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Contents

۱. Swallowing Disorders and Dysphagia
۲. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
۳. Esophageal Causes of Chest Pain
۴. Achalasia
۵. Esophageal Cancer
۶. Esophageal Anomalies, Infections, and Nonacid Injuries
۷. Barrett’s Esophagus
۸. Esophageal and Stomach Pathology
۹. Gastritis, Peptic Ulcer Disease, NSAIDs, and Helicobacter Pylori Infection
۱۰. Gastric Cancer
۱۱. Thickened Gastric Folds
۱۲. Gastroparesis
۱۳. Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Tests
۱۴. General Concepts on Viral Hepatitis
۱۵. Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C
۱۶. Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis B
۱۷. Autoimmune Hepatitis : Diagnosis
۱۸. Autoimmune Hepatitis : Treatment
۱۹. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
۲۰. Vaccinations and Immunoprophylaxis in Gastrointestinal and Liver Disorders
۲۱. Pregnancy and Liver Disease
۲۲. Rheumatologic Manifestations of Hepatobiliary Diseases
۲۳. Evaluation of Focal Liver Masses
۲۴. Drug-Induced Liver Disease
۲۵. Alcoholic Liver Disease, Alcoholism, and Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
۲۶. Vascular Liver Disease
۲۷. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
۲۸. Liver Transplantation
۲۹. Ascites
۳۰. Liver Abscess
۳۱. Inheritable Forms of Liver Disease
۳۲. Liver Histopathology
۳۳. Hepatobiliary Cystic Disease
۳۴. Gallbladder Disease : Stones, Crystals, and Sludge
۳۵. ERCP Plus Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction
۳۶. Acute Pancreatitis
۳۷. Chronic Pancreatitis
۳۸. Pancreatic Cancer
۳۹. Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas
۴۰. Celiac Disease
۴۱. Crohn’s Disease
۴۲. Ulcerative Colitis
۴۳. Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis
۴۴. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
۴۵. Colon Disorders and Colon Cancer
۴۶. Constipation and Fecal Incontinence
۴۷. Diverticulitis
۴۸. Diseases of the Appendix
۴۹. Colitis : Pseudomembranous, Microscopic, and Radiation
۵۰. Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
۵۱. Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
۵۲. Occult and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
۵۳. Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain
۵۴. Evaluation of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
۵۵. Chronic Diarrhea
۵۶. Aids and the Gastrointestinal Tract
۵۷. Ischemic Bowel Disease
۵۸. Nutrition, Malnutrition, and Probiotics
۵۹. Small Bowel and Colon Pathology
۶۰. Foreign Bodies and the Gastrointestinal Tract
۶۱. Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Irritable Bowel
۶۲. Endoscopic Cancer Screening and Surveillance
۶۳. Rheumatologic Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Diseases
۶۴. Dermatologic Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease
۶۵. Endocrine Aspects of Gastrointestinal System
۶۶. Plain Film, Barium, and Virtual Radiography
۶۷. Interventional Radiology I : Cross-Sectional Imaging Procedures
۶۸. Interventional Radiology II : Fluoroscopic and Angiographic Procedures
۶۹. Noninvasive GI Imaging : Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
۷۰. Nuclear Imaging
۷۱. Endoscopic Ultrasound
۷۲. Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
۷۳. Esophageal Surgery
۷۴. Surgery for Peptic Ulcer Disease
۷۵. Surgical Approach to the Acute Abdomen
۷۶. Colorectal Surgery : Polyposis Syndromes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
۷۷. Obesity and Surgical Weight Loss
۷۸. Minimally Invasive Surgery