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Constipation : current & emerging treatments /

Chronic constipation is a major global health problem affecting millions of people, particularly in the developed world. This book includes sixteen chapters from international experts that bring together all the information that physicians need to provide current best practice in management, as well...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Future Medicine Ltd
Otros Autores: Hutson, John M., Southwell, Bridget R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England : Future Medicine Ltd. (Unitec House, 2 Albert Place, London N3 1QB, UK), ©2013.
Colección:Future Science Group eBook collection,
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Constipation : current and emerging treatments / John M. Hutson & Bridget R. Southwell
  • Definition and epidemiology / Eamonn M.M. Quigley
  • Etiology of constipation / Gabrio Bassotti & Vincenzo Villanacci
  • Diagnosis of constipation / Phil G. Dinning
  • Lifestyle approach : holistic management / Julie Jordan-Ely, John M. Hutson & Bridget R. Southwell
  • Brain-gut axis in constipation / Enrique Coss-Adame & Satish S.C. Rao
  • Sacral neuromodulation for constipation / Wilhelm Graf
  • Surgical approaches : colectomy for constipation / Dara O. Kavanagh, Heidi K. Chua & John H. Pemberton
  • Surgical approaches : cecostomy/appendicostomy for constipation / Sophie Kuizenga-Wessel & Carlo Di Lorenzo
  • Pharmacological management of constipation / Danilo Badiali, Ivano Biviano & Enrico Stefano Corazziari
  • Newer agents for constipation : lubiprostone / Erick R. Singh, Sherman M. Chamberlain & Satish S.C. Rao
  • Newer agents for constipation : prucalopride / Stefan Müller-Lissner
  • Newer agents for constipation : linaclotide / Danilo Badiali, Ivano Biviano & Enrico Stefano Corazziari
  • Methylnaltrexone for opioid-induced constipation / Erica N. Roberson & Arnold Wald
  • Transcutaneous electrical stimulation for constipation / Yee Ian Yik, Andre Tan, John M. Hutson & Bridget R. Southwell
  • Biofeedback therapy in constipation / Roberta Barbera & Giuseppe Chiarioni
  • Current guidelines for the management of constipation / Tianhong Wu & Anthony G. Catto-Smith
  • Index.