Modern Concepts in Gastroenterology, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992 Topics in Gastroenterology Series

Presenting patient- and problem-oriented review articles, this series is designed to keep the internist, general surgeon, and specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology abreast of the latest advances in the field.

1. Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia.- 2. Cellular Mechanisms: The Potential Role of Polyamines in Intestinal Adaptation.- 3. From Both Sides Now: The Modulation of Enterocyte Function by Contraluminal and Luminal Factors.- 4. Intestinal Microcirculation: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Disease.- 5. Radiation Effects on Normal Intestinal Tissue.- 6. Newly Recognized Bacteria Associated with Gastrointestinal Illness in Humans: Vero Cytotoxin-Producing Escherichia Coli.- 7. Food-Associated Toxicants.- 8. Central Organization of Gastrointestinal Vagal Reflexes.- 9. New Insights into the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.- 10. Management of the Irritable Bowel.- 11. Cholesterol Gallstones: Recent Advances with Particular Reference to Diet and the Relevance of Changing the Bile Acids of Animal Models.- 12. Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatic Disease.- 13. Copper Metabolism and Wilson’s Disease: An “Ion” Recent Advances.- 14. New Therapeutic Strategies for Chronic Hepatitis..- 15. Therapies for PBC.- 16. Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Complications of Cystic Fibrosis.- 17. Sex Hormones and the Liver.