Full Description
This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of dysphagia. The text reviews current evidence behind the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of esophageal disorders that cause dysphagia, including GERD, eosinophilic esophagitis, achalasia, and spastic motor disorders. The book also focuses on the different variants of dysphagia, from oropharyngeal dysphagia to functional dysphagia, highlights advances in testing for dysphagia, and features evidence-based algorithms.
Written by experts in the field, Evaluation and Management of Dysphagia: An Evidence-Based Approach is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, otolaryngologists, and other clinicians and practitioners who treat patients afflicted with dysphagia.
Contents
Dysphagia: How to Recognize and Narrow the Differential.- Advances in Testing for Dysphagia.- Oropharyngeal Dysphagia.- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- Non-Reflux Mediated Esophageal Strictures.- Eosinophilic Esophagitis.- Achalasia.- Spastic Motor Disorders.- Ineffective Motility Disorder.- Functional Dysphagia.
