Author Description

Comprehensive and complete, this book delivers the definitive, clinically oriented, cutting-edge guidance you need to achieve optimal outcomes managing the entire spectrum of gastrointestinal disorders. Make effective use of the latest endoscopic, robotic, and minimally invasive procedures as well as medical therapies with unbeatable advice from a "who's who" of international authorities! Shorten patient recovery time and lessen surgical risks using the latest minimally invasive and robotic techniques, including natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery, endoscopic plication for gastrointestinal reflux disease, and much more. Achieve total patient management by applying the newest pharmacologic treatments, including new drugs to be used alongside surgical therapies. Personalize treatments for IBD, cancer, and other inherited disorders with therapies based on genomics and proteomics. Take full advantage of the most recent advances in immunosuppression for transplant patients. Effectively treat diseases of the GI Tract with a comprehensive overview of both the basic science and the clinical information associated with surgery in this area.