Full Description
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.
Contents
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.
