The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Digestive System, Volume 9, Part I - Upper Digestive Tract
- 3rd Edition - March 11, 2024
- Latest edition
- Editors: James C. Reynolds, Peter J. Ward, David A. Katzka, Henry Parkman, Michele A. Young
- Language: English
Offering a concise, highly visual approach to the basic science and clinical pathology of the digestive system, this updated volume in The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrat… Read more
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Offering a concise, highly visual approach to the basic science and clinical pathology of the digestive system, this updated volume in The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations (the CIBA "Green Books") contains unparalleled didactic illustrations reflecting the latest medical knowledge. Revised by Drs. James C. Reynolds, Peter J. Ward, David A. Katzka, Henry P. Parkman, and Michele A. Young, Upper Digestive Tract, Part 1 of the Digestive System, Volume 9, integrates core concepts of anatomy, physiology, and other basic sciences with common clinical correlates across health, medical, and surgical disciplines. Classic Netter art, updated and new illustrations, and modern imaging continue to bring medical concepts to life and make this timeless work an essential resource for students, clinicians, and educators.
- Provides a highly visual guide to the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, and stomach in a single source, from basic sciences and normal anatomy and function through pathologic conditions
- Offers expert coverage of key topics such as gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID; mechanisms of disease: functional disorders; diagnostic tests in gastric disorders: EndoFLIP of the esophagus; and endoscopic pyloromyotomy for gastroparesis
- Provides a concise overview of complex information by integrating anatomical and physiological concepts with practical clinical scenarios
- Compiles Dr. Frank H. Netter’s master medical artistry—an aesthetic tribute and source of inspiration for medical professionals for over half a century—along with new art in the Netter tradition for each of the major body systems, making this volume a powerful and memorable tool for building foundational knowledge and educating patients or staff
- NEW! An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Diverse worldwide market; both practitioners and trainees across medical and health professions; institutions
For the series: medical schools with a systems-based curriculum (students, instructors, staff, library); clinical practitioners at all levels (especially nonspecialists and specialists interested in areas outside of their specialty); Netter fans and gift-buyers for Netter fans.
For the book/volume: offices/depts/individuals in GI/Gastroenterology. Much of the content will be superficial for their daily practice purposes, but it will be appreciated for its artistic depictions of the field and something to be used with patients, staff, and students/trainees.
SECTION 1 Overview of Upper Digestive Tract
SECTION 2 Mouth and Pharynx
SECTION 3 Esophagus
SECTION 4 Stomach
Selected References
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: March 11, 2024
- Language: English
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James C. Reynolds
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Co-Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Program, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAPW
Peter J. Ward
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Anatomy, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia, USADK
David A. Katzka
Affiliations and expertise
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USAHP
Henry Parkman
Dr. Parkman has been actively involved in studying GI motility at Temple University School of Medicine at the basic science and clinical levels. His clinical focus has been treating patients with GI motility disorders. Clinically, Dr. Parkman oversees the GI Motility Laboratory. His clinical laboratory has developed expertise in a comprehensive array of GI motility tests for clinical evaluation of patients. Dr. Parkman was funded for 10 years with an NIH K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research where he mentored young investigators in clinical research. Dr. Parkman is currently a funded member of the NIH Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium. During his presidency of the American Neurogastroenterological and Motility Society, Dr. Parkman helped standardize the radionuclide gastric emptying study resulting in a standardized test. He remains active with an initiative to develop a patient-reported outcome (PRO) for gastroparesis that meets the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Affiliations and expertise
Temple University School of Medicine, USAMY
Michele A. Young
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Arizona School of Medicine--Phoenix; Chief of Staff, New Jersey VA Health Care System, East Orange, New Jersey, USA