Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: New Developments and Standards

Download or read book Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: New Developments and Standards written by W.E. Fleig and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1995-11-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Falk Symposium No. 82, held in Halle, Germany, November 1994, focuses on the advances made in understanding the aetiology and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Sections of this book, the Proceedings of the conference, are devoted to extraintestinal manifestations, cancer development, IBD in the context of pregnancy, and the assessment of disease activity, prognosis and quality of life. The second half of the book is devoted to the discussion of standards and new developments in diagnosis, conservative management and surgery. Audience: All clinicians and basic scientists working in the field of IBD.