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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300456803321

Titolo

The Rise of Acid Reflux in Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Prateek Sharma, Shobna Bhatia, Khean Lee Goh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

81-322-0846-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 175 p. 21 illus., 10 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

616.33

Soggetti

Gastroenterology 

Internal medicine

Surgery

Pediatrics

Gastroenterology

Internal Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Sommario/riassunto

GERD is the most common gastrointestinal disease in the world affecting over 10-20% of the adult population. GERD is often perceived as a Western disease and very little literature available about this disease in the Asian population. With growing obesity and westernization in Asia, the prevalence of GERD is rapidly increasing. With growing morbidity and health care cost there is a significant need for understanding the disease from the Asian perspective. This book would fill the gap in the knowledge on GERD among Asians and will highlight the difference in terms of epidemiology, diagnosis and management of GERD from the Western perspective.  The novel imaging, diagnostic modalities and treatment aspects will be essentially highlighted in this book. It also deals about the pathogenesis and risk factors of Asians for the development of GERD which have not been explored before. Another important difference is that the book would be dealing with symptom perception and cultural factors affecting the diagnosis and management of this common disorder. Finally, the surgical outcomes of GERD among Asians will be discussed.



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