Beschreibung
State-of-the-Art Small Animal Gastroenterology - From Diagnosis to Management Acute and chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are among the most common conditions why dogs and cats are presented to a veterinarian. This extensively revised and expanded 2nd edition offers a comprehensive overview of the broad field of small animal gastroenterology, including hepatology and pancreatology. Learn about the latest diagnostic techniques and the clinical evaluation of dogs and cats with specific clinical signs. The subsequent sections provide a comprehensive overview of the organ-specific diseases involving individual segments of the gastrointestinal tract, including the liver and exocrine pancreas. Diseases that affect more than one segment of the gastrointestinal tract or even other organs are also covered in this book. Benefit from the vast knowledge and experience of a team of internationally renowned authors.
Autorenportrait
Romy M. Heilmann, Dr. med. vet., PhD, DACVIM-SAIM, DECVIM-CA, MANZCVS, AGAF, Professor and Chair of Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Leipzig, Germany; Romy Heilmann serves as Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Leipzig, Germany, and as chair of the InnLab working group of the German Veterinary Medical Society (DVG). She leads and participates in several clinical and basic science projects in the fields of small animal gastroenterology, hepatology, immunopathology, and translational medicine. Jonathan A. Lidbury, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA, Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine and Director of Clinical Services, Gastrointestinal Laboratory at Texas A&M University; Rob and Roxann Bilger Chair in Feline Hepatology; Jonathan Lidbury serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University. He is interested in all areas of small animal gastroenterology and is working to develop new non-invasive tests for liver disease in cats and dogs. Jörg M. Steiner, Dr. med. vet., PhD, DACVIM-SAIM, DECVIM-CA, AGAF, Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine and Director of the Gastrointestinal Laboratory at Texas A&M University; Dr. Mark Morris Chair in Small Animal Gastroenterology and Nutrition; Jörg Steiner received the AVMA Career Achievement Award in Canine Research in 2018. He was selected as a University Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University in 2019 and as a Regents Professor of the Texas A&M University System in 2021.
