Prantera, Cosimo; Korelitz, Burton

"Congratulations to Drs. Korelitz and Prantera…a state-of-the-art publication devoted to Crohn's disease with special focus on etiopathogenesis, diagnostic evaluation, and therapeutic management……provides an up-to-date all-inclusive resource…highly recommend[ed]… a worthwhile purchase and deserves a place in your library."-GastroenterologyThe book considers every aspect of the disease"……an excellent, unusually readable book."-The New England Journal of Medicine

• IntroductionConversation with Burrill B. Crohn, Leon Ginzburg, and Gordon Oppenheimer 63 Years after the Discovery of Crohn's Disease, Henry D. JanowitzCauses and Mechanisms, Jeffry A. Katz and Claudio FiocchiCommentary, Derek JewellEpidemiology of Crohn's Disease, Anders EkbomCommentary, Robert S. SandlerConsideration of Smoking in Patients with Crohn's Disease, Bret A. LashnerEvaluation of the PatientPathology and Pathophysiology of Symptoms, William J. TremaineCommentary, Sidney F. PhillipsEndoscopic Evaluation, Geert D'Haens and Paul RutgeertsThe Role of Contrast Barium X-Rays vs. Endoscopy, Burton I. KorelitzCommentary, Robert ModiglianiCross-Sectional Imaging in the Evaluation of Crohn's Disease, Richard M. Gore, Gary G. Ghahremani, and Frank H. MillerCommentary, Daniel MaklanskyProposed Measures of Disease Activity: How Useful Are They?, Cosimo Prantera and Anna KohnCommentary, John W. SingletonDifferent Patterns of Crohn's Disease, Lloyd R. SutherlandCommentary, David B. SacharGeneral Therapeutic ApproachImmunosuppressive Therapy of Crohn's Disease: A Historical Perspective, Burton I. KorelitzTreatment of Active Crohn's Disease with Salazopyrine and Derivatives of Aminosalicylic Acid (5-ASA), Cosimo Prantera, Maria Lia Scribano, and Eva BertoThe Role of Steroids in the Management of Crohn's Disease, Burton I. KorelitzClinical Picture of Crohn's Disease: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract, Adrian J. Greenstein and James AisenbergClinical Picture of Crohn's Disease: Lower Intestinal Tract, Norman SohnCommentary, John Alexander-WilliamsSpecial SituationsPrevention of Relapse and Recurrence, Cosimo Prantera and Arnaldo Andreoli, Commentary, David B. SacharNutrition and Special Diets, John E. Lennard-JonesCommentary, Arthur D. HellerCrohn's Disease in Childhood and Adolescence, Jay A. Barth and Richard J. GrandCommentary, Frederic DaumCrohn's Disease in the Elderly, Geetanjali A. Akerkar and Mark A. PeppercornCommentary, Nadir Arber and Peter R. HoltRefractory Crohn's Disease, Stephen B. HanauerCommentary, Theodore M. BaylessThe Role of Antibiotics in Crohn's Disease, Peter S. Margolis and Walter R. Thayer, Jr.Commentary, Cosimo PranteraPregnancy and Fertility in Crohn's Disease, Daniel H. PresentCommentary, Robert BurakoffPsychosocial Issues in Crohn's Disease, Susan LevensteinQuality of Life Issues in Crohn's Disease, Douglas A. DrossmanCommentary, Barbara S. KirschnerThe Psychiatric Treatment of Patients with Crohn's Disease, Marvin KaplanCommentary, Barbara S. KirschnerExtraintestinal Manifestations, Andrew S. Warner and Richard P. MacDermottCommentary The Systemic Nature of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Lloyd MayerLiver Complications, Harvey M. LiebermanCommentary, Nicholas F. LaRussoMalignancy in Crohn's Disease, Paul M. ChoiCommentary, Burton I. KorelitzIleal Pouch in Crohn's Disease, R. John NichollsThe Effects of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Crohn's Disease, Joseph B. FelderCommentary, Burton I. KorelitzMedical Therapy of Crohn's Disease: Obsolete or Unproven Approaches, Samuel MeyersThe Experience of Crohn's Disease: Is the Bed Now a Table?, Howard M. SpiroThe Future of Crohn's Disease: New Developments in Etiopathogenesis and Therapeutics, Maria T. Abreu and Stephan R. Targan