The Clinician's Guide to Acid/Peptic Disorders and Motility Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Henry P. Parkman MD; Robert S. Fisher MD

ISBN 10 1-55642-716-6

ISBN 13 978-1-55642-716-9

480 pp Soft Cover

Pub. Date: 2006

Order# 77166

$71.95

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Acid/peptic disorders and motility disorders of the gastrointestinal tract are among the most common disorders affecting the general population. The Clinician's Guide to Acid/Peptic and Motility Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract is a practical guide that offers access to the advances made in recent years in acute treatment and maintenance therapy.

Drs. Henry Parkman and Robert Fisher have compiled a unique reference for the management of patients with these gastrointestinal disorders. Comprehensive and user-friendly, the topics covered in the treatment of acid/peptic disorders and motility disorders range from daily medication and on-demand regimens to gastric electrical stimulators. The Clinician's Guide to Acid/Peptic and Motility Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract will highlight clinical advances made in the care of patients, including a focus on symptoms, causes, evaluation, and treatment.

As part of The Clinician's Guide to GI Series , this text serves as a concise reference that allows clinicians to quickly access and evaluate the necessary information for treating and managing patients with acid/peptic and motility disorders.

Topics Include:

  • Discussions of management of common acid-related GI problems, such as heartburn from GERD and abdominal pain from ulcer disease.
  • Management of and new treatments for patients with classic motility disorders, such as achalasia and gastroparesis.
  • Insight into the management of patients with functional GI...
 

Partial Table of Contents

  • Section I: Acid/Peptic Disorders
  •  Chapter 1: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Presentations and Evaluations of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 
    Joel E. Richter, MD  
  • Chapter 2:  Medical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease  
    Kevin S. Skole, MD and Robert S. Fisher, MD  
  • Chapter 3:   Complications of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Esophageal Stricture, Barrett’s Esophagus, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma  
    Stuart J. Spechler, MD  
  • Chapter 4:  Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 
    Daniel T. Dempsey, MD, FACS  
  • Chapter 5:   Endoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 
    Annapurna Korimilli, MD; Mark Lee, BS; and Larry S. Miller, MD   
  •   Chapter 6:   Peptic Ulcer Disease  Peptic Ulcer Disease 
    M. Michael Wolfe, MD; Jonathan T. Simon, MD; and Robert C. Lowe, MD  
  • ...

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