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Esophageal Pain.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Plural Publishing, Incorporated.
Contributor:
Mittal, Ravinder K.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Heartburn.
Esophagus--Pathophysiology.
Esophagus.
Esophagus--Innervation.
Esophagus--physiopathology.
Pain.
Medical Subjects:
Esophagus--physiopathology.
Heartburn.
Pain.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (212 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
San Diego : Plural Publishing, Incorporated, 2009.
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.
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.
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