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This textbook on the digestive system was developed in collaboration with medical students to meet both students' and teachers' needs and objectives. It is currently the official gastroenterology textbook for undergraduate students in all French medical schools in Canada, and is also used in Europe and Africa. An updated and improved 3rd edition was published in French in 2020; this translation and update make the book available in English for the first time. The text features contributions from GI experts from Quebec, France, French Africa, and from key Canadian GI experts.The first part of the book covers the eight main organs of the digestive system, while the second half discusses the major clinical diseases and symptoms that affect the digestive system. This book is comprehensive and well-organized, and features color-coded and beautifully designed figures and tables that make the book helpful and accessible to students.

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This textbook on the digestive system was developed in collaboration with medical students to meet both students' and teachers' needs and objectives. It is currently the official gastroenterology textbook for undergraduate students in all French medical schools in Canada, and is also used in Europe and Africa. An updated and improved 3rd edition was published in French in 2020; this translation and update make the book available in English for the first time. The text features contributions from GI experts from Quebec, France, French Africa, and from key Canadian GI experts. The first part of the book covers the eight main organs of the digestive system, while the second half discusses the major clinical diseases and symptoms that affect the digestive system. This book is comprehensive and well-organized, and features color-coded and beautifully designed figures and tables that make the book helpful and accessible to students.

Author Biography

Pierre Poitras, was professor of medicine and physiology at Université de Montreal. He devoted his medical academic career to fundamental as well as clinical research, pregraduate as well as graduate teaching, and clinical practice. He published the 1st French edition of his textbook The Digestive System: from basic to clinical sciences in 2014. In 2016 he won the Excellence Award as the best teacher at Université de Montréal.

Table of Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction AbbreviationsWarning
Part 1: The Digestive OrgansChapter 1. The Esophagus
Pierre Poitras, Mickael Bouin, Christophe Faure, Jean-Paul Galmiche, Richard Ratelle, William G. PatersonChapter 2. The StomachPierre Poitras, Marc Bradette, Véronique Groleau, Richard Ratelle, Xavier Marchand, David ArmstrongChapter 3. The Small IntestinePierre Poitras, Julie Carrier, Valérie Marchand, Abdel Karim Sermé, Geneviève Soucy, Johane P. AllardChapter 4. The ColonPierre Poitras, Jean-Eric Ghia, Appolinaire Sawadogo, Colette Deslandres, Ramses Wassef, Michel Dapoigny, Charles N. Bernstein Chapter 5. The Pancreas Raymond G. Lahaie, Simon Bouchard, Pierre Poitras, Franck Vandenbroucke-Menu, Ugur Halac, Pascal Hammel, Paul D. JamesChapter 6. The Biliary TreeMichel Dagenais, Raymond G. Lahaie, Fernando Alvarez, Pierre Poitras, Alan Barkun Chapter 7. The AnorectumMickael Bouin, Ramses Wassef, Prévost Jantchou, Denis Bernard, Pierre Poitras, Christopher N. AndrewsChapter 8. The LiverMarc Bilodeau, Julien Bissonnette, Hélène Castel, Daniel Corsilli, Daphna Fenyves, Claire Fournier, Jeanne-Marie Giard, Geneviève Huard, Pierre-Michel Huet, Denis Marleau, Gilles Pomier-Layrargues, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve, Catherine Vincent, Bernard Willems, Fernando Alvarez, Mark G. Swain Part 2: Digestive Symptoms, Signs and Other Chapter 9. Esophageal Symptoms: Heartburn, Dysphagia, Chest PainPierre Poitras, Mickael BouinChapter 10. Nausea and VomitingPierre Poitras, Lydjie Trembla, Katarzyna OrlickaChapter 11. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (UGIB)Pierre Poitras, Julien Bissonnette, Alan BarkunChapter 12. DyspepsiaPierre PoitrasChapter 13.  DiarrheaPierre PoitrasChapter 14. Abdominal Distension and BloatingPierre PoitrasChapter 15. ConstipationPierre Poitras, Mickael Bouin, Christophe Faure, Michel DapoignyChapter16. Abdominal PainPierre Poitras, André Archambault, Valérie MarchandChapter 17. Abdominal HerniasRichard RatelleChapter 18. Fecal IncontinenceMickael Bouin, Ramses Wassef, Christophe Faure, Pierre PoitrasChapter 19. Anorectal PainMickael Bouin, Pierre Poitras, Ramses WassefChapter 20. Rectal BleedingRamses Wassef, Pierre Poitras Chapter 21. Lower GI BleedingRamses Wassef, Pierre PoitrasChapter 22. Food AllergiesÉric DrouinChapter 23. Undernutrition and Nutritional SupportLouise D'Aoust, Michel Lemoyne, Johane P. AllardChapter 24. ObesityLouise D'Aoust, Véronique Groleau, Frédéric-Simon HouldChapter 25. Genes and Digestive CancersBenoit PanziniChapter 26. JaundicePierre Poitras, Sarto C. PaquinChapter 27. Abnormal Liver TestsJean-Pierre VilleneuveChapter 28. AscitesJulien BissonnetteChapter 29. Diets and Digestive DiseasesLouise D'Aoust, Pierre Poitras Index

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Developed in collaboration with medical students to meet students' and teachers' needs and objectives Features color-coded and beautifully designed figures and tables that make the book helpful and accessible Used in all French medical schools in Canada, across Europe and Africa, now available in English for the first time

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