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Edited by Michael J.G. Farthing. 214 pp. St. Louis, Mosby, 1997. $75. ISBN 1-85317-252-9.

Don't be misled by the title. This book is not a series of difficult clinical cases complete with discussions and expert solutions. Rather, it is a collection of reviews that tackle "common and difficult problems that face gastroenterologists and hepatologists on a daily basis." The problems range from treating Helicobacter pylori infection, the irritable bowel syndrome, and hepatitis C to palliating esophageal cancer and managing difficult bile-duct stones. The management strategies aim to integrate the best evidence available with clinical judgment in order to be truly evidence-based. The book only partly fulfills its ambitious goals, however.

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