An Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Motility [Hardcover]

Devinder Kumar (Editor), Sven Gustavsson (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0471919497 | ISBN-13: 978-0471919490 | Publication Date: September 14, 1988 | Edition: 1

An Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Motility Edited by Devinder Kumar Surgical and Gastrointestinal Science Research Unit, London Hospital Medical College, London and Sven Gustavsson Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden Diagnostic and research techniques for the study of gastrointestinal motility have grown substantially over the last few decades, both in number and complexity. This book brings together a wide range of expertise on what has become a highly specialized and differentiated area of gastroenterology, to provide a complete practical guide to the study and clinical management of the problems presented by gastrointestinal motility disorders. The advantages and disadvantages of all available techniques are compared and further clarification is offered by numerous diagrams, photographs and tracings. The motor physiology of the oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, biliary tree, small and large intestine, anorectum and sphincteric regions are discussed individually; their normal ranges of motility are established and potential abnormalities are evaluated as primary or secondary clinical conditions. In addition the effects on motility of the different pharmacological agents are identified, as are the problems associated with psychological stress and postsurgical states. For research and practising gastroenterologists and all clinicians this book will improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of those patients suffering from gastrointestinal motility disorders.

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A complete, practical guide to the application of techniques for the effective diagnosis and clinical management of gastrointestinal motility disorders, this heavily illustrated book helps readers keep pace with the rapid growth in diagnostic and research techniques. It describes the advantages and disadvantages of currently available methodology and discusses subjects ranging from making your own manometry tube to the interpretation of complex motility problems. In each chapter, normal ranges of motility are established and potential abnormalities are evaluated as primary or secondary clinical conditions. In addition, the book identifies the effects on motility of various pharmacological agents, psychological stress, and post-surgical states.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (September 14, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471919497
• ISBN-13: 978-0471919490
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,141,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: An Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Motility (Hardcover)

I WANT TO THINK THAT COULD BE A GREAT GUIDE FOR ALL SPECIALIST AND POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS TO BEGINING IN GASTROENTROLOGY WAY.