An account of the small intestine and the diseases that affect it. This edition has been expanded and updated to reflect changes. The aetiology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis of common complaints are discussed and guidelines on treatment are set out; rarer conditions such as acrodematitis enteropathica, microvillous atrophy and autoimmune enteropathy are also dealt with. There is a new chapter on intractable diarrhoea and a more detailed account of food allergy and the role of glucose electrolyte solution in the treatment of acute gastrointestinal disorders.

Diseases of the Small Intestines in Childhood

Walker-Smith, John

Medical Books

Butterworth-Heinemann

Enduring Memories

Biographies & Memoirs

The Memoir Club

Provides a review of diseases of the small intestine in children, with an emphasis upon a discussion of their causes, clinical manifestations and the newer techniques which are used in diagnosis as well as modern methods of management. The book will be of value to the consultant paediatrician and paediatric surgeon as well as to the paediatric registrar and house officer as a practical guide to their understanding of these diseases. It is also intended for adult physicians, gastroenterologists and surgeons who wish to survey the clinical spectrum of disease of the small intestine in childhood.

Diseases of the Small Intestine in Childhood, Fourth Edition

Murch, Simon

Medicine

CRC-Press

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