Main description:

Oesophagogastric Surgery meets the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants for a contemporary and evidence-based account of this sub-specialty that is relevant to their general surgical practice. It is a practical reference source incorporating the most current information on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures. The text is thoroughly referenced and supported by evidence-based recommendations wherever possible, distinguishing between strong evidence to support a conclusion, and evidence suggesting that a recommendation can be reached on the balance of probabilities.

This is a title in the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series whose eight volumes are an established and highly regarded source of information for the specialist general surgeon.

Contents:

• Pathology of benign, malignant and premalignant oesophageal and gastric tumours
• Epidemiology, genetics and screening for oesophageal and gastric cancer
• Staging of oesophageal and gastric cancer
• Preoperative assessment and perioperative management in oesophageal and gastric surgery
• Surgery for cancer of the oesophagus
• Treatment of early oesophageal cancer and endoscopic oesophageal surgery
• Surgery for cancer of the stomach
• Endoscopic and surgical treatment of early gastric cancer
• Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in treatment of oesophageal and gastric cancer
• Palliative treatments of carcinoma of the oesophagus and stomach
• Other oesophageal and gastric neoplasms
• Pathophysiology and investigation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
• Treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
• Treatment of the complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and failed gastro-oesophageal surgery
• Barrett's oesophagus
• The management of achalasia and other motility disorders of the oesophagus
• Paraoesophageal hernia and gastric volvulus
• Benign ulceration of the stomach and duodenum and the complications of previous ulcer surgery
• Oesophageal emergencies
• Bariatric surgery
• Index