Carneiro F., Chaves P., Ensari A. (Eds.) Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 716 p. — ISBN: 3319405594.This book covers the complete field of the pahology of the Gastrointestinal tract - form Abetalipoproteinemia to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. The alphabetically arranged entries, each of which provides a detailed description of a specific pathological disease pattern, allow readers to quickly and easily find the information they need.
Knowledge in all fields of science is expanding very rapidly together with advances in technology allowing easy access to publications. The reader has a whole variety of options ranging from published hardcover books placed on the bookshelves to online articles accessible via the Internet. The major advantage of the Encyclopedia of Pathology (published as print edition and online version) is its structure, providing alphabetically arranged entries, each of which with a detailed description of a specific pathological disease entity, allowing the readers to quickly and easily find the information they need. This encyclopedia volume covers the complete field of the pathology of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and is organized in two sections: Upper Gastrointestinal Pathology and Lower Gastrointestinal Pathology. More than 200 entries/key terms related to various GI disorders ranging from developmental abnormalities, infectious diseases, and inflammatory conditions to neoplastic processes have been entered by more than 75 authors, all experienced and/or interested in GI pathology. Each entry consists of a brief definition and clinical and histopathologic features of the entity accompanied with gross and microscopic photographs, tables, and figures. An average of five references was also provided for each entry. In order to facilitate the search function, key terms were highlighted and activated so that “clicking” would be possible to search through the entries.