Antireflux Surgery

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Surgical Anatomy of the Esophageal Hiatus....Pages 3-8
Effects of Reflux on the Esophageal Mucosa....Pages 9-26
Epidemiology and Socioeconomics of Reflux Disease....Pages 27-34
Medical Therapy for GERD....Pages 35-43
Indications for Antireflux Surgery....Pages 45-51
The Relation of Hiatal Hernia to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease....Pages 53-59
The Lower Esophageal Sphincter....Pages 61-68
Preoperative Evaluation and Testing for GERD....Pages 69-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Complete Fundoplications: Indications and Technique....Pages 81-88
Posterior Partial Fundoplications: Indications and Technique....Pages 89-98
Anterior Partial Fundoplications: Indications and Technique....Pages 99-104
Paraesophageal Hernia: Indications and Technique....Pages 105-115
The Hill Antireflux Operations Repair and Its Variants....Pages 117-126
Endoscopic Therapies for Reflux Disease....Pages 127-138
Magnetic LES Augmentation: The LINX Procedure....Pages 139-148
GERD Treatment in the Bariatric Population....Pages 149-158
Perioperative Complications and Their Management....Pages 159-163
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
The Use of Mesh in Hiatal Hernia Repair....Pages 167-175
The Short Esophagus....Pages 177-187
Poor Esophageal Motility: A Tailored Approach?....Pages 189-195
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Delayed Gastric Emptying and Reflux Disease....Pages 197-203
Reoperative Antireflux Surgery....Pages 205-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Side Effects of Fundoplications and How to Deal with Them....Pages 221-227
Outcomes of Antireflux Surgery....Pages 229-238
Back Matter....Pages 239-245