Gastrointestinal Cancers (Endoscopic Imaging and Treatment)

Description

Cancer that affects the digestive system can be referred as Gastrointestinal cancer. This includes cancers of the oesophagus, gallbladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, small intestine, bowel, and anus. This book describes the topics related to clinical importance in this field along with a comprehensive discussion on the relevant issues. This book focuses on new and evolving concepts with regards to GI cancers. This book discusses the etiology, epidemiology, endoscopic diagnosis, use of endoscopic techniques, and the role of endoscopic interventions for all major GI cancers. This book covers endoscopic techniques with or without magnification, as well as endoscopic optical techniques which allow us to obtain “realtime” biopsies of the GI tract. This book covers number of images. It will provide clinicians a better and informed knowledge about the various approaches for the endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of patients with premalignant and malignant diseases of the GI tract. Language of the book is lucid. The superb content of this book will be met with great enthusiasm by the gastrointestinal fraternity and is helpful in further raising the level of expertise in academic and clinical practice.