Bookedited by Daniel J. Pak, R. Jason Yong, Krishna B. Shah.
Summary: "Offering timely coverage of this complex field, Interventional Management of Chronic Visceral Pain Syndromes is a practical, evidence-based guide for the mechanisms, presentation, diagnosis, and treatments of chronic non-malignant and malignant abdominal pain syndromes. Experienced clinicians and academic leaders in pain medicine comprehensively discuss best-practice guidelines using the newest interventional techniques, including dorsal root ganglion stimulation, high frequency spinal cord stimulation, and low-dose intrathecal infusion pumps. Coverage includes malignant and non-malignant gastrointestinal pain, malignant and non-malignant pelvic pain in males and females, rectal pain, and chest pain"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Epidemiology of chronic visceral pain syndromes
Neuroanatomy and mechanisms of visceral pain
Female pelvic pain
Malignant pelvic pain
Chronic prostatitis
Coccydynia
Pudendal neuralgia
Postsurgical pelvic pain
Functional anorectal pain
Pancreatic cancer
Liver cancer
Gastric cancer pain
Colorectal cancer
Chronic pancreatitis
Chronic postsurgical pain
Chronic abdominal wall pain
Chronic mesenteric ischemia
Inflammatory bowel disease
Irritable bowel syndrome
Postherpetic neuralgia
Atypical chest wall pain
Esophagitis
Gastroesophageal reflux disease.