The Secrets SeriesA(R) is breaking new ground again. This best-selling volume in the very popular Secrets SeriesA(R) is back in an exciting, updated, and completely redesigned 3rd Edition! With a new, two-color page layout, a more portable size, a list of the "Top 100 Secrets" in gastroenterology and hepatology, and access to the entire book and more online, it helps readers to better meet the challenges they face today. At the same time, the book retains all of the features that readers have always appreciateda question-and-answer format, lists, mnemonics, tables, and an informal tone that make reference fast and easy. No matter what questions arise, in practice or while preparing for the gastroenterology/hepatology boards, this 3rd Edition has the answersin print and online. And, at no extra charge, purchasers also receive online access to the complete contents of the text via Elsevier's innovative studentconsult.com website.

Concise coverage of all the latest information in gastroenterology and hepatology is set forth in lively question-and-answer format in this new edition, including disorders of the esophagus, stomach, liver and biliary tract, pancreas, small and large bowel. Other sections include multisystem manifestations of GI disease, gastrointestinal radiology, and surgery of the GI tract.

• ESOPHAGUS 1. Swallowing Disorders and Dysphagia 2. GERD 3. Esophageal Infections 4. Esophageal Causes of Chest Pain 5. Achalasia 6. Esophageal Cancer 7. Pill-Induced and Corrosive Injury of the Esophagus 8. Barrett's Esophagus 9. Esophageal Anomalies STOM