Visceral Pain

Clinical, Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Aspects

Edited by Maria Adele Giamberardino

A concise pocketbook considering the clinical characteristics of visceral pain to aid diagnosis
Explores principles of treatment, as well as the latest evidence-based guidelines
Useful key points section at the beginning of each chapter summarises the content

Visceral Pain

Clinical, Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Aspects

Edited by Maria Adele Giamberardino

Description

Visceral pain, or pain in the internal organs, is often quite difficult for the clinician to recognize promptly as its characteristics are often atypical and vary with time. Patients with visceral pain also often present with concurrent painful conditions in more than one internal organ; this can give rise to an intricate complex of symptoms which can be misleading if not accurately evaluated. Also, despite its frequency, the mechanisms behind pain in the internal organs are not fully understood, and this impacts negatively on therapy.

This concise pocketbook addresses the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the major visceral pain phenomena, the fundamentals of their neurophysiological mechanisms and the principles of their treatment. It also provides overviews of current diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines on the conditions most commonly associated with visceral pain.

Visceral Pain

Clinical, Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Aspects

Edited by Maria Adele Giamberardino

1. Epidemiology and social impact of visceral pain, Smita L.S Halder and G. Richard Locke III
2. Visceral pain phenomena in the clinical setting and their interpretation, Maria Adele Giamberardino and Raffaele Constantini
3. Experimental visceral pain, Lars Arendt-Nielson and Asbjorn Mohr Drewes
4. Animal models of visceral pain, Fernando Cervero and Jennifer M.A Laird
5. Mechanisms: lessons from translational studies of endometriosis, Karen J. Berkley and Pamela Stratton
6. Emerging pharmacological therapies, Peter Holzer and Ulrike Holzer-Petsche
7. Cardiac vs. non-cardiac chest pain, Mats Borjesson
8. Gastrointestinal pain, Lukas Van Oudenhove and Qasim Aziz
9. Urogential pain, Andrew Paul Baranowski
10. Visceral pain in cancer patients, Sebastiano Mercadante

Visceral Pain

Clinical, Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Aspects

Edited by Maria Adele Giamberardino

Author Information

Maria Adele Giamberardino is Associate Editor in Clinical Science of Pain - Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain and Field Editor in the Neurobiology of Pain, for the European Journal of Pain.

Contributors:

Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Center for Sensory-Motor Interactions, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark
Qasim Aziz, Wingate Institute of Neurogastroenterology, London, UK
Andrew Paul Baranowski, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Karen J. Berkley, Program in Neuroscience, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Mats Börjesson, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Ostra, Göteborg, Sweden
Fernando Cervero, Anaesthesia Research Unit, McGill Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Raffaele Costantini, Department of General and Laparoscopic Surgery, G.D' Annunzio, University of Chieti, Italy
Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Center for Visceral Biomechanics and Pain, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
Maria Adele Giamberardino, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, G.D' Annunzio, University of Chieti, Italy
Smita L.S. Halder, Department of GI Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
Peter Holzer, Research Unit of Translational Neurogastroenterology, Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Ulrike Holzer-Petsche, Research Unit of Translational Neurogastroenterology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Jennifer M.A. Laird, AstraZeneca R&D Montreal and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Monteal, Canada
G. Richard Locke III, Dyspepsia Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, USA
Sebastiano Mercadante, Palliative Medicine, University of Palermo, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit & Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center. Palermo, Italy
Pamela Stratton, Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
Lukas Van Oudenhove, Department of Neurosciences, Division of Psychiatry, University of Leuven, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Belgium