Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Nathaniel J. Soper Eric S. Hungness Introduction Laparoscopic antireflux surgery continues to play a major role in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The development of…
Surgical Anatomy of the Diaphragm Richard R. Ricketts Marios Loukas Lee J. Skandalakis David A. McClusky III Petros Mirilas Embryogenesis Embryogenesis of the diaphragm comes from the following sources: transverse…
Modified Hill Repair for Gastroesophageal Reflux Donald E. Low Madhankumar Kuppusamy Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common gastrointestinal problem in humans. Currently, 44% of the U.S. population experience…
Pathology and Treatment of Zenker Diverticulum Sidhu P. Gangadharan Anatomy Zenker diverticulum was initially described by Abraham Ludlow in 1769 when he discovered the pathology during the autopsy of a…
Laparoscopic Esophagectomy James D. Luketich Jon O. Wee Introduction Esophageal resection may be a life-saving and life-enhancing procedure for those patients with early malignancy or end-stage functional disorders, such as…
Nissen–Rossetti Antireflux Fundoplication (Open Procedure) David I. Watson The modern era of antireflux surgery began in the 1950s with the description of fundoplication by Nissen. Nissen’s original procedure entailed a…
Pulmonary Resection David J. Sugarbaker Marcelo C. DaSilva History The evolution of thoracic surgery parallels the development of endotracheal anesthesia and selective lung ventilation. These techniques permit safe operations to…
Paraesophageal Hernia—Open Repair W. Scott Melvin Kyle A. Perry Paraesophageal hiatal hernia is a relatively rare condition that was first identified on postmortem examination in 1903, and by upper gastrointestinal…
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Infants and Children George W. Holcomb, III Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common diseases requiring surgical correction in infants and children. Its…
Modified Radical Mastectomy and Radical Mastectomy Kirby I. Bland A. History of Breast Cancer Surgery In the second century AD, Galen, on his classical clinical observation of a breast carcinoma,…
