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 Casebook is a
valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners who treat patients afflicted with disorders
of the stomach and small intestine.
