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- Latest edition features extensively revised chapters
- Covers new topics such as neurobiology of pain in children, functional oropharyngoesophageal assessment, dysautonomia, and psychotropic drugs
- Written by world-renowned experts
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Table of contents (50 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Physiology and Development of Enteric Neuromuscular System and Gastrointestinal Motility
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Motility and Sensory Testing
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Disorders of Digestive Motility
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About this book
This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date theoretical review and practical guide on pediatric gastrointestinal motility and functional disorders. The latest edition includes extensively revised and new chapters to reflect the rapidly growing field of pediatric neurogastroenterology. New topics covered include neurobiology of pain in children, functional oropharyngoesophageal assessment, dysautonomia, and psychotropic drugs. The text also features instructive illustrations, photographs, and tables.
Written by world-renown experts in the field, Pediatric Neurogastroenterology: Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders in Children, Second Edition is a valuable resource for pediatric gastroenterologists, adult gastroenterologists, pediatricians, and all professionals involved in the treatment and management of children with such disorders.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada
Christophe Faure
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Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
Nikhil Thapar
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Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, USA
Carlo Di Lorenzo
About the editors
CHU Sainte-Justine
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Nikhil Thapar, MD, PhD
UCL Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Division of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology
London
UK
Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Columbus, OH
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pediatric Neurogastroenterology
Book Subtitle: Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders in Children
Editors: Christophe Faure, Nikhil Thapar, Carlo Di Lorenzo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43268-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82775-9Published: 11 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43268-7Published: 25 November 2016
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXII, 555
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 84 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gastroenterology, Pediatrics, Clinical Nutrition