The Guest Editors have put together a concise monograph on the latest advances in transplantation of the liver, intestine, and pancreas. Expert authors have written comprehensive reviews on the following topics: Living donor liver transplantation: Technical innovations; Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma; Immunological monitoring to personalize immunosuppression after liver transplantation; Status of adult LDLT in US based on A2ALL; Pediatric liver transplantation; Modern treatment of fulminant liver failure; Intestinal failure and rehabilitation; Adult intestinal transplantation; Pediatric intestinal transplantation; Living donor intestinal transplantation; Endoscopic follow-up of intestinal transplant recipients; Multivisceral transplantation; Pancreas transplantation for DM1 and DM2; and Robotic pancreas transplantation. Readers will come away with the clinical information they need to stay current on issues surrounding gastrointestinal transplantations.

In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, guest editor Alan L. Buchman brings considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Intestinal Transplantation. Experts in the field cover topics such as Indications for Intestinal Transplantation, Multivisceral Transplantation, and more. - Contains a variety of relevant topics including Normothermic Preservation of the Intestinal Allograft; Abdominal Wall Closure in Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation; Intestinal Transplant for Hirschsprung's Disease; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on intestinal transplantation, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Alan L. Buchman brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Intestinal Transplantation, Part II. In this second of two issues devoted to the comprehensive coverage of this topic, top experts discuss the complexities of intestinal failure (IF) and provide a better understanding of medical and surgical management. Coverage also includes assessment of when patients should be referred to select centers of expertise where both medical and surgical (nontransplant and transplant) modalities are available. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including innate and cellular immune responses in intestinal transplantation: new discoveries: altering the microbiome and implications for host metabolomics; vaccines and vaccine response: other maintenance care in the small bowel transplant patient; living donor intestinal transplantation; the stem cell niche in short bowel syndrome; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on advances in intestinal transplantation, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

For this important and unique issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, Consulting Editor Dr. Alan Buchman decided to serve as co-Guest Editor with Dr. David Hackam to provide a “bench to bedside look at intestinal failure. Authors have contributed reviews on the status of the science behind artificial organs while emphasizing how to clinically prepare for intestinal failure. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Initial Evaluation and Care of the Patient with New Onset Intestinal Failure; Getting the Patient Ready for Home Parenteral Nutrition; Pediatric Intestinal Failure: Etiology and Management; Predictors of Intestinal Adaptation in Children; Management of the Patient with Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction and Intestinal Failure; Intestinal Growth and Adaptation Following Resection in Intestinal Failure; Fluid and Electrolyte Management and Prevention of Dehydration in Intestinal Failure; The Oley Foundation and Consumer Support Groups; Weaning from Parenteral Nutrition; Hepatobiliary Complications of Intestinal Failure; Non-Transplant Surgery in Intestinal Failure; Indications for Intestinal Transplantation in Intestinal Failure; Intestinal Regeneration and the Artificial Gut; Bench to Bedside Approaches for Engineered Intestine, Esophagus and Colon; and Fetal and Amniotic Stem Cells in Gut Engineering. Readers will come away with a true state-of-the-art look at how to manage intestinal failure.

In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, Guest Editors M. Nedim. N. Ince and David E. Elliott bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Gastrointestinal Infections. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Candida esophagitis, Acute bacterial gastroenteritis, Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and more. - Provides concise and comprehensive coverage of the issues physicians face every day. - Presents the latest information on a timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Helicobacter pylori infection; Viral gastroenteritis in special patient populations; Rare causes of hepatitis; Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome; and more.

In this issue of Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers, guest editors Drs. Marta Davila and Raquel E. Davila bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers. The early detection, diagnosis, and accurate staging of GI cancers, along with enhanced imaging techniques, new therapies, and a greater understanding of GI tumors at the molecular level, has revolutionized the approach to GI cancer patients in recent years. In this issue, distinguished authors recognized internationally as leading authorities in the field provide an exhaustive review of the latest topics in GI cancer. - Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including management of Barrett's esophagus and early esophageal adenocarcinoma; familial pancreatic cancer; colorectal cancer: screening and early detection; the microbiome in gastrointestinal cancers; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, guest editor Dr. John A. Martin brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Endoscopy. Endoscopy has forever changed the fundamental nature of the clinical gastroenterologist's practice, from one that was originally predominantly clinic-based, to one that, today, is largely driven by endoscopy. In this issue, top experts explore and celebrate the now numerous facets of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy that markedly benefit patients today and continually advance to empower the gastrointestinal endoscopist more and more, year by year. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including pediatric endoscopy; ERCP: biliary and pancreatic endoscopy; endoscopic ultrasound; advanced esophageal endoscopy; artificial intelligence in endoscopy; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on endoscopy, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Alan Buchman, Dr. Scott Lee has put together a state-of-the-art issue of Gastroenterology Clinics devoted to Ulcerative Colitis (UC). He has selected expert authors to contribute clinical reviews that provide the latest clinical findings and recommendations. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Epidemiology and pathogenesis of UC; Making initial diagnosis of UC and ruling out other diseases that mimic UC; Assessing severity of disease; Initial medical treatment of UC; Treatment of UC with steroids; Biologic therapy in UC; Non-biologic immune suppression in UC; Microbiome and fecal transplant in UC; Health maintenance in UC, including bone density scan, vaccination recommendations, cancer screening; Women's issues and UC; Risk of colon cancer and recommended surveillance strategies in UC patients; Surgical management of UC, indications and outcomes from colectomy; and Management of J-pouches. Readers will come away with the latest clinical recommendations they need to improve outcomes in patients with UC.

Dr. Quigley has created a must-have reference on the gut microbiome for the practicing gastroenterologist. A leader in the field of human physiology and digestive disorders, he has laid out the basics on this increasingly important topic, devoting articles to the organization and biology of the human gut microbiome as well as its diagnostic potential. Top international authors have presented articles that discuss the intersection of the gut microbiome and diet and the gut-brain axis. Clinical implications of the gut microbiome are discussed with disease states like IBD, GI cancer, and liver diseases. Finally, the issue ends with the cutting-edge clinical innovation of fecal microbial transplantation. This issue bridges the gap between science and clinical practice and should be an important reference to practicing gastroenterologists.

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Issues in Transplant Surgery, and is edited by Dr. Juan Palma-Vargas. Articles will include: Kidney transplantation: Patient selection, perioperative surgical issues and expected outcomes; Kidney paired donation; Management of abdominal surgical emergencies in transplant recipients: What a general surgeon should know; Post transplant malignancy; Liver transplantation: Patient selection, perioperative surgical issues and expected outcomes; Organ Preservation 101; Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplantation; Pancreas Transplantation; Small Bowel Transplantation; Supply vs demand: Status of organ donation in the US, the wait list, and what can be done to close the gap; and more!