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Managing Failed Anti-Reflux Therapy

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Editors:
  1. Mark K. Ferguson

    1. Professor of Surgery, Head, Thoracic Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

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  2. M. Brian Fennerty

    1. Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

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  • Definitive text on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), outlining pathophysiology and medical management

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    • Peter J. Kahrilas, John E. Pandolfino
    Pages 1-13

  3. History of Medical and Surgical Anti-Reflux Therapy

    • Mark K. Ferguson
    Pages 15-29

  4. Medical Management of GERD: Algorithms and Outcomes

    • David A. Johnson
    Pages 31-43

  5. Complications of GERD: Esophagitis, Stricture, Barrett’s, and Cancer

    • John A. Bonino, Prateek Sharma
    Pages 45-55

  6. Principles of Successful Surgical Anti-Reflux Procedures

    • Federico Cuenca-Abente, Brant K. Oelschlager, Carlos A. Pellegrini
    Pages 57-65

  7. Acute Complications of Anti-Reflux Surgery

    • Gianmattia del Genio, Jean-Marie Collard
    Pages 67-77

  8. Persistent Symptoms after Anti-Reflux Surgery and their Management

    • John G. Hunter, M. Brian Fennerty
    Pages 79-89

  9. Technical Surgical Failures: Presentation, Etiology and Evaluation

    • Carrie A. Sims, David W. Rattner
    Pages 91-102

  10. Symptoms after Anti-Reflux Surgery: Everything Is Not always caused by Surgery

    • Kenneth R. DeVault
    Pages 103-111

  11. The Medical and Endoscopic Management of Failed Surgical Anti-Reflux Procedures

    • M. Brian Fennerty, John G. Hunter
    Pages 113-125

  12. Reoperation for Failed Anti-Reflux Surgery

    • Jennefer A. Kieran, Myriam J. Curet
    Pages 127-138

  13. Management of Alkaline Reflux

    • Jose M. Clavero, Philippe Topart, Claude Deschamps
    Pages 139-149

  14. Management of the Short Esophagus

    • Éric Fréchette, André Duranceau
    Pages 151-162

  15. Esophagectomy: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes

    • Mark K. Ferguson
    Pages 163-173

  16. Vagal Sparing Esophagectomy

    • Steven R. DeMeester
    Pages 175-180

  17. Future Directions of Therapy for GERD

    • M. Brian Fennerty, Mark K. Ferguson
    Pages 181-185

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 187-196
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About this book

th Although GERD was initially described in the early 19 century,it is essentially a c- sequence of our modern day largesse. Dietary factors and associated obesity have c- bined with as yet other unknown factors (e. g. a decrease in the prevalence of H. pylori?) to make GERD one of the most common diseases affecting western society. It is es- mated that up to 20 million adults in the United States suffer from GERD,and treatment of these individuals consumes approximately $10 billion annually,the majority of it for prescription drugs used to manage the disease and its symptoms. Fortunately, despite challenges presented by co-factors resulting in GERD (diet, obesity, etc. ), therapy of GERD is largely successful. However, even a low failure rate for a therapy used in the management of GERD still results in large numbers of affected patients because of the high prevalence of this disease. Use of a conservative estimate of a failure rate of 5% translates to 1 million ineffectively treated and unhappy patients. How to manage these patients is the subject of this book. Why is publication of this book important now? Several factors prompted us to work on this project. Mature results for proton pump inhibitor use are available,making this an appropriate time to review outcomes of PPI therapy of GERD. Similarly,mature results are now available for minimally invasive surgical therapy for GERD.

Reviews

From the reviews of the first edition:

"An outstanding review of an increasingly common clinical problem, namely, the management of field antireflux therapy. The selection of chapter authors is outstanding, the combinations of topics presented are well thought out and the layout and presentation are excellent. Clinicians who see patients on any form of GERD therapy will find the book insightful, scholarly and useful."

J.H. Peters, MD, FACS, Diseases of the Esophagus

"This is a multi-authored textbook edited by a surgeon and a gastroenterologist. … The content and references are up-to-date. The quality of the drawings, black and white and colour illustrations is generally excellent throughout the book. … This is a useful and comprehensive textbook for surgeons who want to manage such complex patients and understand the importance of a truly multidisciplinary approach." (L. Bonavina, Digestive and Liver Disease, Issue 38, 2006)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Professor of Surgery, Head, Thoracic Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Mark K. Ferguson

  • Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    M. Brian Fennerty

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Managing Failed Anti-Reflux Therapy

  • Editors: Mark K. Ferguson, M. Brian Fennerty

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b136175

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-909-8Published: 13 October 2005

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-84628-011-5Published: 16 January 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 196

  • Number of Illustrations: 67 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

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