Gastrointestinal Pathology: An Atlas and Text [Hardcover]

Cecilia M. Fenoglio-Preiser (Author), Amy E. Noffsinger (Author), Grant N. Stemmermann (Author), Patrick E. Lantz (Author), Peter G. Isaacson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781771463 | ISBN-13: 978-0781771467 | Publication Date: December 10, 2007 | Edition: Third

Completely updated for its Third Edition, this full-color text/atlas is a comprehensive reference on gastrointestinal pathology in adults and pediatric patients. The book integrates pathologic analyses of specimens with anatomic, clinical, radiologic, pathophysiologic, and microbiologic information to give readers a clear understanding of each disease process. The outstanding selection of over 3,000 illustrations includes gross and microscopic photographs, electron micrographs, radiographs, and line drawings.

Chapters cover non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of each anatomic section and disorders affecting multiple anatomic sites. This edition includes many new illustrations, significant updates on mesenchymal tumors, motility disorders, and inflammatory bowel disease, and new information on molecular biologic changes in various disorders.

A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.

Editorial Reviews

Review

University of Kansas Medical Center, Maura F. O'Neil, M.D. -- This is an update of a color atlas/text for gastrointestinal pathology in adult and pediatric patients last published in 1997. The book aspires to be a comprehensive resource that covers the normal anatomy and histology, epidemiology, and the clinical, pathologic, and prognostic features of all gastrointestinal diseases, thereby eliminating the need to consult multiple sources to gain an understanding. For the most part, these lofty objectives are met. This will be useful to pathologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, internists, and surgeons interested in gastrointestinal diseases. The book integrates pathologic analyses of specimens with anatomic, clinical, radiologic, pathophysiologic, and microbiologic information to give readers in any specialty or at any level of training a clear understanding of each disease process. Dr. Fenoglio-Preiser is an internationally renowned pathologist who has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of GI disease for more than 30 years. Chapters cover non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of each anatomic site as well as disorders affecting multiple anatomic sites. This edition includes updates on mesenchymal tumors, motility disorders, and inflammatory bowel disease as well as information on molecular genetics in various disorders. Also, it pays more attention to cytology and endomucosal resection specimens due to the emergence and evolution of imaging and endoscopic techniques. The plentiful illustrations include gross and microscopic photographs, drawings, diagrams, and radiographs and there are many tables for quick reference. A companion website offers the fully searchable text and an image bank. While the tables and text are outstanding, numerous microscopic photographs are pale, out of focus, and substandard for a book of this caliber. Overall, this is a fantastic, all encompassing book of gastrointestinal pathology. The new edition is necessary to incorporate new molecular genetic information, prognostic and therapeutic information, and imaging and endoscopic techniques. Except for the poor quality of some of the histopathologic images, this is an impressively complete resource of gastrointestinal pathology. Weighted Numerical Score: 91 - 4 Stars!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1312 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Third edition (December 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781771463
• ISBN-13: 978-0781771467
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.9 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #857,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book in TGI Pathology, May 2, 2008

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Sam "Pathology Books Addict!!!" (Bogota, Colombia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gastrointestinal Pathology: An Atlas and Text (Hardcover)

This is the best and comprehensive book in gastrointestinal pathology. It has a lot of excellent quality gross pictures. The chapters about Idiopathic Inflammatory Intestinal Disease and Motility Disorders are helpful and very well written. It has a lot of diagrams and tables and the text covers every topic that you need in anatomic pathology practice. A must have reference in the pathologist bookshelf.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exhaustive GI path text, February 26, 2008

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LDG in Montgomery (Montgomery, AL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gastrointestinal Pathology: An Atlas and Text (Hardcover)

I have now had this book for about a month, and I have found that the tables and text are first rate. The images are good to good enough. I would say that this is going to continue to be a heavily used tome on my shelf!!! Well worth the price.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The great pathology book!, November 2, 2008

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This review is from: Gastrointestinal Pathology: An Atlas and Text (Hardcover)

This book is well written about the GI tract pathology. Although I am a gastroenterologist practicing in Japan, this book helps me understanding the mechanism of the diseases. This book is not only for the pathologists, but useful for the clinicians like me. The shortcoming is that this book lacks the pathology of liver, pancreas and the biliary tract.