Gastroenterology

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According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Gastroenterology is the, "medical specialty concerned with the digestive system and its diseases. Gastroenterologists diagnose and treat the diseases and disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, biliary tract, and pancreas. Among the most common disorders they must deal with are gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastric and duodenal ulcers, malignant tumours, inflammatory bowel diseases, colorectal cancer, and rectal disorders."

The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract (mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anus) and the liver, gallbladder and pancreas also aid in the digestive process.

Gastroenterology. (n.d.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 18, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/science/gastroenterology

Your Digestive System & How it Works. (2017, December). National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Health. Retrieved June 18, 2020, from https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/digestive-system-how-it-works

Below are some of the suggested databases for locating scholarly articles pertaining to gastroenterology.  

If you would like to see the full list of databases available to Touro students, click here. Once there, you can narrow your database options to ones most likely to contain information about gastroenterology by choosing Health Sciences in the drop down menu.

• BMC Gastroenterology
• Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology
• European Medical Journal: Gastroenterology
• Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• Gastroenterology and Hepatology From Bed to Bench
• Gastroenterology Report
• Gastroenterology Research
• Gastroenterology Research and Practice
• Journal of Gastroenterology
• Nature Reviews: Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• NEJM Journal Watch: Gastroenterology

All of Touro's books can be found by searching the catalog (above, or where it says Catalog Find Print Books on the library homepage).

Use the advanced search to limit your results by year, campus location, etc. Search just eBooks by selecting eBooks on the library homepage. If a print book you'd like is at a different campus, learn how to request it. 

The items below are just a sampling of the many titles available:

• Gastroenterology (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
• Digestive Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Digestive Health (Harvard Health Publishing)
• Gut Troubles (National Institutes of Health)
• Gastroenterology (American Medical Association)
• Your Digestive System & How it Works (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Digestive Health Tips (American College of Gastroenterology)
• Effects of Aging on the Digestive System (Merck and the Merck Manuals)