Table of contents

Abbreviations 

SECTION I   Diagnostic approach to clinical signs of the  gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary systems

Differential diagnoses

1. Differential diagnoses for clinical signs of the gastrointestinal tract 
   Karin Allenspach, Silke Salavati Schmitz, Fabio Procoli
   
2. Differential diagnoses for clinical signs of the pancreas and hepatobiliary system 
   Silke Salavati Schmitz, Fabio Procoli, Karin Allenspach

Diagnostic procedures

3. Laboratory approach to gastrointestinal disorders
   Romy M. Heilmann
4. Laboratory approach to exocrine pancreatic and hepatobiliary disorders 
   Emily N. Gould, Joerg M. Steiner
5. Diagnostic imaging of the gastrointestinal tract
   Pascaline Pey, Alessia Diana
6. Diagnostic imaging of the biliary system and pancreas
   Nathalie Rademacher, Kassandra Wilson
7. Endoscopy of the feline gastrointestinal tract 
   Christiane Stengel, Reto Neiger
8. Surgical and laparoscopic biopsies of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and hepatobiliary system
   Kelly L. Bowlt Blacklock
9. Histopathology of gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary tissues in cats
   Mark R. Ackermann, Albert E. Jergens

SECTION II   Diseases of the gastrointestinal tractgastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary systems

Oropharyngeal diseases

10. Feline oral inflammatory diseases
    Karin Allenspach, Brenda Mulherin
    

Oesophageal diseases

11. Oesophageal diseases
    Albert E. Jergen

Gastric diseases

12. Pyloric diseases
    Valérie Freiche, Fiona Da Riz

Infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

13. Viral infections
    Georgia Diakoudi, Vito Martella
14. Bacterial infections
    Conor O’Halloran, Danièlle Gunn-Moore
15. Helminthic and protozoal diseases
    Panagiotis G. Xenoulis

Intestinal inflammation

16. Microbiota and dysbiosis 
    Jan Suchodolski
17. Pathogenesis of feline inflammatory bowel disease
    Karin Allenspach, Chelsea Iennarella-Servantez
18. Classification, clinical staging, and treatment of feline chronic enteropathy
    Fabio Procoli
19. Feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia
    Michael Linton, Christine Griebsch

Neoplasia

20. Gastrointestinal lymphoma
    Valérie Freiche
21. Nonlymphomatous gastrointestinal tumours
    David J. Argyle

Motility disorders

22. Dysmotility of the upper gastrointestinal tract
    Conor O’Halloran, Danièlle Gunn-Moore
23. Constipation and megacolon 
    Frédéric P. Gaschen

SECTION III   Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Pancreatic disorders

24. Pancreatic necrosis andinflammation
    Panagiotis G. Xenoulis, Joerg M. Steiner
25. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
    Panagiotis G. Xenoulis

Hepatic disorders

26. Hepatic vascular disorders
    Mickey S. Tivers, Vicky J. Lipscomb
27. Hepatic lipidosis
    Chiara Valtolina
28. Hepatic encephalopathy
    Adam G. Gow
29. Refeeding syndrome
    Daniel L. Chan

Biliary disorders

30. Feline cholangitis and triaditis
    Jonathan A. Lidbury
31. Extrahepatic bile duct obstruction and diseases of the gallbladder
    Karla C. L. Lee

Neoplasia

32. Pancreatic and hepatobiliary neoplasia
    Davide Berlato

SECTION IV   Management strategies for diseases of the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary tract

Pharmacological approach to gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders

33. Antiemetic and gastroprotective agents
    M. Katherine Tolbert
34. Antibiotics 
    Thomas Spillmann, Thomas Grönthal, Susanne Kilpinen
35. Anti-inflammatories and immunosuppressants
    Lauren Lacorcia, Julien R. S. Dandrieux

Novel and alternative treatment options of gastrointestinal disorders

Nutritional strategies for gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders

38. Nutritional assessment
    Aarti Kathrani
39. Nutritional strategies 
    Aarti Kathrani
40. Enteral nutritional support 
    Craig Breheny, Silke Salavati Schmitz
41. Parenteral nutritional support
    Daniel L. Chan

APPENDIX   Recommended drugs and dosages

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