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by Howard M. Spiro, 1,011 pp, with illus, $35, New York: Macmillan Co. (London: Collier-Macmillan Ltd.), 1970.

Howard Schachter, MD, Reviewer; Joseph B. Kirsner, MD, Reviewer
University of Chicago Chicago

JAMA. 1970;213(3):469-470.

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Designed for the practicing physician, this textbook provides a practical and informative clinical approach to disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, it presents the reader with basic background information for understanding the pathophysiology of digestive diseases. Particular virtues of this text are the large number of generally clear illustrations (although some of the arrows are not clearly visible) and refreshing readability, featured by a direct and positive style of writing. The book is sturdily bound, and the quality of paper and legibility of print are excellent.

The text is organized into nine units including diseases of the esophagus, stomach, peptic ulcer, small intestinal disorders, diseases of the colon and rectum, the gallbladder and biliary duct, pancreas, liver, and miscellaneous considerations, and comprising a total of 60 chapters. These sections receive varying emphasis but the entire field generally is well-covered.

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