A comprehensive reference for gastroenterologists and pathologists faced with a need for information of a basic structural and pathophysiological nature, concerning normal and abnormal morphology and function of the oesophagus and gastrointestinal tract. Each chapter includes epidemiology, clinical data and critical reviews of the literature, and presentation, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, aetiology, morphology and topography are all covered. The book should help gastroenterologists to gain a better understanding of the disease processes affecting their patients, and pathologists to improve understanding of the basis of gastrointestinal disease and a facility for better diagnostic skills.
