Author | : Roger Feakins |
File Size | : 46,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Unknown |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 29 March 2024 |
ISBN | : 1107177758 |
Pages | : null pages |
Non neoplastic Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract by Roger Feakins Book PDF Summary
"Prior to the development of the first fibre-optic endoscopes in the 1960's, gastroenterology, in common with other traditional medical specialties, relied on biochemical and radiological techniques in order to investigate the gastrointestinal tract. Histological confirmation of a disease process usually required the presence of a surgeon, was invasive, and carried inherent risks. Because of a rapid improvement in technology, we are now able to sample the entire gastrointestinal tract from the mouth and anus through to the ileal / jejunal junction"--