Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention A Multidisciplinary App
This atlas provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of all interventions that pertain to the esophagus. It includes a review of the current staging modalities, ablation technologies, resection and reconstruction techniques, and disease classifica
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Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention A Multidisciplinary Approach
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Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention
Shanda H. Blackmon • Karen J. Dickinson Editors
Atlas of Esophageal Disease and Intervention A Multidisciplinary Approach
Editors Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH, FACS Associate Professor Division of General Thoracic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN USA
Karen J. Dickinson, MBBS, BSc, MD, FRCS Division of General Thoracic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-3087-6 ISBN 978-1-4939-3088-3 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-3088-3
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This book is dedicated to my husband, Matt Blackmon, my partners in practice, and my esophageal support group; for the years of dedication, support, and love. Without such teams, caring for these patients would be impossible.
Preface
This atlas began when I was in my first year of clinical practice. As I began to develop my skills in endoluminal technology, I realized there was no single resource to guide me. There were several moments through these years when it became clear that one specialty may not always understand important facts from another specialty regarding the disease they both treat. I distinctly remember speaking to a patient after an esophagectomy for cancer and having the patient tell me his gastroenterologist told him I may have resected the vagal nerve, thus giving him a dumping syndrome. I responded by stating “I certainly hope I resected it, because that is part of the surgery!” I started a multidisciplinary tumor board to enhance learning and communication between the specialties, focusing on the diseases rather than keeping it specialty-specific. I made every attemp
