Visceral Pain From Bench to Bedside

Patients with chronic visceral pain present a challenge for medical providers because of their vague presenting symptoms and frequent lack of identifiable pathology. Despite this, chronic visceral pain can be a debilitating medical condition that increases morbidity and decreases quality of life; the long-term consequences of which cause significant socioeconomic burden and debility. Covering the newest trends, studies, diagnosis and treatments in visceral pain care, as well as the pain treatment strategies that have been successfully employed in the past, this book brings readers fully up to date with effective recognitions and treatments for visceral pain. The clinical evaluation and presentation of common chronic visceral pain conditions and multimodal treatment options that can be used to assist patients and providers are focused.

Chapter 1 Introduction of Visceral Pain.- Chapter 2 Anatomy of the Visceral Nerves.- Chapter 3 Physiological Mechanisms of Visceral Pain.- Chapter 4 Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Visceral Pain.- Chapter 5 Evaluation and Examination of Visceral Pain.- Chapter 6 Medication Treatment for Visceral Pain.- Chapter 7 Other Treatment for Visceral Pain.- Chapter 8 Chest Pain.- Chapter 9 Pain in Abdominal Visceral.- Chapter 10 Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Abdominal Pain due to Obstetric and Gynecological Factors.- Chapter 11 Visceral Pain and Pelvic Pain related to Urogenital System.- Chapter 12 Visceral Cancer Pain.- Chapter 13 New Technologies and Prospects in the Treatment of Visceral Pain.

Hong Jiang is a Professor and Director at the Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Ming Xia is a Professor and Vice Director at the same department with Professor Hong Jiang. Bifa Fan is a Professor and Director at the Department of Pain, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.