Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Diseases, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics Vol 36 Issue 2

Disorders of the pancreas have, in the past, been very frustrating because the diagnosis was often made late in the course of the disease and no significantly beneficial interventions were available. This situation is rapidly changing as new insights from multiple perspectives are integrated and focused on each step of this complex processes. This issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America highlights a number of areas of rapid progress in inflammatory and neoplastic disorders of the pancreas. Each chapter represents the integrated knowledge and perspective of experts in the field, and represent the most up to date analysis of these state of the art approaches to complex issues in the evaluation and treatment of pancreatic disorders.