Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Surgical Anatomy of the Esophageal Hiatus.- 2. Effects of Reflux on the Esophageal Mucosa.- 3. Epidemiology and Socioeconomics of Reflux Disease.- 4. Medical Therapy for GERD.- 5. Indications for Antireflux Surgery. 6. The Relation of Hiatal Hernia to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 7. The Lower Esophageal Sphincter.- 8. Preoperative Evaluation and Testing for GERD.- 9. Complete Fundoplications: Indications and Technique.- 10. Posterior Partial Fundoplications: Indications and Technique.- 11. Anterior Partial Fundoplications: Indications and Technique.- 12. Paraesophageal Hernia: indications and technique.- 13. The Hill Antireflux Operations Repair and its Variants.- 4. Endoscopic Therapies for Reflux Disease.- 15. Magnetic LES Augmentation: The LINX Procedure.- 16. GERD Treatment in the Bariatric Population.- 17. Perioperative Complications and their Management.- 18. The Use of Mesh in Hiatal Hernia Repair.- 19. The Short Esophagus.- 20. Poor Esophageal Motility: A Tailored Approach?.- 21. Delayed Gastric Emptying and Reflux Disease.- 22. Reoperative Antireflux Surgery.- 23. Side Effects of Fundoplication and How to Deal with Them.- 24. Outcomes of Antireflux Surgery.