Mucosal Biopsy of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Richard Whitehead

Saunders, 1997 - Medical - 479 pages

This is the Fifth Edition of a well-established monograph in the 'Major Problems in Pathology' series. It offers valuable guidance for overcoming the difficult diagnostic challenges associated with fiber-optic mucosal biopsy of the gastrointestinal tract, particularly in non-tumor pathology and early malignancy or dysplasia.
Reviews of Last Edition:
"Handy, easy to read, comprehensive, and informative...Includes topics that have gained major importance since the last edition...The book is profusely illustrated with excellent quality photographs which are well chosen and presented in apractical manner...This excellent book just keeps staying that way."
--Modern Pathology

Organized into five sections for convenient consultation: Esophageal Biopsy, Gastric Biopsy, Small-Intestinal Biopsy, Colonic Biopsy, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Mucosal Biopsy.

Presents the very latest informatin on Barrett's esophagus, small bowel pathology, biopsy of duodenal bulb, classification of chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal manifestations of HIV infection, and more.

Offers increased coverage of premalignant esophageal lesions.

Presents state-of-the-art data on the pros and cons of endoscopic biopsy versus suction biopsy in the diagnosis of malabsorption.

Features over 430 outstanding photographs depicting a full range of GI lesions.

Contents

• Chapter: 3
• Chapter: 10
• Chapter 3: 23

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mucosal Biopsy of the Gastrointestinal Tract; Volume 3 of Major problems in pathology, ISSN 0076-2881
• Author: Richard Whitehead
• Edition: 5, illustrated
• Publisher: Saunders, 1997
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Aug 8, 2008
• ISBN: 0721661920, 9780721661926
• Length: 479 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Diseases; Medical / Gastroenterology; Medical / Pathology; Medical / Reference