Managing Failed Anti-Reflux Therapy

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects millions of people in western society. Since the introduction of laparoscopic techniques in the 1990s, it is now one of the most common indications for surgery. This multiauthored text provides information on the pathophysiology of GERD, appropriate med...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Ferguson, Mark K. (Editor ), Fennerty, M. Brian (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Temas:
Gastroenterology.
Surgery.
General Surgery.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • History of Medical and Surgical Anti-Reflux Therapy
  • Medical Management of GERD: Algorithms and Outcomes
  • Complications of GERD: Esophagitis, Stricture, Barrett's, and Cancer
  • Principles of Successful Surgical Anti-Reflux Procedures
  • Acute Complications of Anti-Reflux Surgery
  • Persistent Symptoms after Anti-Reflux Surgery and their Management
  • Technical Surgical Failures: Presentation, Etiology and Evaluation
  • Symptoms after Anti-Reflux Surgery: Everything Is Not always caused by Surgery
  • The Medical and Endoscopic Management of Failed Surgical Anti-Reflux Procedures
  • Reoperation for Failed Anti-Reflux Surgery
  • Management of Alkaline Reflux
  • Management of the Short Esophagus
  • Esophagectomy: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes
  • Vagal Sparing Esophagectomy
  • Future Directions of Therapy for GERD.

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