Chronic Abdominal Pain. an Evidence-Based, Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management

Description

Chronic Abdominal Pain is a comprehensive resource focused on the management of chronic abdominal pain. Chapters begin with an overview of pain generation, adaptive mechanisms and various diagnostic approaches. A complete range of novel, conservative, minimally invasive and surgical therapeutic options and their proper selection are then discussed along with evidence-based and practical clinical aspects of patient care. Authored by a team of world-renowned physicians and researchers, this definitive guide provides novel algorithms for contemporary treatment of chronic abdominal pain, giving pain medicine clinicians and practitioners the knowledge needed to assess and treat patients with abdominal pain.

Features

• A comprehensive overview of chronic abdominal pain characteristics and mechanisms
• Features state-of- the-art interventional and non-interventional therapeutic approaches
• Authored by a team of world-renowned physicians and researchers

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Etiology and Mechanisms of Chronic Abdominal Pain
Chapter 2. The Epidemiology of Chronic Abdominal Pain
Chapter 3. Establishing Diagnosis of Chronic Abdominal Pain: Gastroenterologist View
Chapter 4. Establishing Diagnosis of Chronic Abdominal Pain: Pain Medicine view
Chapter 5. Lessons Learned from Visceral Sensory Stimulation: Implications for Treatment of Chronic Abdominal Pain
Chapter 6. Abdominal Pain in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Chapter 7. Gastroparesis: Pathophysiology of Chronic Abdominal Pain and Current Treatment
Chapter 8. Chronic Pain Due to Postsurgical Intra-Abdominal Adhesions: Therapeutic Options
Chapter 9. Chronic Pancreatitis with or without Acute Exacerbations: Novel Options for Pain Control
Chapter 10. Chronic Abdominal Pain of Gynecologic Causes: Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 11. Pediatric Chronic Abdominal Pain: Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 12. Interventional Treatment of Chronic Abdominal Pain in Children
Chapter 13. Cancer-Related Abdominal Pain
Chapter 14. Opioids in Abdominal Pain
Chapter 15. Sympathetic Blocks for Chronic Abdominal Pain -
Chapter 16. Radiofrequency and Neurolysis for the Treatment of Chronic Visceral Abdominal Pain
Chapter 17. Regional Anesthesia for Abdominal/Truncal Pain
Chapter 18. Chronic Abdominal Wall Pain: Diagnosis and Interventional Treatment
Chapter 19. Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Abdominal Pain
Chapter 20. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Abdominal Pain
Chapter 21. Gastric and other Visceral Stimulation for Chronic Painful Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders
Chapter 22. Intrathecal Therapy for Non-malignant and Malignant Abdominal Pain
Chapter 23. Surgical Options for Chronic Visceral Abdominal Pain
Chapter 24. Neurosurgical Options for Control of Chronic and Malignant Abdominal Pain
Chapter 25. Psychological Determinants and Treatments for Chronic Abdominal Pain.