Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Clinical Approach [Hardcover]

Henry D. Janowitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1994

This is a revised and expanded edition of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Personal View, (1985). The book is a distillation of the author's experience with this group of serious disorders during almost a half-century as a clinical investigator and clinician at Mount Sinai Hospital. It presents up-to-date research on diagnosis, testing, medications, and surgical treatment of IBD.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This little book is a gem....The writing is lucid, lively, and unabashedly first-person. Reading this book will be most enjoyable for those who know Dr. Janowitz, but every reader will gain an appreciation for a master clinician sharing his examined experience....With Henry Janowitz as your guide, it would be hard to go far wrong in the care of a patient."--Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

"An important text that combines a comprehensive review of IBD with the author's 50 years of clinical experience....Recommended for gastroenterologists and gastrointestinal surgeons." --Malcolm Bilimoria, MD, (Northwestern University Medical School), in Doody's Journal

"The book covers topics on which information is not always easy to gather....Great addition this book is to the libraries of all who are interested in inflammatory bowel disease. It is must reading."--Journal of the American Medical Association

"Loaded with anecdotes and pearls dropped during bedside rounds. Nearly every page contains an interesting observation or a distillation of accumulated experience that could serve as a nidus for a worthy clinical research project...Pitfalls, mistakes, and trophies are equally and fairly presented...It was a privilege to make rounds with Dr. Janowitz. Presents ideas and insights that are sure to be useful to clinicians and clinical researchers alike."--American Journal of Gastroenterology

"This little book is a gem....Every aspect of these difficult diseases is covered....The writing is lucid, lively, and unabashedly first person. Reading this book will be most enjoyable for those who know Dr. Janowitz, but every reader will gain an appreciation for a master clinician sharing his examined experience with the reader....With Henry Janowitz as your guide, it would be hard to go far wrong in the care of a patient with either Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis."--Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

About the Author

Henry D. Janowitz, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Emeritus).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 325 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (January 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195078306
• ISBN-13: 978-0195078305
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,504,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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