Hiatal Hernia Surgery An Evidence Based Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Memon, Muhammed Ashraf (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Abdominal surgery.; Gastroenterology .; Minimally invasive surgery.; Abdominal Surgery.; Gastroenterology.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.

This book aims to address the recent advances and controversies on the subject of hiatus hernia and antireflux surgery. The field of antireflux surgery is undergoing a lot of changes, and traditional concepts are being challenged. The readers are provided with an evidence based approach to assist su...

Table of Contents:

• Utility of endoscopy in the diagnosis of GERD and hiatus hernia
• Utility of radiology in the diagnosis of GERD and hiatus hernia
• Utility of ambulatory oesophageal pH and high resolution impedance manometry in the diagnosis of GERD and hiatus hernia
• Preoperative diagnostic workup before antireflux surgery: an evidence and experience-based approach
• Indications and procedures for surgical therapy of gastroesophageal reflux management
• Anterior vs posterior fundoplication for GERD
• Novel Endoscopic antireflux procedures - what do they offer?- Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hiatus hernia - suture cruroplast or prosthetic repair. Adverse outcome and failure following laparoscopic antireflux surgery - is one type of fundoplication better than other?- Use to postoperative HRIM and FLIP for dysphagia assessment following antireflux procedure
• Preoperative assessment of failed fundoplication
• Recurrent gastroesophageal reflux after a fundoplication - failure or wrong procedure
• Laparoscopic methods in recurrent paraesophageal hernias
• Revision strategies for recurrent paraesophageal hiatus hernia - laparoscopic or thoracoscopic
• Long term results after laparoscopic reoperation for failed antireflux procedure
• Utility of the Robot in revisional paraosophageal hiatus hernia
• Long term efficacy of laparoscopic Antireflux surgery (Nissen Fundoplication) on regression of Barrett's esophagus - role of impedence pH, FLIP and gastroscopy
• Linx for small hiatus hernia and GERD.