Yamada's Handbook of Gastroenterology

Foreword, vii

Preface, viii

List of Abbreviations, ix

Part 1 Approach to Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms

1 Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia or Odynophagia, 3

2 Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain, 11

3 Approach to the Patient with Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 18

4 Approach to the Patient with Unexplained Weight Loss, 40

5 Approach to the Patient with Nausea and Vomiting, 48

6 Approach to the Patient with Abdominal Pain, 58

7 Approach to the Patient with Gas and Bloating, 70

8 Approach to the Patient with Ileus or Obstruction, 78

9 Approach to the Patient with Constipation, 89

10 Approach to the Patient with Diarrhea, 99

11 Approach to the Patient with an Abdominal Mass, 112

12 Approach to the Patient with Jaundice, 121

13 Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Liver Biochemical Tests, 135

14 Approach to the Patient with Ascites, 148

15 Approach to the Patient Requiring Nutritional Support, 163

16 Approach to the Patient Requiring Endoscopic Procedures, 178

Part 2 Specific Gastrointestinal Diseases

17 Motor Disorders of the Esophagus, 195

18 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, 204

19 Esophageal Tumors, 212

20 Disorders of Gastric Emptying, 221

21 Acid Peptic Disorders, 232

22 Functional Dyspepsia, 241

23 Tumors of the Stomach, 247

24 Celiac Disease, 256

25 Short Bowel Syndrome, 263

26 Tumors and Other Neoplastic Diseases of the Small Intestine, 270

27 Diverticular Disease of the Colon, 278

28 Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 285

29 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 291
30 Colonic Neoplasia, 306

31 Anorectal Diseases, 323

32 Pancreatitis, 335

33 Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, 349

34 Structural Anomalies, Tumors, and Diseases of the Biliary Tract, 358

35 Biliary Tract Stones and Postcholecystectomy Syndrome, 366

36 Diseases of the Abdominal Cavity, 377

37 Viral Hepatitis, 391

38 Nonviral Hepatitis, 405

39 Cholestatic Syndromes, 412

40 Alcoholic

EDITED BY

Tadataka Yamada MD
Board Member, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Executive Vice-President, Takeda Pharmaceutical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan and Adjunct Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

John M. Inadomi MD
Cyrus E. Rubin Professor of Medicine and Head, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA