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Epidemiology
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Punto di Riferimento
per Medici e Operatori Sanitari
per Medici e Operatori Sanitari
LIBRERIA STUDIUM
Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children
GER in Children
Vandenplas
Editore
Springer
Anno
2017
Pagine
376
ISBN
9783319606774
135,00 €
DA SCONTARE
- Provides comprehensive up-to-date overview of GER in children
- Sheds new light on a topic of increasing importance
- Covers general aspects of reflux disease as well as GER in special patient populations
- Writen by leading authorities in the field
This book provides a comprehensive overview of Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in children, discussing its epidemiology, pathophysiology diagnosis and treatments. Readers will discover diverse perspectives of the contributing authors and extensive discussions of issues including GER in special patient populations and current approaches to GER diagnosis and management.
The first part of the book is dedicated to introducing the condition, discussing epidemiology, symptoms and diagnosis. This is followed by addressing issues of the condition encountered in special patient populations such as in preterm infants, apnea, neulorogic patients and cystic fibrosis, among others. The final part of the book is dedicated to therapeutic approaches from meditation to surgery and alternative approaches such as complementary medicine and hypnotherapy. The approaches and challenges in endoscopy are discussed in a final chapter.
Edited by a leading world expert i
n the topic and written by a global team of authors, this book will appeal to a wide readership from pediatricians, gastroenterologists to pulmonologists, otolaryngologists and neurologists.For the first time, information on GER in patients 0--15 years is brought together in one volume, discussing all the key issues that for experts.
Table of contents (26 chapters)
