TY - JOUR
AU1 - Webster, Paul
AB - Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Vol. 47, No. 7 (July 2002), p. 1664 (© 2002) Diseases of the Gastroesophageal Mucosa. Edited by O.E.S.O.: The Esophagogastric Junction: 420 Ques- James W. Freston, MD, PhD. Humana Press, tions-420 Answers. Chief Editor: Robert Giuli; Totowa, New Jersey, 2001, 192 pp., $99.50, ISBN editors: Jean-Paul Galmiche, Glyn G. Jamieson, 0-89603-965-X. and Carmelo Scarpignato. John Libbey Eurotext, Paris, 1998, 1591 pp., $174.00, ISBN 2-7420- 0145-X. This is an excellent and concise review of the cur- rent status of acid-related diseases of the gastro- This is the fifth book by the O.E.S.O. International esophageal mucosa, which are among the most com- Organization for Statistical Studies on Diseases of the monly encountered disorders in clinical practice. The Esophagus. The book has an interesting format, last decade has witnessed profound changes in the which has been used by Professor Robert Giuli to clinical approach to this family of conditions, which address other diseases related to esophagology. The includes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), editor has developed 420 questions, and assigned peptic ulcer disease of all etiologies, dyspepsia, and these to distinguished esophagologists for their re- nonulcer dyspepsia. sponse. The 420 answers are by 164 contributors from The text, edited 
TI - Book Reviews
JF - Digestive Diseases and Sciences
DO - 10.1023/A:1015808328100
DA - 2004-10-10
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/book-reviews-NK5BlJKXgi
SP - 1664
EP - 1664
VL - 47
IS - 7
DP - DeepDyve
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