The Year in Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2006 (Electronic book text)

In this, the second volume dedicated to hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal disease, the editors again update the reader on the latest advances in diagnostics, pharmacological therapy and surgery. All of the major disease entities are covered, including motility disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, neoplasia, hepatitis and cholestatic liver disease. This years volume also includes a new chapter on non-malignant complications of cirrhosis, such as portal hypertension, and also a section dedicated specifically to advances in paediatric hepatology, including the incidence and management of IBD in children.