Main description:

This book provides a state-of-the-art description of the clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management, and treatment of achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, paraesophageal hernia, and morbid obesity. The prevalence of such diseases is increasing worldwide due to higher awareness and improved diagnosis rate. The text is divided in three different parts, each covering detailed surgical techniques of the main foregut operations: achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and obesity. Written by experts in the field, chapters focus on the preoperative work-up, indications, and technical aspects of each operation. Foregut Surgery proves to be an irreplaceable resource for surgeons, gastroenterologists, medical students, and surgical residents that care for patients with reflux, achalasia, and morbid obesity.

Contents:

Achalasia: History.- Achalasia: Clinical Presentation and Evaluation.- Achalasia and Chagas Disease.- Pneumatic Dilatation for Esophageal Achalasia.- Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy.- Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy with Partial (Dor) Fundoplication.- Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Posterior Partial Fundoplication.- Epiphrenic Diverticula: Diagnosis and Management.- Persistent or Recurrent Symptoms after Heller Myotomy for Achalasia: Evaluation and Treatment.- Esophagectomy for End-Stage Achalasia.- Comparison of Different Treatment Modalities and Treatment Algorithm for Esophageal Achalasia.- Historical Notes on the Surgical Treatment of GERD.- Clinical and Diagnostic Evaluation of GERD.- Medical Treatment of GERD.- Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery: Total Fundoplication.- Laparoscopic Partial Fundoplication.- Management of Paraesophageal Hernia.- Surgery in the Morbidly Obese Patient with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).- GERD: Other Treatment Modalities.- Evaluation and Treatment of the Patient with Recurrent Symptoms.- From Heartburn to Lung Fibrosis and Beyond.- Endoscopic Treatments for Barrett's Esophagus.- Historical Notes on the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity.- Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach for Bariatric Surgery.- Bariatric surgery: Clinical Presentation and Evaluation.- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.- Sleeve Gastrectomy.- Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch.- Management of Complications of Bariatric Operations.- Tailoring Surgical Treatment for the Individual Patient.- Evaluation and Treatment of the Patient who is Regaining Weight.