Fundoplication Surgery A Clinical Guide to Optimizing Results
This book is intended for surgeons wanting to take their antireflux practice to an advanced level. It focuses on what experts do in real life, highlights pitfalls in skillful patient selection and fundoplication surgical technique, and addresses how to ha
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Fundoplication Surgery
Ralph W. Aye • John G. Hunter Editors
Fundoplication Surgery A Clinical Guide to Optimizing Results
Editors Ralph W. Aye, M.D., F.A.C.S. Staff Thoracic and Esophageal Surgeon Clinical Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Fellowship Director, Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery Chair, Quality Committee, Swedish Cancer Institute Swedish Medical Center and Swedish Cancer Institute Thoracic and Foregut Surgery Seattle, WA, USA
John G. Hunter, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S. Edin (Hon) Mackenzie Professsor and Chair, Surgery Editor in Chief, World Journal of Surgery Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-25092-2 ISBN 978-3-319-25094-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-25094-6
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Preface
If you are exploring this book, you are likely aware that gastroesophageal reflux is the most common disorder of the upper intestinal track, and that its impact on our health care system is tremendous, resulting in billions of dollars of medical expenses and lost productivity annually. You may also be vaguely aware, or personally so through the care of your own patients, that antireflux surgery may have a dramatic positive impact on an individual’s quality of life, but that, curiously, it has not been fully embraced by the medical community or the public. In fact, medical literature and public online forums are replete with reports of postoperative resumption of antisecretory medication, failed repairs, and debilitating side effects. As one who has practiced in this arena of surgical endeavor for over 25 years, I find it to be one of the most enjoyable aspects of my practice, because of the substan
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