Evaluation and Management of Dysphagia , 1st ed. 2020 An Evidence-Based Approach

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of dysphagia. The text reviews current evidence behind the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of esophageal disorders that cause dysphagia, including GERD, eosinophilic esophagitis, achalasia, and spastic motor disorders. The book also focuses on the different variants of dysphagia, from oropharyngeal dysphagia to functional dysphagia, highlights advances in testing for dysphagia, and features evidence-based algorithms. 

Written by experts in the field, Evaluation and Management of Dysphagia: An Evidence-Based Approach is a valuable resource for gastroenterologists, otolaryngologists, and other clinicians and practitioners who treat patients afflicted with dysphagia.

1 Dysphagia: How to Recognize and Narrow the Differential

Kristle L. Lynch, David A. Katzka

2 Advances in Testing for Dysphagia

Afrin N. Kamal, John O. Clarke

3 Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Robert M. Siwiec, Arash Babaei 

4 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Amit Patel, C. Prakash Gyawali

5 Non-Reflux Mediated Esophageal Strictures

Sajiv Sethi, Joel Richter 

6 Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Betty H. Li, Nina Gupta, Robert T. Kavitt

7 Achalasia

Rishi D. Naik, Dhyanesh A. Patel

8 Spastic Motor Disorders

Jennifer X. Cai, Walter W. Chan

9 Ineffective Motility Disorder

Akinari Sawada, Kornilia Nikaki, Daniel Sifrim

10 Functional Dysphagia 

Ofer Z. Fass, Ronnie Fass 

Dhyanesh A. Patel, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Nashville, TN

USA

Robert T. Kavitt, MD, MPH

University of Chicago Medical Center

Center for Esophageal Diseases

Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Chicago, IL

USA

Michael F. Vaezi, MD, PhD, MSc (Epi), FACG

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Nashville, TN

USA