CROHN’S DISEASE. BASIC PRINCIPLES

Crohn’s Disease: Basic Principles provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the current diagnosis and treatment strategies for Crohn’s disease. Care of these patients and clinical conditions can be quite complex and often require a multidisciplinary approach. Sections of the bookare based on the most current, evidenced-based resources and have been structured to review the etiology and diagnosis of Crohn’s disease, discuss advances in medical and surgical treatment, illustrate emerging technologies impacting the care of patients with Crohn’s disease, and examine functional and quality of life outcomes in this patient population. The text reviews our understanding of the influence of molecular and genetic factors in the development and pattern of Crohn’s disease.Current methods of diagnosis and strategies in the medical management of patients with Crohn’s disease are evaluatedincluding the use of biologic agents.Resection and bowel sparing techniques for primary and recurrent disease as well as advances in endoscopy and laparoscopyare discussed in detail. In addition, factors influencing the quality of life of patients with Crohn’s disease are examinedincluding nutrition, enterostomal care, fertility, and sexual function. Written by recognized experts in their field,Crohn’s Disease: Basic Principles highlights the integrated multidimensional aspect of caring for patients with Crohn’s disease and will be of great value olon and rectal surgeons, general surgeons, gastroenterologists, internists, as well as fellows and upper level residents in trainingtraining.

Table of contents (23 chapters)
1.History of Crohn’s Disease
2.Molecular and Genetic Factors in Crohn’s Disease
3.Medical Therapy for Crohn’s Disease: The Present
4.Medical Therapy: The Future
5.Diagnostic Fluoroscopy for Imaging Crohn’s Disease
6.Diagnostics: Body Imaging
7.Diagnostics: Endoluminal
8.Ultrasound
9.Diagnostics: The Future
10.Surgery: Small Intestine Terminal Ileum—Resection
11.Bowel Sparing Procedures in Crohn’s Disease of the Small Intestine
12.Surgery: Colon
13.Surgery: Perineum
14.Perineal Reconstruction in Crohn’s Disease
15.Surgery: Surgical Quality
16.Recurrent CD: Medical Prophylaxis
17.Recurrent CD: Surgical Prophylaxis—Kono-S Anastomosis
18.Recurrent Crohn’s Disease: Surgical Treatment
19.Extraintestinal Manifestations of Crohn’s Disease
20.Enterostomal Therapy in the Management of the Patient with Crohn’s Disease
21.Diet and Nutrition in the Treatment of Crohn’s Disease
22.Fertility/Sexual Function
23.Quality of Life in Patients with Crohn’s Disease