The Stomach: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Treatment

On the subject of stomach and gastric diseases, current cli-nical, morphological, pharmacological, biochemical as wellas cellular and molecularbiological aspects will be presen-ted.The articles of the first part of this book will discuss thenormal functions of the stomach (such as motility, secre-tion, tissue regeneration etc.). The second part deals withpathophysiological aspects (such as inflammation, ulcerationand tumor formation) and modern possibilities of treatment.The authors aim at gaining a deeper knowledge of the sto-mach, its physiology and pathophysiology in order to usethis knowledge for the better of their patients.