Never before has such a history of the pancreas been presented.
From antiquity until today, "rediscovery," translation and
sequential presentation, in step with cultural changes in society,
make this a unique contribution. Only from the perspective of the
two octogenarian-authors could such a narrative have been produced.
Discoveries resulting either from chance observation or careful
scientific inquiry "come alive" as the authors present not only the
people who made them but the setting in which they occurred.
Key Features:
*From the pre-Christian era of Asia Minor, to Greece, Rome, Europe
and America, to the explosive progress in Japan, the dreams,
near-misses and great discoveries have been traced to their
sources.
*The great discoveries of the anatomists, WirsA1/4ng, Santorini,
Oddi, Vater and their colleagues have been recreated from their
original reports.
*Physiology is traced through the discovery of the digestive
enzymes; the islets, by the Berlin student for whom they were
named; the hormones, beginning with the dramatic discoveries of
insulin, gastrin and their fascinating tumors.
*Diseases of the pancreas, particularly pancreatitis and cancer,
but also congenital anomalies and trauma, are described from the
era preceding the microscope to the dawn of the 21st Century.
*The explosive developments of imaging, diagnosis and pancreatic
transplantation are presented, leading to the development of the
challenging field of Pancreatology - its science and clinical
practice.
*Finally the authors, having spent many years distilling the
contribution of the giants of the past and present, present a
thought provoking Chapter entitled "Lessons from Historyand their
Application to the Future."
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