This Textbook covers the entire spectrum of both benign and malignantgastrointestinal disorders. It is unique in its multidisciplinary approach andfocuses on pr... » 

This Textbook covers the entire spectrum of both benign and malignantgastrointestinal disorders. It is unique in its multidisciplinary approach andfocuses on practical issues in daytoday clinical care. The complexity ofnovel diagnostic modalities and the great variety in therapeutic options bothmedically and surgically require an integrated multidisciplinary approach.Therefore each topic in this Textbook is first discussed by twogastroenterologists and subsequently by two digestive surgeons. If appropriateinterventional radiologists internists and pathologists have also contributed.Specific subchapters on gastrointestinal malignancies have been added writtenby medical and radiation oncologists. Nowadays many hospitals and medicalschools change their infrastructure from disciplineoriented to patientdiseaseoriented. In fact this textbook describes what the medicalgastroenterologist should know about surgical gastroenterology and viceversa.A large number of drawings in full color helps the reader to get a clearpicture of many technical procedures. «