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Springer Surgical Management of Benign Esophageal Disorders The ”Chicago Approach” 1st Editon 2016 Softbound by P. Marco Fisichella, Nathaniel J. Soper, Carlos A. Pellegrini, Marco G. Patti
Surgical Management of Benign Esophageal Disorders: The “Chicago Approach” covers all stages of the diagnosis and treatment of the most common benign esophageal disorders in a concise and easy-to-read format.Indications, patient preparation, operative techniques, and strategies for avoiding and managing complications are included and based both on evidence-based data and the experience of the most famous esophageal surgeons in the United States and abroad. Each chapter includes a summary of the current management strategy for the disease process, and a review of current state of the art techniques provided by world leaders on esophageal disease, surgeons and gastroenterologists alike. A special emphasis is given to emerging procedures in laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, and endoscopy. Surgical Management of Benign Esophageal Disorders: The “Chicago Approach” is illustrated throughout with line diagrams that depict fundamental anatomic or technical principles and is a valuable resource for surgeons and gastroenterologists in residence and training. 1. Esophageal anatomy for physiology for the surgeon.- 2. Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).- 3. The Chicago Classification system of esophageal motility disorders.- 4. Gastroesphagal Reflux Disease: Preoperative evaluation.- 5. Surgery for esophageal disorders: the anesthesiologist view.- 6. Treatment of epiphrenic diverticula.- 7. Head and Neck Manifestations of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 8. Minimally invasive treatment of GERD.- 9. Minimally invasive treatment of GERD: special situations.- 10. Endoscopic treatment of GERD.- 11. Endoscopic Management of Achalasia.- 12. Surgical treatment of Esophageal achalasia.- 13. Paraesophageal hernias: indications and surgical treatment.- 14. Minimally invasive treatment of benign esophageal tumors.- 15. Barrett’s esophagus: treatment options and management.- 16. Surgery for Barrett’s esophagus: from metaplasia to cancer.- 17. Revisional surgery: Achalasia.- 18. Failed antireflux surgery: Analysis of the causes and treatment.