Product Description

The increasing incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has created an enormous interest and stimulus for research in this area. GERD brings together, for the first time, a vast amount of disparate literature and documents the entire pathogenesis of reflux disease in one place. The book presents reflux carditis as a new diagnostic criterion of GERD and for the first time defines the dilated end-stage esophagus and the earliest microscopic phase of GERD that is missed by present diagnostic criteria. GERD presents both clinical and pathological information and is meant to be used as a comprehensive reference for gastroenterologists, esophageal surgeons, and pathologists alike.

*Outlines how gastroesophageal reflux causes cellular changes in the esophagus
*Brings together the pathogenesis of the disease in one source and applies it toward clinical treatment
*Tom DeMeester is THE leading international expert on reflux disease; Parakrama Chandrasoma is one of the leading pathologists in the area
*Book contains approximately 350 illustrations
*Ancillary web site features color illustrations: www.chandrasoma.com

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1703100 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-18
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .90" h x 8.72" w x 11.08" l, 2.94 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 464 pages

Review
"An essential reading for whoever treats patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, from gastroenterologists to surgeons."
--Marco G. Patti, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

"All of us who are involved in the care of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma owe a debt of gratitude to Drs. DeMeester and Chandrasoma for producing the exceptional material contained within this text."
--Donald O. Castell, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Esophageal Disorders Program, Medical University of South Carolina

"This timely and authoritative book was written by two masters in the field whose experience spans two decades and includes supervision of studies involving more than 10,000 patients. The book is well written and demonstrates the advantages of having a limited number of authors and a narrow focus - namely, consistency of style and a cohesive philosophy.We therefore feel that this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in esophageal disease, and particularly in GERD and esophageal adenocarcinoma."
-- The New England Journal of Medicine

"This book is extremely well written, carefully and thoughtfully prepared, and offers the open-minded reader a view of GERD that they would not read in any standard textbook or review article on the subject. The rich descriptions of the histopathology, views on carditis, cardiac intestinal metaplasia; and the microscopic definition of the gastroesophageal junction are valuable to all that study this disease." - Philp O. Katz, Thomas Jefferson University and Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, Gastroenterology, 2007


"This book describes a novel, fascinating, straight-forward approach towards understanding and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD), a disease that is 'all about us'. The book is highly recommended to those who want to become better in the management of their patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease." - Johannes Lenglinger and Martin Riegler, European Surgery, 2007.

"We therefore feel that this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in esophageal disease, and particularly in GERD and esophageal adenocarcinoma" - Subhas Banerjee and Jacques Van Dam, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2007

About the Author
Dr. Parakrama Chandrasoma was born in Sri Lanka and received his medical education and initial pathology training in the Medical School of the University of Sri Lanka. He has postgraduate degrees in internal medicine, including the M.D. (Sri Lanka) and Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK). He immigrated to the United States in 1978. Upon completing his pathology residency, he assumed duties as Chief of Surgical Pathology at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center He has held this position since. After an initial interest in neuropathology, Dr. Chandrasoma joined Dr. Tom DeMeester's Foregut Surgery team as pathologist in 1991. This led to a productive study of gastroesophageal reflux disease spanning 16 years and resulting in the development of numerous original concepts relating to the pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Dr. Chandrasoma has written over 140 peer reviewed papers and 6 previous pathology textbooks, including a general text on Gastrointestinal Pathology and a text on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, and is a Professor of Pathology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He is married with three children and lives in Pasadena, California.

Professor of Clinical Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.