This is a clearly written, brilliantly illustrated color atlas and review text of gastrointestinal disease published primarily for family and primary care physicians. The authors are leading experts who combine lucid text with extensive illustrations to interpret the concepts needed for a firm non-specialist understanding of the topic. Coverage includes swallowing difficulties, heartburn, dyspepsia, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, colonic polyps and colon cancer, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, the jaundiced patient and the immunocompromized patient. Includes bibliographic references and index.