Essential Medical Disorders of the Stomach and Small Intestine

This casebook provides a concise yet comprehensive state-of-the art review of common
stomach and small intestine disorders. The casebook is divided into five parts, each of which
focuses on a major disorder, symptom, or clinical scenario related to the stomach and small
intestine, including dyspepsia, small bowel disorders, nausea and vomiting, chronic abdominal
pain, and post-operative GI surgery challenges. Each part is comprised of cases illustrating
different aspects of the subject, with each case containing sections on case presentation,
objectives, epidemiology and etiology, diagnostic evaluation and treatment, case follow-up,
clinical pearls, and Q&A. Some major topics presented in these cases include nausea and
vomiting in the pregnant patient, gas-bloat, functional abdominal pain, post-GI surgery
complications, and celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Written by internationally
renowned experts in the field, Essential Medical Disorders of the Stomach and Small Intestine:
A Clinical Casebookis a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners who treat patients
afflicted with disorders of the stomach and small intestine.