<p>SECTION I</p> <p>ESOPHAGUS </p> <ol> <ol> <p> <li>Anatomy of the Esophagus and the Foregut </li> <p> <li>Congenital Anomalies of the Esophagus</li> <p> <li>Deglutition </li> <p> <li>Benign Disease of Esophagus</li> <p> <li>Esophageal Diverticula </li> <p> <li>Foreign Bodies in the Esophagus </li> <p> <li>Caustic Injury of the Esophagus </li> <p> <li>Esophageal Varicosities</li> <p> <li>Esophageal Rupture and Perforation</li> <p> <li>Eosinophilic Esophagitis </li> <p> <li>GERD</li> <p> <li>Sliding and Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernias Types 1, 2, and 3 </li> <p> <li>Esophageal Motility Disorders</li> <p> <li>Neoplastic Disease of the Esophagus </li> <p>SECTION II</p> <p>STOMACH AND DUODENUM</p> <p> <li>Anatomy of the Stomach and Duodenum </li> <p> <li>Gastric Secretion </li> <p> <li>Factors Influencing Gastric Activity</li> <p> <li>Role of the Stomach in Digestion</li> <p> <li>Gastric Acid Secretion Tests: Hydrochloric Acid and Gastrin</li> <p> <li>Effect of Drugs on Gastric Function </li> <p> <li>Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy</li> <p> <li>Coated Tongue, Halitosis, and Thrush </li> <p> <li>Aerophagia and Eructation</li> <p> <li>Motility of the Stomach</li> <p> <li>Gastroparesis and Gastric Motility Disorders </li> <p> <li>Pyloric Obstruction and the Effects of Vomiting</li> <p> <li>Nausea and Vomiting</li> <p> <li>Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis</li> <p> <li>Diverticula of the Stomach and Gastrointestinal Prolapse </li> <p> <li>Diverticula of the Duodenum </li> <p> <li>Dyspepsia, Functional Dyspepsia, and Nonulcer Dyspepsia </li> <p> <li>Helicobacter pylori Infection </li> <p> <li>Gastritis: General, Erosive and Acute </li> <p> <li>Peptic Ulcer Disease</li> <p> <li>Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding </li> <p> <li>Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy</li> <p> <li>Benign Tumors of the Stomach and GISTs </li> <p> <li>Gastrintestinal Lymphoma and Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue </li> <p> <li>Cancers of the Stomach </li> <p> <li>Tumors of the Duodenum </li> <p> <li>Principles of Gastric Surgery</li> <p> <li>Postgastrectomy Complications: Partial Gastrectomy </li> <p> <li>Effects of Total Gastrectomy </li> <p>SECTION III</p> <p>Abdominal wall </p> <p> <li>Anatomy of the Abdominal Wall and Inguinal Region </li> <p> <li>Peritoneum and Related Diseases </li> <p> <li>Mesenteric Ischemia and other Vascular Lesions</li> <p> <li>Alimentary Tract Obstruction and Intestinal Injuries</li> <p> <li>Abdominal wall and abdominal cavity hernias </li> <p> <li>Abdominal Cavity Access: Open Laparotomy, Laparoscopy, and Robotic access </li> <p>SECTION IV</p> <p>SMALL INTESTINE</p> <p> <li>Anatomy of the Small Intestine</li> <p> <li>Secretory, Digestive, and Absorptive Functions of the Small Intestine</li> <p> <li>Gastrointestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters </li> <p> <li>Imaging of the Small Intestine </li> <p> <li>Visceral Reflexes </li> <p> <li>Congenital Abnormalities of the Small Intestine </li> <p> <li>Meckel Diverticulum </li> <p> <li>Diverticula of the Small Intestine </li> <p> <li>Motility and Dysmotility of the Small Intestine </li> <p> <li>Obstruction and Ileus of the Small Intestine </li> <p> <li>Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction </li> <p> <li>Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders </li> <p> <li>Evaluation of the Small Bowel </li> <p> <li>Lactose, Fructose, and Sucrose Intolerance </li> <p> <li>Diarrhea </li> <p> <li>Celiac Disease and Malabsorption </li> <p> <li>Whipple Disease </li> <p> <li>Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth </li> <p> <li>Short Bowel Syndrome </li> <p> <li>Food Allergy </li> <p> <li>Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis </li> <p> <li>Intussusception of the Small Intestine </li> <p> <li>Benign Tumors of the Small Intestine </li> <p> <li>Malignant Tumors of the Small Intestine </li> <p> <li>Carcinoid Syndrome and Neuroendocrine Tumors </li> <p> <li>Ileostomy, Colostomy, and Gastroenteric Stromas </li> <p>SECTION V</p> <p>COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS</p> <p> <li>Anatomy of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus</li> <p> <li>Secretory, Digestive, and Absorptive Functions of the Colon and Colonic Flora </li> <p> <li>Probiotics, Prebiotics and the Microbiota </li> <p> <li>Anoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy, and Colonoscopy </li> <p> <li>Laparoscopy and Laparotomy </li> <p> <li>Stool Examination </li> <p> <li>Intestinal Bleeding </li> <p> <li>Motility and Dysmotility of the Large Intestine </li> <p> <li>Normal Defecation and Pathophysiology of Fecal Incontinence</li> <p> <li>Constipation </li> <p> <li>Effects of Drugs on the Colon </li> <p> <li>Megacolon and Hirschsprung Disease </li> <p> <li>Volvulus, Sigmoid and Cecum </li> <p> <li>Diseases of the Appendix: Inflammation, Mucocele, and Tumors </li> <p> <li>Diverticulosis</li> <p> <li>Ulcerative Colitis </li> <p> <li>Ileostomy and Colostomy </li> <p> <li>Pouch Anal Anastomosis and Pouchitis </li> <p> <li>Differentiating Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease</li> <p> <li>Crohn’s Disease and Complications and Surgical Therapy </li> <p> <li>Perianal Disease in Crohn’s Disease </li> <p> <li>Drug Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease </li> <p> <li>Microscopic Colitis (Lymphocytic or Collagenous Colitis)</li> <p> <li>Neoplasms of the Large Bowel: Colonic Polyps and Colon Cancer</li> <p> <li>Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Polyposis Syndromes</li> <p> <li>Rectal Cancer </li> <p> <li>Hemorrhoids </li> <p> <li>Rectal Prolapse and Procidentia </li> <p> <li>Anal Fissure, Pruritus Ani, Papillitis, and Cryptitis </li> <p> <li>Anorectal Abscess and Fistula</li> <p> <li>Lymphogranuloma Venereum and Sexually Transmitted Proctitis </li> <p> <li>Fecal Incontinence</li> <p>SECTION VI</p> <p>INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT</p> <p> <li>Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Gastrointestinal Tract</li> <p> <li>Infectious Esophagitis</li> <p> <li>Typhoid Fever (Paratyphoid Fever, Enteric Fever) </li> <p> <li>Food Poisoning and Enteric Pathogens </li> <p> <li>Clostridium difficile and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea </li> <p> <li>Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis</li> <p> <li>Abdominal Actinomycosis</li> <p> <li>Amebiasis</li> <p> <li>Giardia lamblia and Other Protozoan Infections </li> <p> <li>Intestinal Helminths: Trichuriasis</li> <p> <li>Enterobiasis</li> <p> <li>Ascariasis</li> <p> <li>Strongyloidiasis</li> <p> <li>Hookworm Disease (Necatoriasis and Ancylostomiasis) </li> <p>Tapeworms (Cestodes)</p> <p> <li>Other Helminth Infections: Trichinella spiralis and Flukes</li> <p>SECTION VII</p> <p>PANCREAS</p> <p> <li>Development and Anatomy of the Pancreas </li> <p> <li>Pancreatic Ducts and Exocrine and Endocrine Organs</li> <p> <li>Pancreatic Physiology </li> <p> <li>Cystic Fibrosis</li> <p> <li>Acute Pancreatitis</li> <p> <li>Chronic Pancreatitis </li> <p> <li>Pancreatic Cancer </li> <p> <li>Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas </li> <p> <li>Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors)</li> <p>SECTION VIII</p> <p>GALLBLADDER AND BILE DUCTS</p> <p> <li>Anatomy and Function of the Gallbladder</li> <p> <li>Gallstone</li> <p> <li>Acute Cholecystiti</li> <p> <li>Cholecystitis: Complications</li> <p>C. S. Pitchumoni</p> <p> <li>Chronic Cholecystitis</li> <p> <li>Choledocholithiasis and Cholangitis </li> <p> <li>Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction</li> <p> <li>Preiampullary Cancer</li> <p> <li>Gallbladder Carcinoma</li> <p> <li>Cholangiocarcinoma</li> <p>SECTION IX</p> <p>LIVER</p> <p> <li>Anatomy of the Liver</li> <p> <li>Liver Function Tests </li> <p> <li>Prothrombin Formation </li> <p> <li>Bilirubin and Bile Acid Metabolism </li> <p> <li>Clinical Manifestations of Cirrhosis </li> <p> <li>Physical Diagnosis of Liver Disease </li> <p> <li>Causes of Portal Hypertension </li> <p> <li>Ascites </li> <p> <li>Hepatic Encephalopathy </li> <p> <li>Hepatorenal Syndrome </li> <p> <li>Variceal Bleeding </li> <p> <li>Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt </li> <p> <li>Liver Biopsy </li> <p> <li>Hepatic Necrosis </li> <p> <li>Cirrhosis </li> <p> <li>Imaging Studies of the Liver </li> <p> <li>Alcoholic Liver Disease </li> <p> <li>Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Seatohepatitis </li> <p> <li>Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction </li> <p> <li>Primary Biliary Cirrhosis </li> <p> <li>Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis </li> <p> <li>Autoimmune Hepatitis </li> <p> <li>Acute Viral Hepatitis (Hepatitis A, D, E) </li> <p> <li>Hepatitis B </li> <p> <li>Hepatitis C </li> <p> <li>Hepatitis Caused by Other Viruses </li> <p> <li>Hepatotoxicity </li> <p> <li>Disorders of Bilirubin Transport </li> <p> <li>a-Antitrypsin Deficiency </li> <p> <li>Hereditary Hemochromatosis </li> <p> <li>Liver Disease in Pregnancy </li> <p> <li>Benign Liver Tumors </li> <p> <li>Granulomatous Liver Diseases </li> <p> <li>Wilson Disease </li> <p> <li>Hepatocellular Carcinoma </li> <p> <li>Liver Transplantation </li> <p> <li>Other Infections of the Liver: Amebiasis, Spirochetes, Actinomycosis, Echicoccosis, Schistosomiasis</li> <p> <li>Vascular Disorders of the Liver</li> <p> <li>Bile Duct Cancer </li> <p> <li>Metastatic Cancer </li> <p> <li>Hepatic Trauma </li> <p>SECTION X</p> <p>NUTRITION AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE</p> <p> <li>Dietary and Nutritional Assessment </li> <p> <li>Macronutrients and Energy </li> <p> <li>Micronutrient and Vitamin Deficiency </li> <p> <li>Enteral Nutrition </li> <p> <li>Dietary Fiber </li> <p> <li>Parenteral Nutrition </li> <p> <li>Malnutrition </li> <p> <li>Obesity and Its Treatment </li> <p> <li>Gastrointestinal Diseases Related to Nutrition </li> </ol></ol>