Modern Concepts in Gastroenterology

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia....Pages 1-22
Cellular Mechanisms....Pages 23-34
From Both Sides Now....Pages 35-51
Intestinal Microcirculation....Pages 53-69
Radiation Effects on Normal Intestinal Tissue....Pages 71-78
Newly Recognized Bacteria Associated with Gastrointestinal Illness in Humans....Pages 79-105
Food-Associated Toxicants....Pages 107-128
Central Organization of Gastrointestinal Vagal Reflexes....Pages 129-144
New Insights into the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome....Pages 145-156
Management of the Irritable Bowel....Pages 157-166
Cholesterol Gallstones....Pages 167-177
Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatic Disease....Pages 179-222
Copper Metabolism and Wilson’s Disease....Pages 223-262
New Therapeutic Strategies for Chronic Hepatitis....Pages 263-288
Therapies for PBC....Pages 289-297
Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Complications of Cystic Fibrosis....Pages 299-336
Sex Hormones and the Liver....Pages 337-353
Back Matter....Pages 355-365