Modern Concepts in Gastroenterology Volume 2

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
The Clinician Looks at Fatty Liver....Pages 1-24
Surgical Treatment of Portal Hypertension....Pages 25-40
Update on Bile Formation and on Mechanism of Bile Acid-Induced Cholestasis....Pages 41-67
Causes and Management of Ascites....Pages 69-87
Hepatic Encephalopathy....Pages 89-107
Recent Advances in the Management of Islet Cell Tumors....Pages 109-127
Clinical Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Gastroenterology....Pages 129-157
Immunological Injury to the Intestine and Liver in Human Marrow Transplant Recipients....Pages 159-173
New Therapeutic Approaches to Upper Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders....Pages 175-182
Is There a Place for Proximal Gastric Vagotomy?....Pages 183-195
Altered Carbohydrate Antigen Expression In Colorectal Cancer And Polyps....Pages 197-208
Modern Concepts of Regulation of Intestinal Nutrient Transport....Pages 209-225
Celiac Disease....Pages 227-250
Pathophysiology of Diarrhea....Pages 251-270
Sexually Transmitted Intestinal Diseases....Pages 271-278
Intestinal Gas....Pages 279-289
Immunology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease....Pages 291-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-319