Benign lesions of the esophagus and cancer : answers to 210 questions /

In an attempt to attain the best possible delimitation of all the problems posed today by benign diseases of the esophagus, 181 authors each agreed to answer one or more of 210 questions that had been drawn up on the subject. These questions, each one deliberately limited and difficult, mostly conce...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service), International Organization for Statistical Studies on Diseases of the Esophagus, International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
Other Authors: Giuli, R. (Robert), 1934- (Editor), McCallum, Richard W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Springer-Verlag, [1989]
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Summary:In an attempt to attain the best possible delimitation of all the problems posed today by benign diseases of the esophagus, 181 authors each agreed to answer one or more of 210 questions that had been drawn up on the subject. These questions, each one deliberately limited and difficult, mostly concerned reflux esophagitis: its natural history, the means of its diagnosis, all existing treatments, and its eventual degeneration. The authors approached are today's most reputed specialists in the fields of epidemiology, gastroenterology, endoscopy, pathology, and surgery of esophageal diseases. The authors were all assigned one or more questions in their own field, none of which was simple: all did their best to synthesize in their replies their own experience on the precise point under review and included all the most useful bibliographical references on the topic. The book is thus the result of an original, individual approach to try to pinpoint the heart of a problem. The 210 answers succeed one another in logical progression according to the different diagnostic and therapeutic stages, specifying, at each step, the degree of precision sought. Consequently, the reader has at his disposal an exceptional synthesis of facts and concepts. Opening the book at random he will find at once the detail he is looking for, the professional opinion he is lacking, or the development of a question he had perhaps not yet asked himself.
Item Description:Based on a congress held in 1987 in Paris, sponsored by OESO and the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus.
Physical Description:1 online resource (liii, 847 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783642730559 (electronic bk.)
3642730558 (electronic bk.)