Atlas of Gastrointestinal Pathology (Atlases in Diagnostic Surgical Pathology) - Hardcover

Designed to inform the reader of the essentials of major processes of gastrointestinal pathology, this text is concise yet thorough, and contains a multitude of accompanying illustrations. It covers all of the main disease entities, and provides a list of differential diagnosis for each entity discussed. Chapters address diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, appendix, large bowel, anus, and more.

Designed for easy reference, this atlas demonstrates the essentials of the major disease entities that affect gastrointestinal pathological process. Current and concise, the text serves as a pre-examination review, introductory resource, or quick clinical reference. Most diseases are grouped by organ system - from specific organs of the GI tract, to conditions the affect more than one organ. Readers can easily reference which diseases tend to directly affect which organs. The book offers a consistent use of outline format in each chapter, to facilitate comparison between diseases; major disease entities are described according to the same subheadings - biology, clinical signs and symptons, gross pathology, microscopic pathology, differential diagnosis, and references. Coverage includes AIDS-related gastrointestinal infections.