  Alan B. R. Thomson

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