The Pancreas: An Integrated Textbook of Basic Science, Medicine, and Surgery - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119875978 ISBN 13: 9781119875970

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2023

Synopsis

The PANCREAS

The newest edition of the essential guide to pancreatic medicine

The fourth edition of The Pancreas: An Integrated Textbook of Basic Science, Medicine, and Surgery integrates the cutting-edge research of recent years to update its presentation of this fast-growing subject. It details every known disorder of the pancreas, grounding them in a thorough understanding of pancreatic function, enhanced with high quality illustration and graphs. It also includes step-by-step guidance for relevant endoscopic techniques and surgical procedures.

The Pancreas readers will also find:

• New comprehensive insights into three pancreatic diseases: autoimmune pancreatitis, cystic neoplasms, and neuroendocrine tumors
• An editorial team with decades of clinical and research experience in the US, Europe, and Asia
• Over 500 downloadable illustrations for use in scientific presentations

The Pancreas is a foundational reference for clinicians and researchers in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery.

About this title

About the Author

Hans G. Beger, MD, FACS (Hon.), JSS (Hon.), CSS (Hon.), Professor Emeritus of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.

Markus W. Büchler, MD, FACS (Hon.), FRCS (Hon.), FASA (Hon.) Professor of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Ralph H. Hruban, MD, Baxley Professor and Director, Department of Pathology and Director of the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.

Julia Mayerle, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chair Department of Medicine II, LMU Klinikum, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.

John P. Neoptolemos, MA, MB, BCHIR, MD FRCS, FMEDSCI, MAE Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Tooru Shimosegawa, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus Department of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

Andrew L. Warshaw, MD, FACS, FRCSEd (Hon.), W. Gerald Austen Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, and Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.

David C. Whitcomb, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology & Physiology, and Human Genetics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, Pennsylvania, USA.

Yupei Zhao, MD, FICS (Hon.), FACS (Hon.), FRCS (Engl) (Hon.), FCSHK (Hon.), Professor of Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China.

From the Back Cover

The newest edition of the essential guide to pancreatic medicine

The fourth edition of The Pancreas: An Integrated Textbook of Basic Science, Medicine, and Surgery integrates the cutting-edge research of recent years to update its presentation of this fast-growing subject. It details every known disorder of the pancreas, grounding them in a thorough understanding of pancreatic function, enhanced with high quality illustration and graphs. It also includes step-by-step guidance for relevant endoscopic techniques and surgical procedures.

The Pancreas readers will also find:

• New comprehensive insights into three pancreatic diseases: autoimmune pancreatitis, cystic neoplasms, and neuroendocrine tumors
• An editorial team with decades of clinical and research experience in the US, Europe, and Asia
• Over 500 downloadable illustrations for use in scientific presentations

The Pancreas is a foundational reference for clinicians and researchers in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119875978
• ISBN 13: 9781119875970
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1360
• Editor: Beger Hans G., Buchler Markus W., Hruban Ralph H., Mayerle Julia, Neoptolemos John P., Shimosegawa Tooru, Warshaw Andrew L., Whitcomb David C., Zhao Yupei