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Autore |
Plural Publishing Incorporated |
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Titolo |
Esophageal Pain |
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San Diego : , : Plural Publishing, Incorporated, , 2009 |
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©2010 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (212 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Heartburn |
Esophagus - Pathophysiology |
Esophagus - Innervation |
Esophagus - physiopathology |
Pain |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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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. |
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