Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Disturbed Gut Function: The Challenge of New Concepts (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)

In gastrointestinal (GI) practice, a large proportion of patients present with what are currently classified as functional GI complaints. For decades, psychological causes have been implicated in the initiation and maintenance of symptoms. In recent years, disturbances of GI function including sensory motor abnormalities have been catalogued and are now believed to play a key role in the development of symptoms. A genetic predisposition may be important. Furthermore, evidence has accumulated that GI inflammation can trigger and maintains functional disturbances. In particular, acute GI inflammation appears to play a crucial role in at least a subgroup of patients. These observations potentially have profound implications for the field, and suggest that functional GI disorders are indeed organic diseases.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Falk Symposium, 130
Release date:	September 2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	G. Holtmann • N.J. Talley
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	290
Edition:	2003 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-8783-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Gastroenterology Promotions
LSN:	0-7923-8783-X
Barcode:	9780792387831

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