Distal Gastrectomy with Roux-En-Y Reconstruction Miguel A. Mercado History In 1881, the same year he performed the first successful gastrectomy, Theodor Billroth performed the first gastroenterostomy. The continuity of the…
Esophagogastrectomy for Carcinoma of the Esophagus Simon Y.K. Law Surgical Anatomy Surgeons who operate on the esophagus should be familiar not just with mediastinal anatomy, but also with anatomy of…
Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula George W. Holcomb, III The earliest description of a baby with esophageal atresia (EA) has been attributed to William Durston in 1670….
Transthoracic Antireflux Procedures Tom R. DeMeester In 1853 Henry Ingersoll Bowditch published a monograph titled A Treatise on Diaphragmatic Hernia in which he commented on the then-current state of knowledge…
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Jeffrey L. Ponsky Benjamin K. Poulose The endoscopic technique of gastrostomy placement, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), has permitted long-term gastric access for feeding or decompression without the…
The Anatomy of the Esophagus Toni Lerut Willy Coosemans Herbert Decaluwé Georges Decker Paul De Leyn Philippe Nafteux Dirk Van Raemdonck A the Esophagus The esophagus is not simply a…
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Achalasia and Other Esophageal Dysmotility Michael S. Nussbaum Introduction Most disorders of esophageal motility affect both the esophageal body and the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The…
Esophageal Perforation Soji Ozawa Masaki Kitajima Introduction There have been many reports of esophageal perforation since the Dutch physician Hermann Boerhaave reported the case of the Grand Admiral of Holland…
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…
