Ebook: New Advances in the Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology

InTech, 2012. — 546 p. — ISBN 978-953-51-0521-3.The purpose of this book was to present the integrative, basic and clinical approaches based on recent developments in the field of gastroenterology. The most important advances in the pathophysiology and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders are discussed including; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, irritable bowel disease (IBD), NSAIDs-induced gastroenteropathy and pancreatitis. Special focus was addressed to microbial aspects in the gut including recent achievements in the understanding of function of probiotic bacteria, their interaction with gastrointestinal epithelium and usefulness in the treatment of human disorders. We hope that this book will provide relevant new information useful to clinicians and basic scientists as well as to medical students, all looking for new advancements in the field of gastroenterology.Intestinal Microbial Flora – Effect of Probiotics in Newborns
Pasqua Betta and Giovanna Vitaliti
Probiotics - What They Are, Their Benefits and Challenges
M.S. Thantsha, C.I. Mamvura and J. Booyens
The Impact of Probiotics on the Gastrointestinal Physiology
Erdal Matur and Evren Eraslan
The Benefits of Probiotics in Human and Animal Nutrition
Camila Boaventura, Rafael Azevedo, Ana Uetanabaro, Jacques Nicoli and Luis Gustavo Braga
Gut Microbiota in Disease Diagnostics
Knut Rudi and Morten Isaksen
Delivery of Probiotic Microorganisms into Gastrointestinal Tract by Food Products
Amir Mohammad Mortazavian, Reza Mohammadi and Sara Sohrabvandi
Chronic NSAIDs Therapy and Upper Gastrointestinal Tract – Mechanism of Injury, Mucosal Defense, Risk Factors for Complication Development and Clinical Management
Francesco Azzaroli, Andrea Lisotti, Claudio Calvanese, Laura Turco and Giuseppe Mazzella
Swallowing Disorders Related to Vertebrogenic Dysfunctions
Eva Vanaskova, Jiri Dolina and Ales Hep
Enhanced Ulcer Recognition from Capsule Endoscopic Images Using Texture Analysis
Vasileios Charisis, Leontios Hadjileontiadis and George Sergiadis
Methods of Protein Digestive Stability Assay - State of the Art
Mikhail Akimov and Vladimir Bezuglov
Mesenteric Vascular Disease
Amer Jomha and Markus Schmidt
A Case Based Approach to Severe Microcytic Anemia in Children
Andrew S. Freiberg
Emerging Approaches for the Treatment of Fat Malabsorption Due to Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Saoussen Turki and Hela Kallel
Pharmacology of Traditional Herbal Medicines and Their Active Principles Used in the Treatment of Peptic Ulcer, Diarrhoea and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Bhavani Prasad Kota, Aik Wei Teoh and Basil D. Roufogalis
Evaluating Lymphoma Risk in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Neeraj Prasad
Development, Optimization and Absorption Mechanism of DHP107, Oral Paclitaxel Formulation for Single-Agent Anticancer Therapy
In-Hyun Lee, Jung Wan Hong, Yura Jang, Yeong Taek Park and Hesson Chung
Differences in the Development of the Small Intestine Between Gnotobiotic and Conventionally Bred Piglets
Soňa Gancarčíková
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
Rani Sophia and Waseem Ahmad Bashir
Appendiceal MALT Lymphoma in Childhood - Presentation and Evolution
Antonio Marte, Gianpaolo Marte, Lucia Pintozzi and Pio Parmeggiani
The Surgical Management of Chronic Pancreatitis
S. Burmeister, P.C. Bornman, J.E.J. Krige and S.R. Thomson
The Influence of Colonic Irrigation on Human Intestinal Microbiota
Yoko Uchiyama-Tanaka
Pancreato-Biliary Cancers – Diagnosis and Management
Nam Q. Nguyen
Recontructive Biliary Surgery in the Treatment of Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injuries
Beata Jabłońska and Paweł Lampe
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Om Parkash, Adil Ayub and Saeed Hamid
Adverse Reactions and Gastrointestinal Tract
A. Lorenzo Hernández, E. Ramirez and Jf. Sánchez Muñoz-Torrero
Selected Algorithms of Computational Intelligence in Gastric Cancer Decision Making
Elisabeth Rakus-Andersson