Surgical Pathology of the GI Tract, Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas: Expert Consult: Online and Print by Robert D. Odze (Editor), James M. Crawford (Editor), John R. Goldblum (Editor)

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This one-of-a-kind reference provides a comprehensive and practical guide to help you interpret endoscopic biopsies and resection specimens of all organs related to the digestive system. Plus, thanks to Expert Consult, you'll be able to access the entire contents of this title online and download all images, from anywhere there's an internet connection. The more than 2250 high quality illustrations, 30% more than in the first edition, help you recognize and diagnose any tissue sample under the microscope. Five new chapters, additional expert authors, expanded tables, and coverage of the current clinical approach to management and treatment options, particularly screening and surveillance recommendations for preneoplastic disorders, round out this unique reference.

• Acts as a one-stop resource for the entire gastrointestinal system, liver, biliary tract, and pancreas.
  
• Incorporates over 2250 high quality color illustrations so you can recognize and diagnose any tissue sample under the microscope.
  
• Provides all the necessary tools to make a comprehensive diagnostic workup including data from ancillary techniques and molecular findings whenever appropriate.
  
• Simplifies complex topics and streamlines decision-making using extensive tables, graphs, and flowcharts.
  
• Helps you avoid diagnostic errors thanks to practical advice on pitfalls in differential diagnosis.

• Uses a new "road map" at the beginning of each chapter, as well as a new, more clinical focus to help you navigate through the book more quickly.
  
• Reflects the latest classification and staging systems available so you can provide the clinician with the mostaccurate and up-to-date diagnostic and prognostic indicators, including key molecular aspects of tumor pathology.
  
• Includes access to the entire contents online, from anywhere there's an internet connection.
  
• Adds five new chapters including "Screening and Surveillance of the GI Tract", "Congenital and Developmental Disorders of the GI Tract", "Pediatric Enteropathies of the GI Tract", "Vascular Disorders of the GI Tract", and "Fatty Liver Disease".
  
• Expands appropriate chapters with new coverage of the normal histology of the GI tract, liver, biliary tract and pancreas.
  
• Uses expanded tables to outline specific differential diagnostic points helpful for surgical pathologists.
  
• Discusses the key molecular aspects of tumor progression and risk assessment in all chapters that cover neoplastic disorders.
  
• Helps you evaluate diagnostically challenging cases using diagnostic algorithms.
  
• Increases the number of high quality photographs by at least 30% to include even more normal and abnormal tissue samples.
  
• Updates all chapters to include the latest references, concepts, data, and controversies.
  
• Incorporates expanded coverage of the pancreas and liver, eliminating the need for a separate text.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Ondrej Hes, MD, PhD (Charles University Hospital)
Description:This update of a 2004 multiauthored book of gastrointestinal (GI) pathology covers the tubular part of the GI system as well as the liver, pancreas, and biliary system. It is well illustrated and contains many tables.
Purpose:The primary purpose is to address all major diagnostic problems of the gastrointestinal tract and to discuss the main pathological entities, their clinical presentation and morphology. The emphasis is on gross and microscopic pathologic changes that could be of importance for the proper diagnosis and the differential diagnosis of each disease.
Audience:The book is intended for general practicing pathologists and their trainees, but it also could be used by gastroenterologists and for occasional reference by other internists as well as gastrointestinal surgeons. The editors are world-renowned gastrointestinal pathologists. Dr. Odze is associate professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School and Dr. Goldblum is chairman at Cleveland Clinic and professor at Lerner College of Medicine. The contributors, mostly from U.S. universities, are known for their contributions to GI pathology.
Features:This edition, which is 40 percent larger than the previous one, is divided into three major sections covering the gastrointestinal tract; gallbladder, extrahepatic biliary tract, and pancreas; and liver. A total of 47 chapters cover the most important GI diseases. Each chapter covers the normal histology of the organ and outlines briefly the clinical presentations of diseases. The emphasis is on the diagnostic aspects of pathology and,accordingly, the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical correlations are covered only briefly. The molecular biology of GI diseases is mentioned only briefly in most chapters, even though in some chapters these newer aspects of pathology are presented in more than adequate detail. There are numerous illustrations, most of which are of high quality. Unfortunately, some of the endoscopic photographs provided by the clinicians are not of the best quality. Likewise, some of the histopathology photographs could have been much, much better. Some microphotographs are obviously out of focus and some lack contrast. This is a pity since most photos are excellent but those that are suboptimal stand out and thus detract from an otherwise outstanding book. Many chapters contain excellent summary tables and tables useful for differential diagnosis. There are many outstanding chapters, and I will note just four of them: systemic illnesses involving the GI tract, manifestations of immunodeficiency in the GI tract, polyps of the GI tract, and epithelial neoplasms of the GI tract. A novelty is the listing of references exclusively in the online edition of the book (PubMed access through Expert Consult) deserves mention. Although I found this way of access cumbersome, other readers, especially the younger ones who are more attuned to computers, might like it.
Assessment:This is a considerably improved second edition of an excellent book that was well received by pathologists worldwide five years ago. This edition is fully revised and expanded. The editors and contributors have produced a very useful and readable book, updating the first edition and masterfully incorporating the new discoveries. They have also increased the number of photographs, most of which are very good and useful. My criticisms are meant to indicate that there is still room for improvement, not to discourage readers from buying this exceptionally good and useful book. It belongs on the list of essential pathology texts and should be in all departmental pathology libraries as well as general medical libraries in larger hospitals and universities. That way it could be used as a reference by nonpathologists, including internists, surgeons, and radiologists.

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