Inflammatory bowel disease / 
edited by Joseph B. Kirsner, Roy G. Shorter. 
 - 4th edition. 
 - Baltimore ;  Philadelphia :  Williams & Wilkins,  1995. 
 - xx, 1034 p. :  ill. ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents <br/>Section I: Introduction <br/>1. Historical Antecedents of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Concept<br/>Section II: Epidemiology<br/>2. The Epidemiology of Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel<br/><br/>Section III: Etiology and Pathogenesis<br/>3. Naturally Occuring and Experimental Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/>4. Microbial Factors in the pathogenesis of Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and Experimental Intestinal Inflammation <br/>5. Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Function : Characteristics and Responses to Neurophil Transethelial Migration <br/>6. Intestinal Host Defense <br/>7. The Membranous Epithelial (M) Cell: A portal of Antigen Entry<br/>8. The Tissue Reaction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/>9. Altered Neuromuscular Function in the inflamed Bowel<br/>10. The Immunology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/>11. Cytokines and Growth Factors in Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/>12. Neural-Immune Interaction in the Intestine : Implications for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases<br/>13. Genetic Aspects of Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/><br/>Section IV. Clinical Aspects <br/>14. Clinical Features, Course and Laboratory Findings in Ulcerative Colitis <br/>15. Clinical Features, Laboratory Findings and Course of Crohn's Disease<br/>16. Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease of the Colon<br/>17. Clinical Manifestations of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases <br/>18. inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly<br/>19. Pathophysioogy of Symptoms and Clinical Features of Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/>20. Fertility and Pregnancy in Inflammatory Bowel <br/>21. Gastrointestinal Complications of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease<br/>22. Gastrointestinal Neoplasia Inflammatory Bowel Disease <br/>23. The Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/>24. Psychosocial Factors in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease<br/><br/>Section V. Pathology<br/>25. Pathology of Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/><br/>Section VI. Endoscopy and Radiology<br/>26. Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/>27. Radiology of inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/><br/>Section VII. Therapy <br/>28. The Phamacology of Antiinflammatory Drugs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease <br/>29. Medical Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis <br/>30. Medical Therapy of Crohn's Disease <br/>31. Medical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children<br/>32. Nutritional Aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Disease <br/>33. Indication for Surgery in Inflammatory Bowel Disease : A gastroenterologist's opinion<br/>34. Indications for Surgery in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Surgical Perspective <br/>35. The Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis <br/>36. The Surgical Management of Crohn's Disease<br/>37. Enterostomal Care in Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/>38. Complications of the Surgical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease<br/>39. Physiologic Consequences of Surgical Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/><br/>Section VIII. Prognosis<br/>40. Prognostic Considerations in Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br/>41. The Approach to the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Family  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0683046276 9780683046274 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ulcerative colitis.<br/>Crohn's disease.<br/>Colitis, Ulcerative.<br/>Crohn Disease.
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WI 420 I432 1995