History of the Pancreas: Mysteries of a Hidden Organ

Dr. John M. Howard, an internationally honored student of pancreatic diseases and a pioneer pancreatic surgeon, is the author or co-author of over 400 scientific reports and 12 books, including the renowned "Surgical Diseases of the Pancreas", now in its third edition. He is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, USA. Dr. Walter Hess, a master surgeon with an internationally based clinical practice in Zurich, grew up in Switzerland. There he learned not only the ancient languages of Greek and Latin but the modern ones of English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. Co-author of the magnificent 4 volume English-language series entitled Textbook of Bilio-Pancreatic Diseases and its editions in German, Italian and French, Dr. Hess has been honored as Visiting Professor and recipient of numerous awards throughout the world. He is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

1. The Early Surgeon-Anatomists.- 2. Physiology of the Exocrine Pancreas.- 3. The Endocrine Pancreas.- 4. Acute Pancreatitis.- 5. Chronic Pancreatitis, Including Pancreatic Lithiasis.- 6. Pancreatic Cysts, Pseudocysts, and Cystic Tumors.- 7. Trauma to the Pancreas.- 8. Congenital Anomalies.- 9. Tumors of the Ampulla of Vater and Pancreas (Non-Islet Cell).- 10. Treatment of Pancreatic and Ampullary Cancer.- 11. Progress in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Diseases.- 12. Transplantation of the Pancreas and Islet Cells.- 13. The Lessons of History and Their Application to the Future.- Appendix: Notes on the Development of Pancreatology: Progress in Communications and Related Professional Societies.- Name Index.