The Digestive Involvement in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Volume 13, Second Edition

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by Manuel Ramos-Casals (Editor),‎ Munther Khamashta MD FRCP PhD (Editor),‎ Pilar Brito-Zeron (Editor),‎ Fabiola Atzeni (Editor),‎ Joan Rodes (Editor) & 2 more_0

The Digestive System in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Second Edition, represents the state-of-the-art in the field of digestive disorders in the most common systemic autoimmune diseases. This volume consists of an introductory chapter on imaging techniques in digestive diseases, followed by eight chapters on digestive manifestations in specific systemic autoimmune diseases. The final five chapters deal with digestive diseases with an autoimmune pathogenesis and systemic manifestations. International in scope, the table of contents reads like a Who's who in clinical research on systemic autoimmune diseases. More than 20 contributors from the European Union, the United States, Mexico, and South Africa share their knowledge in this detailed volume. The book provides an overview of our current understanding of digestive disorders in the most common systemic autoimmune diseases.

Completely updated, including five new chapters
Presents up-to-date information, giving the reader easy access to individual topics in one place
Written by leading international clinical and scientific experts on autoimmune and digestive diseases
Provides a practical guide to the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of digestive involvement in patients with autoimmune diseases that will be useful for all medical specialties
Includes several diseases and conditions not included in other texts, some of which have only recently emerged
Designed to serve as a guide to clinical practice

 
Product Details

Series: Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases (Book 13)
Hardcover: 494 pages
Publisher: Elsevier; 2 edition (February 6, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0444637079
ISBN-13: 978-0444637079
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches