“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence”, John Adams

We owe it to our patients to know the facts and implement them accurately for improving their quality of lives. This obligation imposes formidable challenges to a modern practicing physician often struggling with information overload, demands of revalidation, and a maze of regulatory requirements. The second edition of this very successful and well known volume is a superb way of updating gastroenterology and hepatology evidence and facts encapsulated within one …