Books /Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clinical Assessment and Management

9781639271443

American Medical Publishers

English

2021

231

$ 155

Inflammatory bowel disease refers to a group of chronic infections which affect the digestive tract. These occur when the immune system of the body attacks the harmless bacteria, virus and other microbes present in the gut. Inflammatory bowel diseases are broadly classified into two categories, namely, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Crohn's disease can cause inflammation of any part of the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis is limited to the large intestine and is responsible for its inflammation and ulcers. Common symptoms of the disease may include diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite, frequent bowel movement and presence of blood in stool. Inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed using blood tests, stool tests, endoscopy or colonoscopy. It can be treated through anti-inflammatory drugs like mesalamine, sulfasalazine, olsalazine, and therapeutic procedures such as proctocolectomy, ileostomy and strictureplasty. This book includes some of the vital pieces of work being conducted across the world, on various topics related to inflammatory bowel diseases. It brings forth some of the most innovative concepts and elucidates the unexplored aspects of this disease. A number of latest researches have been included to keep the readers up-to-date with the global concepts in this area of study.