02907oam 22005053 450 991081303620332120240405202613.0(CKB)3710000000358075(MiAaPQ)EBC1968700(EXLCZ)99371000000035807520231204d2009 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEsophageal Pain1st ed.San Diego :Plural Publishing, Incorporated,2009.©2010.1 online resource (212 pages)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.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.HeartburnEsophagusPathophysiologyEsophagusInnervationEsophagusphysiopathologyHeartburnPainHeartburn.EsophagusPathophysiology.EsophagusInnervation.Esophagusphysiopathology.Heartburn.Pain.616.3/24Plural Publishing Incorporated1733347Mittal Ravinder K1713054MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813036203321Esophageal Pain4149086UNINA