Main description:

This volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of the management of pancreatic lesions. The book reviews the differential diagnosis and pathology of different pancreatic lesions, profiles new advances in endoscopic evaluation, highlights new perspectives about imaging modalities, describes current treatment strategies and provides an algorithmic approach to management of pancreatic tumors. Recently published literature is placed in context with current management recommendations. The text also discusses the latest advances in minimally invasive techniques, such as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS).

Written by experts in their fields, Pancreatic Masses: Advances in Diagnosis and Therapy is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, surgeons and internists that helps guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts.

Contents:

Part 1: Types of Lesions

Chapter 1: Classification of Pancreatic Lesions
James J. Farrell

Chapter 2: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Sunil Amin, Christopher J. DiMaio

Chapter 3: Less Common Solid Tumors of Pancreas
Saurabh Chawla, Parit Mekaroonkamol, Field F Willingham

Chapter 4: Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas
Wiriyaporn Ridtitid, Mohammad Al-Haddad

Chapter 5: Autoimmune pancreatitis
Urban Arnelo, Caroline Verbeke, Nikolaos Kartalis, J.-Matthias Loehr

Chapter 6: Pancreatitis-related pancreatic masses: Chronic Pancreatitis
Chris E. Forsmark

Part 2: Diagnosis

Chapter 7: Radiographic imaging
Nikolaos Kartalis, Matthias Johannes Loehr

Chapter 8: EUS Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Masses
Pradermchai Kongkam, Rungsun Rerknimitr

Chapter 9: Contrast-enhanced EUS
Masayuki Kitano

Chapter 10: Endoscopic Ultrasonography: Role of EUS Sampling in Solid Pancreas Lesions
James L. Buxbaum, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi

Chapter 11: Endoscopic Ultrasonography: Role of EUS sampling in Cystic lesions
Abdurrahman Kadayifci, William R. Brugge

Chapter 12: Role of ERCP in Diagnosing Pancreatic Masses
Ioana Smith, M. Kahaleh

Chapter 13: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): Pancreatoscopy for the evaluation of pancreatic neoplasia
Ihab I. El Hajj, Raj J. Shah

Chapter 14: Recent Advances in Cytologic and Histologic Specimen Evaluation, FISH and Molecular Markers
Ferga C. Gleeson, Michael J. Levy

Chapter 15: Evaluation and Surveillance Strategies for Patients at Increased Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Jennifer Nayor, Shilpa Grover, Sapna Syngal

Chapter 16: Differential Diagnosis and Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm
Michael Bartel, Milena Di Leo, Massimo Raimondo

Part 3: Treatment: Solid lesions and Cystic lesions

Chapter 17: Surgery for Solid Pancreatic Neoplasms
Moshim Kukar, Steven N. Hochwald

Chapter 18: Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
R. Charles Nichols

Chapter 19: Chemotherapy
Sarunas Sliesoraitis, Thomas J. George, Jr.

Chapter 20: Endoscopic therapy: ERCP based therapy
Ichiro Yasuda

Chapter 21: Endoscopic therapy: EUS-based therapy
Takao Itoi

Chapter 22: Endoscopic Therapy of Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Emmanuel C. Gorospe, Barham Abu-Dayyeh, Louis M. Wong Kee Song

Chapter 23: Management of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas
Raymond S. Tang, Thomas J. Savides

Part 4: Recent Advances

Chapter 24: Recent Advances and Novel Treatments of Pancreatic Masses
Jason B. Samarasena, Kenneth J. Chang