Translating advances in basic science into clinical care for the patient, this greatly needed reference provides an exclusive focus and comprehensive analysis of the physiology, pathophysiology, and management of gallbladder and biliary tract diseases. Destined to be the one-stop resource for both clinical and basic scientists working on diseases of the gallbladder. Written by more than 60 internationally renowned contributors utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Diseases · describes the abnormalities associated with gallstone disease and other biliary tract diseases · accompanies the latest research in the epidemiology and pathogenesis of gallstones with illustrations outlining treatment possibilities · compares laparoscopic cholecystectomy, topical contact dissolution, and nonsurgical therapy of gallstones · advocates team approaches for discovering treatment modalities as in the case of common duct strictures · discusses new imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance cholangiography and endoscopic ultrasound, from the perspectives of radiologists and endoscopists · explores functions and injuries related to the biliary tree · and much more! Amply referenced with over 5000 literature citations, photographs, drawings, tables, equations, and an extensive bibliography, Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Diseases is an incomparable reference for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, internists, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, and medical school students in these disciplines.
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Motility and absorption by the gallbladder are known to be influenced by circulating hormones such as cholecystokinin (CCK), secretin, gastrin, and pancreatic polypeptide (1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gallbladder epithelial cells, primary sclerosis cholangitis, bovine gallbladder mucin, exoplasmic hemileaflet, external hemileaflet, human gallbladder motility, human gallbladder bile, cholesterol gallstone disease, acute bacterial cholangitis, gallbladder mucosal function, human gallbladder muscle, bile salt hydrophobicity, crystal observation time, gallbladder smooth muscle cells, model bile systems, bile acid dissolution therapy, gallbladder ganglia, gallbladder smooth muscle contractility, noncholesterol components, supersaturated model bile, topical dissolution, cholesterol crystallization, gallbladder muscle strips, antinucleating proteins, gallbladder bile composition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ann Surg, Dig Dis Sci, Lipid Res, Gastrointest Endosc, Clin Invest, Arch Surg, Surg Endosc, Surg Gynecol Obstet, United States, Biol Chem, Biochim Biophys Acta, New York, Gastroenterol Hepatol, Ann Intern Med, Surg Laparosc Endosc, Semin Liver Dis, Surg Res, Lab Clin Med, Pediatr Surg, Clin Gastroenterol, Lab Invest, Raven Press, Clin Sci, Proc Natl Acad Sci, Acta Physiol Scand New!
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Motility and absorption by the gallbladder are known to be influenced by circulating hormones such as cholecystokinin (CCK), secretin, gastrin, and pancreatic polypeptide (1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gallbladder epithelial cells, primary sclerosis cholangitis, bovine gallbladder mucin, exoplasmic hemileaflet, external hemileaflet, human gallbladder motility, human gallbladder bile, cholesterol gallstone disease, acute bacterial cholangitis, gallbladder mucosal function, human gallbladder muscle, bile salt hydrophobicity, crystal observation time, gallbladder smooth muscle cells, model bile systems, bile acid dissolution therapy, gallbladder ganglia, gallbladder smooth muscle contractility, noncholesterol components, supersaturated model bile, topical dissolution, cholesterol crystallization, gallbladder muscle strips, antinucleating proteins, gallbladder bile composition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ann Surg, Dig Dis Sci, Lipid Res, Gastrointest Endosc, Clin Invest, Arch Surg, Surg Endosc, Surg Gynecol Obstet, United States, Biol Chem, Biochim Biophys Acta, New York, Gastroenterol Hepatol, Ann Intern Med, Surg Laparosc Endosc, Semin Liver Dis, Surg Res, Lab Clin Med, Pediatr Surg, Clin Gastroenterol, Lab Invest, Raven Press, Clin Sci, Proc Natl Acad Sci, Acta Physiol Scand New!
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