Gastrointestinal Bleeding A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Mana
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 gastro
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Aurora D. Pryor • Theodore N. Pappas M. Stanley Branch Editors
Gastrointestinal Bleeding A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management Second Edition
Editors Aurora D. Pryor Department of Surgery Stony Brook Medicine Stony Brook, NY, USA
Theodore N. Pappas Department of Surgery Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC, USA
M. Stanley Branch Division of Gastroenterology Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-40644-2 ISBN 978-3-319-40646-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40646-6
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Preface
Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical problem that is managed by clinicians in a variety of medical specialties. Management of upper GI bleeding, in particular, underwent a major transition with the advent of proton pump inhibitor therapy. This transitioned this previously common surgical problem into a predominantly medically managed disease. Newer techniques in gastroenterology and radiology have found utility throughout the gastrointestinal tract and have minimized the necessity for major operations for bleeding. This has also led to major crossover between specialties in the management of GI pathology. This second edition of Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management provides a foundation for learning for medical students, interns, residents, and practitioners across specialties who encounter these critically ill and difficult to manage patients. Clinicians who have a common interest in the gastrointestinal tract have collaborated in the construction of this text. This effort has brought together surgeons, gastroenterologists, and radiologists, to carefully chronicle the presentation, diagn
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