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This atlas presents high-quality images of clinical cases of small bowel diseases, with a focus on the importance of terminal ileoscopy as the first step in detecting this group of rare pathologies. Among the conditions covered are celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, neoplasms, infections, and pediatric disease. The multidisciplinary approach to the presentation of clinical cases, with contributions from histology, radiology, capsule endoscopy, enteroscopy, and surgery, ensures that the atlas will provide an accurate learning course for beginners and also an effective update for specialists.
List of contents
The Asymptomatic Patient, 1 case.- The Symptomatic Patient, 1 case.- Celiac Diseases, 1 case.- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2 cases.- Neoplastic Disease, 7 cases.- Infectious Disease, 2 cases.- The Pediatric Patient, 1 case.- Radiology, 3 cases.- Capsule Endoscopy, 4 cases.- Enteroscopy, 2 cases.- Surgery, 2 cases.- Histology, 1 case.- Miscellaneous, 2 cases.
About the author
Antonello Trecca was born in Foggia, 1st of June 1965. Degree in Medicine at La Sapienza University of Rome in 1989. Residency in Digestive Endoscopy at the same University in 1994. Residency in General Surgery at La Sapienza University of Rome in 1999. Phisical Doctor in Experimental Surgery at L Aquila University in 2005. Chief of the Operative Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Units of the Health International Unit of Rome from 1999. National Secretary of the Society of Young Surgeons from 1999 to 2003. He teaches Human Anatomy and General Surgery at the University of Nursery Sciences of La Sapienza University of Pomezia, Rome from 2006 to 2008. Dr Trecca published several articles in international peer-reviewed journals. With Springer Milan he published recently: Ileoscopy, Technique, Diagnosis, and Clinical Applications, Trecca, Antonello (Ed.), (printed december 2011), 2012, XVII, 104 p. 63 illus., 54 in color, 978-88-470-2344-4, HC, EUR 99,95. Downloads: not available.
Summary
This atlas presents high-quality images of clinical cases of small bowel diseases, with a focus on the importance of terminal ileoscopy as the first step in detecting this group of rare pathologies. Among the conditions covered are celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, neoplasms, infections, and pediatric disease. The multidisciplinary approach to the presentation of clinical cases, with contributions from histology, radiology, capsule endoscopy, enteroscopy, and surgery, ensures that the atlas will provide an accurate learning course for beginners and also an effective update for specialists.
