The Eponymous Atlas: Gastroenterology (The Eponymous Atlas Series)

The Eponymous Atlas: GastroenterologyMedicine is a field defined by its stories - stories of discovery, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of solutions to humanity’s most pressing health challenges. “The Eponymous Atlas: Medical Innovations Through History Gastroenterology”is our humble effort to celebrate these stories, encapsulating the remarkable achievements of the individuals whose names are forever linked to some of the most critical concepts, conditions, and techniques in gastroenterology.BOOK: 296SIZE: 7 X 10 INCHESFLOW OF EACH CHAPTEROverviewHistorical BackgroundPurposeProcedure OverviewResults and InterpretationPhysiological BasisClinical ApplicationsLimitations and Technical ConsiderationsModern RelevanceAssociated ConditionsContentsAAlvarez’ syndrome 9Ampulla of Vater 13BBalser’s fatty necrosis 17Balthazar score 22Barrett Esophagus 26Barrett’s hiatus hernia 30Barrett’s ulcer 34Barrett’s Syndrome 38Bayford-Autenrieth Dysphagia 42Beger technique 46Behçet Disease 50Berdon’s syndrome 54Boerhaave’s syndrome 58Brunschwig operation 62Bryant’s sign 66CCarman Meniscus Sign 70Caroli Disease 74Chagas Disease 78Chilaiditi’s Syndrome 82Crohn’s disease 86crypts of Lieberkühn 91Dduct of Santorini 96Duct of Wirsüng 101EE. coli colitis 106Edelmann’s syndrome II 110FFèvre’s sign 115GGolden-Kantor syndrome 119HHarris’ syndrome 123Heidenhain’s pouch 127Hirschsprüng Disease 131IIvemark syndrome 135JJirásek-Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome 139Johanson–Blizzard syndrome 143KKantor’s string sign 147Kaposi Sarcoma 151Kausch–Whipple procedure 156Klatskin Tumor 160König’s syndrome II 164LLane’s kinks 168Langerhans, islets of 172Lundh’s test 177MMallory-Weiss Tear 182Mayo-Robson’s sign 186Meckel Diverticulum 190Meltzer–Lyon test 195Ménétrier Disease 200NNardi test 204PPartington–Rochelle procedure 208Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome 212Puestow–Gillesby procedure 216Purtscher’s retinopathy 220RRanson criteria 224Rigler sign 228Rokitansky-Aschoff Sinuses 232SSchatzki Ring 236Shwachman–Diamond syndrome 240Sister Mary Joseph nodule 244Sphincter of Oddi 248Spiral Valves of Heister 252Starling’s law of the intestine 256TTrousseau’s syndrome 260VVater, papilla of 264Verner–Morrison syndrome 268Von Hippel–Lindau syndrome 272WWalzel’s sign 276Whipple Disease 280Wölfler’s suture 284ZZenker Diverticulum 287Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome 291We invite you to journey through the legacies that continue to illuminate the practice of gastroenterology. These eponyms are not just words in a textbook; they are the echoes of discoveries that have changed lives and will continue to inspire generations to come. Read more