Satish S.C. Rao

Henry Parkman

Richard W. McCallum

Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Disorders of Gut-Brain Interactions, Second Edition fills the void in GI literature for a short and concise go-to book for disorders of GI motility and gut and brain interactions. This exceptionally illustrated reference contains all the information needed for the latest knowledge on adults as well as adolescent and pediatric GI motility disorders, each systematically arranged by disorder and gut anatomy for easy reference. Each chapter includes extensive color pictures of each test as well as descriptions of how to perform and interpret the motility tests and how to incorporate them into patient care decisions. Current advances in the field have led the way for new updates. A new section dedicated to systemic disorders and special topics, including gut autonomic disorders, cannabis and the gut, eating disorders, pediatric and adolescent disorders, nutritional therapies, and psychological management is included. This is the perfect book for those who encounter the common problems of dysphagia, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, gastroparesis, abdominal pain, gas and bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and fecal incontinence and rare disorders in daily practice, including practicing physicians, gastroenterologists, motility laboratory personnel, surgeons and internists - Provides a user-friendly style that reviews the latest and most up-to-date information on the evaluation of symptoms and diagnostic tests of GI motility and gut and brain interactions - Presents a practical approach to the diagnosis of common and obscure disorders - Discusses the latest options on management and therapy and explains how to integrate diagnostic information into decision-making and translate this into day-to-day patient care

Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Disorders of Gut-Brain Interactions

Robert Giuli

In an attempt to attain the best possible delimitation of all the problems posed today by benign diseases of the esophagus, 181 authors each agreed to answer one or more of 210 questions that had been drawn up on the subject. These questions, each one deliberately limited and difficult, mostly concerned reflux esophagitis: its natural history, the means of its diagnosis, all existing treatments, and its eventual degeneration. The authors approached are today's most reputed specialists in the fields of epidemiology, gastroenterology, endoscopy, pathology, and surgery of esophageal diseases. The authors were all assigned one or more questions in their own field, none of which was simple: all did their best to synthesize in their replies their own experience on the precise point under review and included all the most useful bibliographical references on the topic. The book is thus the result of an original, individual approach to try to pinpoint the heart of a problem. The 210 answers succeed one another in logical progression according to the different diagnostic and therapeutic stages, specifying, at each step, the degree of precision sought. Consequently, the reader has at his disposal an exceptional synthesis of facts and concepts. Opening the book at random he will find at once the detail he is looking for, the professional opinion he is lacking, or the development of a question he had perhaps not yet asked himself.

Answers to 210 Questions

Benign Lesions of the Esophagus and Cancer

Gerald Friedman

Eugene D. Jacobson

This instrumental guide concentrates on the pharmacologic treatment for specific gastrointestinal situations, including motility disorders, pregnancy and cirrhosis. Primary emphasis is placed on the mechanisms of drugs and their therapeutic benefit. The book is divided in 15 sections covering: fundamentals of GI pharmacology; acid-related disorders; motility disorders; functional GI disorders; pain management; GI water flux; infections of the gut; acute and chronic noninfectious inflammatory states; pharmacologic therapy for hepatic disorders; biliary pharmacolgy; pancreas; pharmacology of GI vasculature; special issues; and drug assessment.

Richard W. McCallum

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