Onco-Neurogastroenterology
Onco-Neurogastroenterology: Gastrointestinal Motility and Sensation Across the Cancer Spectrum
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031988477 | 320 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 64 MB
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031988477 | 320 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 64 MB
Gastrointestinal sensory-motor dysfunction may cause acute, subacute, or chronic and variable digestive symptoms, and it may be overlooked as a factor across the cancer spectrum. The process may be regional or generalized, involving the entire gastrointestinal tract and it may be primary (a result of tumor-induced infiltrative denervation), or secondary to prior oncologic, surgical or radiation therapy. Sensory-motor dysfunction may precede, occur concurrently, or follow cancer, and it may be a manifestation of limited, metastatic, or even cured cancer. Clinical consideration and use of modern technology may help with diagnosis and therapy, thus improving quality of life in such patients.