This book provides comprehensive and definitive coverage of currentunderstanding of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of the inflammatorydisease pancreatitis. Pancreatitis occurs in both acute and chronic formsalong with the more recently identified autoimmune pancreatitis.Mechanisms of the disease are studied in animal models with the goal ofdeveloping rational therapy.The book has been overseen and published by the American PancreaticAssociation with John A. Williams as Editor-in-Chief. It includes 65chapters written and edited by a worldwide group of authorities;completed chapters are also presented in open access on the Pancreapedia(www.pancreapedia.org). Individual chapters are relatively brief, dividingcoverage into smaller units while maintaining depth. The book containsfull-color and summary diagrams for enhanced readability, and a subjectindex enhances findability of information on specific topics.Pancreatitis is divided into four sections:• Experimental Pancreatitis – Section Editors: Stephen J. Pandoland Ashok K. Saluja• Acute Pancreatitis – Section Editors: Markus M. Lerchand Marc G. Besselink• Chronic Pancreatitis – Section Editors: Pramod K. Gargand Julia Mayerle• Autoimmune Pancreatitis – Section Editors: Suresh T. Chariand Phil A. HartThe book is aimed at pancreas researchers and clinical practitioners, butthe clear and readable text will also appeal to students and individualsinterested in the exocrine pancreas and its diseases.
