Colonic diseases /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Totowa, N.J. :
Humana Press,
[2003]
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Table of Contents:
- Absorption-secretion and epithelial cell function
- Normal motility and smooth muscle function
- Neural regulation of colonic motor function
- Mucin and goblet cell function
- Endocrine cells of the colon
- Micronutrients
- Aging
- Immunology of the gastrointestinal tract
- Colonic lymphatics
- Probiotics and the colon : therapeutic and prophylactic uses
- Physiology and pathophysiology of colorectal sensory processes
- Oxidative stress
- Genetic testing for colon cancer
- Inflammation
- Epidemiologic studies and outcomes research in colonic diseases
- Colonoscopy
- Interpretation of colonic biopsies in patients with diarrhea
- Anorectal manometry
- Endoanal and endorectal ultrasound
- Colonic transit and motility
- Defecography and related radiologic techniques
- Cross-sectional imaging of the large bowel
- Hirschsprung's disease and neonatal disorders
- Acute megacolon, acquired megacolon, and volvulus
- Diverticular disease
- Current understanding of colorectal neoplasia
- Constipation
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Ischemic colitis
- Surgical treatments for colonic diseases
- Anorectal disorders