Dysphagia Diagnosis and Treatment: A Comprehensive Guide to Esophageal Motility Disorders

Authored by renowned expert Marco G. Patti, “Dysphagia: Diagnosis and Treatment of Esophageal Motility Disorders” offers a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary approach to understanding and managing dysphagia and other esophageal symptoms.

Comprehensive Coverage of Dysphagia Diagnosis and Management

This authoritative reference covers all aspects of dysphagia, delving into the intricacies of physiology and evaluation methods. Hot topics in the field are thoroughly discussed, including:

• Pharmacological causes of dysphagia
• The physiology of normal swallowing
• Ambulatory pH monitoring
• Recurrent dysphagia after treatments

The evidence-based medicine approach is rooted in clinical outcome research, featuring both prospective and randomized studies. This makes the book an indispensable resource for clinical researchers, general surgeons, foregut surgeons, thoracic surgeons, and gastroenterologists.

Unified Interdisciplinary Approach

This comprehensive guide presents a unified perspective on dysphagia, drawing on insights from multiple specialties. It provides an in-depth analysis of radiologic, endoscopic, and manometric evaluation methods, including the Chicago Classification 4.0, which has revolutionized previous paradigms in the field.

Key Features

This definitive reference offers:

• A unified, interdisciplinary approach to dysphagia diagnosis and management
• In-depth analysis of radiologic, endoscopic, and manometric evaluation methods
• Comprehensive coverage of dysphagia from evidence-based medicine

Published by Elsevier Science on January 6, 2023, this book is a must-have for healthcare professionals seeking to stay at the forefront of dysphagia diagnosis and treatment.