Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Clinical Spectrum, Natural History and Epidemiology of GERD

   • F. Pace, G. Bianchi Porro

   Pages 1-11

3. The Pathophysiology of GERD

   • R. Dickman, R. Fass

   Pages 13-22

4. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Elderly

   • M. F. Vaezi, J. Swoger

   Pages 23-43

5. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Infants and Children

   • Seema Khan, S. R. Orenstein

   Pages 45-64

6. Barrett’s Esophagus

   • R. E. Sampliner

   Pages 65-71

7. The Intriguing Relationship of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease

   • C. Knippig, P. Malfertheiner

   Pages 73-80

8. EGJ Dysfunction and GERD

   • P. J. Kahrilas, J. E. Pandolfino

   Pages 81-92

9. Non-Erosive Reflux Disease (NERD) and Functional Heartburn

   • E. M. M. Quigley

   Pages 93-101

10. Medical Therapy of Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease

    • H. Koop

    Pages 103-111

11. Diagnosis of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Role of Endoscopy

    • A. Bansal, P. Sharma

    Pages 113-120

12. Diagnostic Procedures in GERD: Principles and Values of Esophageal Manometry and pH-Monitoring

    • R. Tutuian, D. O. Castell

    Pages 121-138

13. Endoscopic Anti-Reflux Therapy

    • E. Günter, Ch. Ell

    Pages 139-147

14. Indication for Antireflux Surgery

    • K. -H. Fuchs, M. Fein, J. Maroske, W. Breithaupt, I. Hammer

    Pages 149-157

15. The History of Surgery for Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux

    • R. P. Turk, Alex G. Little

    Pages 159-165

16. Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Antireflux Procedures

    • V. Velanovich

    Pages 167-171

17. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

    • B. Dallemagne

    Pages 173-182

18. Laparoscopic Toupet Fundoplication

    • C. Zornig

    Pages 183-187

19. Complete Versus Partial Fundoplication

    • L. Lundell

    Pages 189-197

20. Adverse Outcomes and Failure Following Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery

    • D. I. Watson

    Pages 199-209

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common disorders with an increasing prevalence and incidence in the last two decades. This book, edited by two experienced surgeons and a clinical psychologist in cooperation with numerous worldwide leading experts, presents clinically relevant information for gastroenterologists, internists, surgeons, residents and also nurses, who frequently care for GERD patients. Focusing on different treatment concepts – medical, endoscopic as well as surgical – the chapters include the basics of symptomatology and epidemiology, pathophysiology, GERD among different age groups, complications and its treatment, hiatal hernia or H. pylori and GERD, NERD and functional heartburn, diagnostic procedures and also presurgical examination. In addition, the patient's perspectives of disease, diagnostics and treatment are included, the same as economic aspects of GERD, and the impact of disease on quality of life or patient-reported outcomes after treatment.

• Evaluation
• Focusing
• GERD
• Internist
• Intervention
• Management
• diagnosis
• diagnostics
• endoscopy
• heartburn
• thoracic surgery

• Allgemein öffentliches Krankenhaus, Zell am See, Austria

  Frank A. Granderath, Thomas Kamolz, Rudolph Pointner

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