Gastroenterology In The Tropics

A practical text written specifically for use in the tropics, which brings together the surgical, medical and paediatric aspects of gastroenterology. The book details a range of problems, as well as diseases that are specific in these areas such as tropical cancers and abdominal TB.

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A practical approach to the management of common problems in gastroenterology in the tropics and sub-topics providing sound medical advice for doctors. Each chapter presents a different problem with a case history, the necessary examination, investigations and immediate management to be undertaken, all with relevant diagrams, tables, photographs and a drug list. Diseases specific to the tropics (including abdominal TB, schistosomiasia, cholangitis and HIV infection) are dealt with in detail.