ISBN: 3-540-65357-0
TITLE: Pancreatic Disease
AUTHOR: Lankisch, Paul G.; DiMagno, Eugene P. (Eds.)
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Part I Acute Pancreatitis
1 Acute Pancreatitis: Mechanisms of Cell Injury - Genetics
D.C. Whitcomb 3
2 Events Inside the Pancreatic Acinar Cell in Acute Pancreatitis: Role of Secretory Blockade, Calcium Release and Dehydration for the Initiation of Trypsinogen Activation and Autodigestion
C. Niederau and R. Lthen 14
3 Immunologic Mechanisms in Acute Pancreatitis
J. Schlmerich 24
4 Mechanisms in Cellular Injury
Ch. Hanck and M.V. Singer 36
5 Acute Pancreatitis: Bacterial Translocation and Pancreatic Infections
St.W. Schmid, W. Uhl, and M.W. Bchler 39
6 Staging and Early Nasolateral Feeding in Acute Pancreatitis
C.W. Imrie 55
7 Acute Pancreatitis: Medical and Endoscopic Treatment
C. Lser and U.R. Flsch 66
8 Surgical Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis
H.G. Beger, B. Rau, J. Mayer, and R. Isenmann 78
Part II Chronic Pancreatitis
9 Chronic Pancreatitis: Do Different Etiologies (Alcohol, Obstruction) Invoke Different Mechanisms?
J. Mssner 93
10 Exocrine Pancreatic Secretion, Pain, and Malabsorption
G. H. Elta 102
11 Intestinal Transit of Chyme and its Regulatory Role: Clinical Implications
P. Layer and J. Keller 112
12 Treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Chronic Pancreatitis
M.J. Bruno 121
13 Mechanisms of Fibrosis and Potential Antifibrotic Agents
A. Menke, R. Vogelmann, M. Bachem, and G. Adler 132
14 Mechanisms of Pain and its Medical Management, Including Neurolytic Treatments
L. Gullo 140
15 Endoscopic Treatment of Pain and Complications of Chronic Pancreatitis
R. Jakobs, D. Apel, and J.F. Riemann 146
16 Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis
H. G. Beger, M. Siech, and W. Schlosser 155
Part III Cystic Fibrosis
17 Genetics and Molecular Pathology of Cystic Fibrosis
B. Tmmler 167
18 Treatment of Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Cystic Fibrosis
M. Stern 180
19 Is Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis Cystic Fibrosis?
J.A. Cohn 193
Part IV Pancreatic Cancer
20 Growth Factors and Transcription Factors in Pancreatic Cancer
H. Friess, Z.W. Zhu, L. Wang and M.W. Bchler 205
21 Biological Approaches to the Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer
M.A. Tempero 222
22 Pancreatic Cancer: Preclinical Development of an Experimental Treatment Strategy Using Retinoids and Interferon-alpha
St. Rosewicz 230
23 Aspects of Radical Surgery for Exocrine Cancer of the Pancreatic Head
A. Andrn-Sandberg, D. Hoem, and H. Gisslason 238
Part V Epidemiology
24 Lessons Learned about Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer from Epidemiological Studies
A. B. Lowenfels, P. Maisonneuve and P.G. Lankisch 253
Subject Index 263
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