Dysphagia: A Clinical Guide will help practitioners and surgeons learn and understand how best to diagnose and treat dysphagia. It provides a complete picture of dysphagia through the experiences of leaders who cover the latest techniques and evidence-based outcomes in the field. Coverage includes the recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease processes that cause dysphagia, gastric problems, and need surgical intervention. It includes the latest research and perspectives from both gastroenterologists and surgeons to enable clinicians to stay up to date on the most current and effective management strategies. Each chapter provides summary statements and recommendations based on recent literature. Recent discoveries regarding the diagnosis and management of dysphagia are exemplified by illustrations of both diagnostic methods and descriptions of interventional techniques. This an important reference for general surgeons, general practitioners, and ENT surgeons while also bringing new data dedicated specifically to gastroenterologists and foregut surgeons.
1. Dysphagia - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1 Oropharyngeal dysphagia - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Hypopharyngeal diverticula - p. 41 10. Chapter 3 Esophageal peristalsis - p. 75 11. Chapter 4 Esophagogastric junction outflow - p. 103 12. Chapter 5 Eosinophilic esophagitis - p. 115 13. Chapter 6 Functional dysphagia - p. 123 14. Chapter 7 Intrinsic obstructions - p. 139 15. Chapter 8 Neoplastic obstructions - p. 155 16. Chapter 9 Midesophageal and epiphrenic diverticula - p. 183 17. Chapter 10 Hiatal hernia - p. 189 18. Index - p. 207
Dysphagia: A Clinical Guide will help practitioners and surgeons learn and understand how best to diagnose and treat dysphagia. It provides a complete picture of dysphagia through the experiences of leaders who cover the latest techniques and evidence-based outcomes in the field. Coverage includes the recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease processes that cause dysphagia, gastric problems, and need surgical intervention. It includes the latest research and perspectives from both gastroenterologists and surgeons to enable clinicians to stay up to date on the most current and effective management strategies. Each chapter provides summary statements and recommendations based on recent literature. Recent discoveries regarding the diagnosis and management of dysphagia are exemplified by illustrations of both diagnostic methods and descriptions of interventional techniques. This an important reference for general surgeons, general practitioners, and ENT surgeons while also bringing new data dedicated specifically to gastroenterologists and foregut surgeons.
1. Dysphagia - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1 Oropharyngeal dysphagia - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Hypopharyngeal diverticula - p. 41 10. Chapter 3 Esophageal peristalsis - p. 75 11. Chapter 4 Esophagogastric junction outflow - p. 103 12. Chapter 5 Eosinophilic esophagitis - p. 115 13. Chapter 6 Functional dysphagia - p. 123 14. Chapter 7 Intrinsic obstructions - p. 139 15. Chapter 8 Neoplastic obstructions - p. 155 16. Chapter 9 Midesophageal and epiphrenic diverticula - p. 183 17. Chapter 10 Hiatal hernia - p. 189 18. Index - p. 207
