Main description:

This text provides a state-of-the art review of the gastrointestinal complications of diabetes, their pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation and management. Divided into six sections, the volume shows how diabetes affects the entire GI tract, from the oral cavity and esophagus to the large bowel and anorectal region. By offering a detailed diagnostic approach and featuring therapeutic algorithms at the end of each chapter, the text is a useful guideline and reference point for every day practice, specifically in recognizing and diagnosing patients with gastrointestinal complications of diabetes in a timely fashion.
Written by experts in the field, Gastrointestinal Complications of Diabetes: A Comprehensive Guide is a valuable resource for physicians dealing with diabetes mellitus or gastrointestinal disorders, and researchers interested in this multidisciplinary problem.

Contents:

Section I Diabetes and the Gastrointestinal Tract: The Basics

Chapter 1 Diabetes MellitusLea Smircic-Duvnjak, Sandra Vuckovic Rebrina
Chapter 2 Chronic Complications of DiabetesTomislav Bulum
Chapter 3 SummaryTomislav Bulum
Section II The Esophagus and Stomach
Chapter 4 Esophageal and Gastric FunctionAyah Oglat, Eamonn MM Quigley
Chapter 5 Clinical ManifestationsAyah Oglat, Eamonn MM Quigley
Chapter 6 Diagnostic ApproachAyah Oglat, Eamonn MM Quigley
Chapter 7 TreatmentAyah Oglat, Eamonn MM Quigley
Section III The Small Intestine
Chapter 8 Intestinal FunctionMarko Banic, Marija Crncevic Urek, Lidija Prka
Chapter 9 Clinical ManifestationsRadovan Prijic, Silvija Cukovic-Cavka
Chapter 10 Diagnostic ApproachAgata Ladic, Silvija Cukovic-Cavka
Chapter 11 TreatmentMislav Jelakovic, Silvija Cukovic-Cavka
Section IV The Colon
Chapter 12 Anorectal FunctionMarinko Marusic, Rosana Troskot Peric, Antonio Klemencic
Chapter 13 Clinical ManifestationsAlen Biscanin
Chapter 14 Diagnostic ApproachAlen Biscanin
Chapter 15 TreatmentMarinko Marusic, Rosana Troskot Peric, Nikolina Tolj Karaula
Section V The Pancreas
Chapter 16 Exocrine Pancreatic Function in DiabetesJ. Enrique Dominguez-Munoz, Beatriz Cigarran
Chapter 17 Clinical ManifestationTajana Pavic, Dominik Kralj, Jelena Forgac, Davor Hrabar, Doris Ogresta, Vedran Tomasic, Ivan Lerotic
Chapter 18 Diagnostic ApproachMario Tadic, Tajana Stoos-Veic, Ivica Grgurevic
Chapter 19 Treatment of Pancreatic DiseasesMilan Kujundzic, Zeljko Cabrijan and Tomislav Bokun
Section VI The Liver
Chapter 20 Liver FunctionLucija Virovic Jukic, Mario Zivkovic
Chapter 21 Clinical Manifestations of Liver Disease in Diabetes MellitusLucija Virovic Jukic, Jelena Forgac, Doris Ogresta, Tajana Filipec Kanizaj, Anna Mrzljak
Chapter 22 Diagnostic ApproachMarko Duvnjak, Nina Blazevic
Chapter 23 Nonalchoholic Fatty Liver Disease TreatmentMarko Duvnjak, Dominik Kralj