Main description:

A step-by-step guide to the six most important laparoscopic procedures in gastric surgery: fundoplication, gastric banding and resection, gastro-enterostomy, gastrectomy and laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia. Written by an internationally respected group of laparoscopic general surgeons, the book includes an updated overview of indication, pathophysiology, epidemiology and diagnostics. It also covers medical and surgical therapy - both conventional and laparoscopic.

Contents:

1 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 2 Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).- 3 Achalasia: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Nonoperative Treatment.- 4 Laparoscopic Cardiomyotomy for Achalasia.- 5 Pathogenetic Aspects of Obesity.- 6 Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding.- 7 Totally Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy with Extended Lymph Node Dissection.- 8 Laparoscopic Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer: Lesion-Lifting Method and Intragastric Mucosal Resection.- 9. Laparoscopic Gastric Resection and Gastrectomy.