Review The Lancet -- Praise for previous editions: "This is very possibly the best book for gastroenterologists that has ever been produced."--The Lancet Gastrointestinal Endoscopy -- Praise for previous editions: "...an excellent companion to Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology and should prove useful to readers of this two-volume text."--Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Product Description Renowned as the most comprehensive atlas in gastroenterology, Dr. Yamada's masterwork enters a Third Edition with hundreds of brand-new and updated illustrations. The atlas uses the latest endoscopic imaging techniques as well as double contrast radiography, CT, isotopic scintigraphy, ultrasonography, MRI, positron emission tomography, and other state-of-the-art technologies to deliver the most advanced and detailed views available. This edition has a new Associate Editor, Neil Kaplowitz, MD, whose special area of expertise is hepatology. Sixteen new chapters focus specifically on liver disease. Other new chapters include genetic counseling and alternative medicine.