Clinical mechanics in the gut : an introduction / authored by Hans Gregersen, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China & James Christensen, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregersen, Hans, author.

Christensen, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastroenterology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers Limited, [2016]

Summary:

The gastrointestinal tract is a series of organs each with distinct mechanical functions. Each organ within the system brings food contents in the gut lumen to the site of absorption through separate mechanical functions. These mechanical functions are generated by a fine-tuned interaction between neuronal networks and active muscle layers. The passive components of the gastrointestinal wall such as the collagen-rich submucosa also play an important role in these mechanical actions. Clinical Mechanics in The Gut provides a thorough understanding of the anatomy and biomechanics of the physiological function and pathophysiology of the gastrointestinal tract. The book first gives an introduction to readers about the physical geometry of the gastrointestinal tract followed by a detailed explanation of biomechanical theory and its application to approximating and modeling gut mechanics. This is expanded further by detailed explanations of gut muscle and motor nerve functions in proceeding chapters. A biomechanical evaluation of disorders of regulatory mechanisms such as achalasia and Hirschsprung disease and disorders of effector mechanisms such as reflux disease systemic sclerosis of the gastrointestinal tract and colonic diverticular disease are also included. Readers will therefore gain an understanding about clinical problems in gastroenterology from a bioengineering and modeling perspective. Clinical Mechanics in The Gut is a useful reference for gastroenterology researchers biomedical engineers and systems biologists seeking to understand the physiology of the gut and applying this knowledge to surgical procedures computer-based modeling systems and robotics.

Contents:

Cover; Title; EUL; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 4, 2016).

ISBN:

9781681081182

1681081180