This is a volume in the "Illustrated Colour Text" series covering Gastroenterology and liver disease. The book follows the usual format of the series as double page spreads each covering a discrete topic. The contents of the book are organised by presenting problem and are in ten sections. The book incorporates all the usual features of the series - colour line drawings, diagnostic algorithms, colour clinical photos (including endoscopic investigations) and other radiological images, as well as text features such as summary boxes etc.