Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Motility and its Disorders

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ghoshal, Uday C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.

This multi-authored book covers most aspects of evaluation of gastrointestinal motility – a field that has been expanding in recent times largely due to advances in diagnostic modalities; coupled with this, new evidences supporting best practices have increased the interest among clinical gastroente...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of the Manometry Machine
• High-Resolution Esophageal Manometry: Principles, Technique, and Interpretation
• Colonic Transit Study by Radio-Opaque Markers
• Technique, Interpretation and Clinical Application of Anorectal Manometry and Balloon Expulsion Test
• Defecography: Technique, Interpretation and Clinical Application
• Therapeutic Application of Manometry: Biofeedback for Management of Fecal Evacuation Disorders
• Approach to Patients with Refractory Constipation
• Overview of Hydrogen Breath Tests in Gastroenterology Practice
• Catheter-based 24-h pH-metry and Impedance: Technique, Interpretation and Clinical Application
• Summary of Criteria for Diagnosis of Motility Disorders
• Manometry Report Format .