Conveniently split into sections for each part of the GI tract, each section will follow a consistent structure. This book is a full colour, highly clinical multi-media atlas focusing on the role diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy plays in the management of patients with cancer. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR () It is multi-media, with a companion website, which includes 21 videos of procedures described in the book. There is a list of contributors, a multitude of figures and tables. The book is an invaluable tool for those who diagnose and manage GI cancer patients. Each chapter begins with a box titled "Key points", and has references at the end. Thirty-six chapters are divided into nine parts: introduction, esophagus, stomach, small bowel, pancreatic, gall bladder, hepatic tumors, colorectal and anal, and GI endoscopic management of tumors not of GI origin. Each section is outlined for diagnosis and management, endoscopic management, palliation, and the oncologist's perspective. The book describes GI cancer from the viewpoint of the gastroenterologist and the oncologist.
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