| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 180 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Heartburn and esophageal pain : scope of the problem / John Dent -- Functional heartburn : what is it? / Ronnie Fass -- Nature of esophageal pain receptors / Amanda J. Page and Ashley Blackshaw -- Vagal and spinal distension sensitive primary afferents of the esophagus : implications for visceral nociceptors / Raj K. Goyal -- The esophageal mucosa and heartburn / Roy C. Orlando -- Neutral reflux (weakly acid) in typical and atypical GERD symptoms / Daniel Sifrim -- Longitudinal muscle contraction, TLESR, reflux & pain / Ravinder Mittal -- Biomechanics of sensation / Hans Gregersen and Asbjørn Mohr Drewes -- Molecular pathways and their sensitization / Pankaj Jay Pasricha -- Cortical processing of esophageal pain / Adeyemi Lawal and Reza Shaker -- Esophageal hypersensitivity : is it peripheral or central? / A. Sharma and Qasim Aziz -- Diagnostic strategy for esophageal pain / Peter J. Kahrilas -- How to treat esophageal chest pain / Satish S.C. Rao -- New drugs on the horizon for the treatment of esophageal pain / Anders Lehmann |
| Summary |
This book provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of esophageal pain. Chapters cover the scope of the problem; basic science with regards to the nature of neural pathways, receptors involved in sensing pain and the role of central nervous system in sensing the pain; different stimuli responsible for the genesis of esophageal pain, including the role of acid, muscle spasm and reflux; hypersensitivity of pain receptors, spinal nerves and central nervous system; and the state of the art in diagnosis and treatment strategies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Heartburn.
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Esophagus -- Pathophysiology
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Esophagus -- Innervation.
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Pain.
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Esophagus -- physiopathology
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Heartburn
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Pain
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Pain
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Esophagus -- Innervation
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Heartburn
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mittal, Ravinder K
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| ISBN |
9781597567701 |
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1597567701 |
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