Novel Insights Into the Mechanisms of Abdominal Pain in Obstructive Bowel Disorders

Novel Insights Into the Mechanisms of Abdominal Pain in Obstructive Bowel Disorders

Obstructive bowel disorders (OBD) are characterized by lumen distention due to mechanical or functional obstruction in the gut. Abdominal pain is one of the main symptoms in OBD. In this article, we aim to critically review the potential mechanisms for acute and chronic pain in bowel obstruction (BO...

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Main Authors: Xuan-Zheng Shi, You-Min Lin, Shrilakshmi Hegde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
mechanical stretch
abdominal pain
gene transcription
motility
visceral sensitivity
smooth muscle
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnint.2018.00023/full

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