Practical Gastrointestinal Pathology. Frequently Asked Questions

Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Infant and Child.- Non-Barrett Esophagitis.- Barrett Esophagus.- Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Stomach.- Malabsorption Disorders.- Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Non-IBD Non-Infectious Colitis.- Appendiceal Diseases.- Anal Diseases.- Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Drug-Induced Gastrointestinal Tract Injury.- Eosinophilic, Mastocytic, and Histiocytic Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Motility Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Non-syndromic Epithelial Polyps of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Syndromic Epithelial Polyps of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Mesenchymal Lesions Often Presenting as Polyps of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Carcinomas of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.- Non-GIST Primary Mesenchymal Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Lymphomas of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Transplant-related Issues in the Gastrointestinal Tract.

This book addresses practical issues that reflect the current landscape of GI pathology practice and is organized in such a way that fits the fast-pacing daily life of practicing pathologists. It contains more than 540 questions that address difficult, prevailing and controversial issues in GI pathology that are frequently encountered in daily practice and consult service. For most questions, answers are straightforward with ample literature support. However, true diagnostic controversies and clinical dilemma cannot be easily resolved with current knowledge and available information. To such challenges, an expert approach regarding how to synthesize complicated topics and clearly communicate the thinking process is valuable to readers and can help guide clinicians making optimal treatment plans for their patients. The latter types of answers are highly enriched throughout the book. Distinct from other existing GI pathology textbooks, this book is primarily organized according to disease entities and pathological processes instead of specific organs and anatomic locations. Guided by chapter titles and listed questions, readers should be able to look up a disease or a pathological feature and find the most important and relevant diagnostic criteria and pertinent differential diagnoses.

Written by experts in the field, Practical Gastrointestinal Pathology provides easy and quick access to concise, evidence-based and up-to-date information to aid accurate diagnosis and serves as a useful resource for practicing pathologists, pathology trainees and GI clinicians as well as allied health professionals who frequently deal with GI pathology.

Hanlin L. Wang University of California Los Angeles, CA USA
Zongming Eric Chen Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN USA