Abdominal Key

and Ian A. D. Bouchier2 (1) Bishop Auckland, UK (2) Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK   The exact diagnosis of patients with haematemesis, dyspepsia and other upper abdominal symptoms cannot be made on the history…

and Ian A. D. Bouchier2 (1) Bishop Auckland, UK (2) Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK   The investigation of pancreatic disease remains problematical and unsatisfactory despite the introduction of a host of techniques. The use…

and Ian A. D. Bouchier2 (1) Bishop Auckland, UK (2) Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK   8.1 Rectal Examination The importance of the rectal examination cannot be over-stressed: it should ideally form part of every…

and Ian A. D. Bouchier2 (1) Bishop Auckland, UK (2) Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK   The anatomy of the liver and spleen and the physiology of the portal circulation can be investigated in numerous…

and Ian A. D. Bouchier2 (1) Bishop Auckland, UK (2) Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK   Many advances in our knowledge about liver disease have followed the wider use of liver biopsy, and development of…

and Ian A. D. Bouchier2 (1) Bishop Auckland, UK (2) Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK   The function of the small bowel can be evaluated by clinical tests of absorption (Chap. 7). Intestinal biopsy, bacteriology,…

and Ian A. D. Bouchier2 (1) Bishop Auckland, UK (2) Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK   1.1 Introduction The discovery of the presence of this organism in many human stomachs and its association with disease…

and Ian A. D. Bouchier2 (1) Bishop Auckland, UK (2) Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK   The passage of various forms of nasogastric, duodenal and intestinal tubes is basic to many of the diagnostic procedures…