Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Personal View.

Excerpt

Imagine going on rounds with Dr. Henry Janowitz at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and he is teaching at the bedside of patients with common, uncommon, and at times unusual and exotic clinical problems. You then retire to the small conference room where Dr. Janowitz, an authority with almost 50 years of experience in the field, discusses his personal view of the etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of the enigmatic inflammatory bowel diseases, with some glimpses into the evolution of current thinking and practice. After reading his book I felt as though I had been on many rounds with