Publisher's Synopsis
The various disorders of gastrointestinal motility together represent a major cause of ill-health, which has become one of the most common reasons for referring a patient from primary care to a gastroenterologist.;This practical book provides a complete guide to the assessment, diagnosis and management of the common, and not so common, disorders of gastrointestinal transit together with a comprehensive review of the relevant anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract. Extensive use is made of flow charts which lead the reader from the presenting symptoms, through differential diagnosis, to therapeutic options and long-term management.
