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Clinical Pancreatology Since the book Clinical Pancreatology for
Practising Gastroenterologists and Surgeons was first published
sixteen years ago, the knowledge and clinical management of
pancreatic diseases have developed markedly. Thanks to the
development of the translational research and the from bench to
bedside concept, much progress from the lab has been applied to
clinical practice. In addition, several highly relevant clinical
trials published over the last years have resulted in the update
and optimisation of clinical guidelines. A new and validated
classification of severity and complications of acute pancreatitis
is firmly rooted in clinical practice and has been the basis for
the development of minimally invasive approaches to pancreatic
necrosis. The etiopathogenic knowledge of chronic pancreatitis and
other pancreatopaties, like that associated with diabetes mellitus,
has developed significantly. Especially important has been the
development of the field of cystic pancreatic tumours, which has
been reflected in the publication of several guidelines and
consensus reports over the last few years. Most research efforts
have focused on pancreatic cancer, which have led and will further
lead to a significant increase in the therapeutic armamentarium
against this devastating disease. Finally, many newly published
studies have changed the concept, causes, clinical relevance,
diagnosis and treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. This
new edition of Clinical Pancreatology for Practising
Gastroenterologists and Surgeons has enjoyed the collaboration of
the world's leading experts in each of the areas of clinical
pancreatology with the aim of facilitating gastroenterologists,
surgeons, oncologists, internists, nutritionists, diabetologists,
paediatricians, radiologists, pathologists and other specialists in
their decision making when facing patients with pancreatic diseases
in their daily clinical practice. All in all, this book supplies an
indispensable update of the relevant aspects of clinical
pancreatology.
These proceedings of an international meeting held as recently as
December 1996 cover diagnostic procedures in pancreatic disease,
together with the progress made over the last 10 years in treating
acute and chronic pancreatitis as well as pancreatic cancer. The
meeting also covered standards in medical and surgical treatment.
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