10.1055/b-0038-149345 44 Pancreatic Cancers and Cystic Neoplasms Omer Basar and William R. Brugge 44.1 Introduction Most pancreatic cancers are ductal adenocarcinomas arising from the exocrine pancreas. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)…
10.1055/b-0038-149343 42 Malignant Biliary Disease Ming-Ming Xu, Nikhil A. Kumta, Michel Kahaleh 42.1 Introduction Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a heterogeneous group of epithelial tumors arising within the biliary tract. These are…
10.1055/b-0038-149339 38 Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Microscopic Colitis Marjolijn Duijvestein and Geert R. D’Haens 38.1 Introduction Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract that…
10.1055/b-0038-149344 43 Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis Marianna Arvanitakis 43.1 Introduction Acute pancreatitis (AP) is defined as an acute inflammation of the pancreas with involvement of various adjacent tissues and organ…
10.1055/b-0038-149341 40 Anorectal Diseases Disaya Chavalitdhamrong and Rome Jutabha 40.1 Introduction Anorectal disease refers to diseases of the anus and rectum such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, anorectal abscesses, anal fistulas,…
10.1055/b-0038-149342 41 Benign Biliary Disorders Guido Costamagna, Pietro Familiari and Cristiano Spada 41.1 Introduction Benign biliary disorders may occur in various traumatic and nontraumatic conditions. In daily practice, the most…
10.1055/b-0038-149325 24 Squamous Neoplasia of the Esophagus Hassan A. Siddiki and David E. Fleischer 24.1 Introduction 24.1.1 Epidemiology and Risk Factors Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the esophagus and its…
10.1055/b-0038-149340 39 Lower Intestinal Bleeding Disorders Alexander Meier and Helmut Messmann 39.1 Introduction Gastrointestinal bleeding from the colon is a common reason for hospitalization, and endoscopic hemostasis is the daily…
10.1055/b-0038-149338 37 Inheritable Cancer Syndromes Evelien Dekker, Frank G.J. Kallenberg, Joep E.G. IJspeert, and Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen 37.1 Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) results from genetic factors as well as environmental…
10.1055/b-0038-149336 35 Colorectal Polyps and Cancer Screening/Prevention Douglas K. Rex 35.1 Introduction The two major classes of precancerous colorectal lesions are the conventional adenomas and the serrated lesions. Effective colonoscopy…
