Pancreatitis CTP 5        108 slides        $150
	This unit surveys all major aspects of acute and chronic pancreatitis. Topics include assessment of severity; recognition and treatment of pancreatic infection; innovative treatment of pseudocysts; evaluation of recurrent pancreatitis; new tests of pancreatic function; evaluation and treatment of pain; treatment of steatorrhea; and surgical strategies. The slides illustrate important problems in pancreatitis such as pancreas divisum, pancreatic necrosis, pseudoaneurysm, splenic vein thrombosis, common bile duct obstruction, pancreatic ascites, and pancreatic trauma. A broad range of histologic and imaging techniques are presented throughout this unit, including ERCP, computed tomography, and ultrasound. "...the best of the series in terms of excellence of images, graphics, and presentation of pathology .... This collection of slides is strongly recommended to radiologists, gastroenterologists, and surgeons who lecture on acute and chronic pancreatitis." Richard M. Gore, M.D., Gastrointestinal Radiology Unit 5 Table of Contents Authors: Peter A. Banks, M.D. Harvard Medical School Morton I. Burrell, M.D. Yale University Joseph G. Sweeting, M.D. Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons Peter H.R. Green Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons