Esophageal Surgery

Section I. Introduction 1. The Historical Evaluation of Esophageal Surgery 2. Anatomy, Embryology, and Histology 3. Physiology Section II. Investigation of Esophageal Disease 4. Clinical Features 5. Imaging 6. Esophagoscopy 7. Function Tests Section III. Pediatric Disorders 8. Congenital Anomalies 9. Vascular Rings Section IV. Hiatal Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Other Conditions 10. Pathophysiology of Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux 11. Medical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 12. Indications for Surgical Referral for Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 13. Indications for Surgery for Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: The Surgeon's Perspective 14. Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children 15. Peptic Esophagitis, Stricture, and Short Esophagus 16. Massive (Paraesophageal) Hiatal Hernias 17. The Columnar-Lined Esophagus 18. Rings and Webs SURGICAL TECHNIQUES 19. Dilation of Peptic Esophageal Strictures 20. Open Nissen Fundoplication 21. Belsey Mark IV Repair 22. The Hill Repair 23. Dor and Toupet Repairs 24. Gastroplasty 25. Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery 26. Vagotomy, Antrectomy, and Roux-en-Y Diversion 27. Combined Operations 28. Esophagectomy for Benign Disease 29. Reoperation for Failed Repairs Section V. Neuromuscular Disorders 30. Pharyngeal and Cricopharyngeal Disorders 31. Esophageal Diverticula 32. Primary Esophageal Motor Disorders 33. Chagas' Disease 34. Secondary Esophageal Motor Disorders 35. Achalasia: Thoracoscopic and Laparoscopic Myotomy Section VI. Trauma 36. Corrosive Injury 37. Foreign Bodies 38. Esophageal Perforation Section VII. Neoplasms 39. Benign Tumors MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 40. Biology of Esophageal Cancer 41. Epidemiology of Malignant Neoplasms 42. Pathology of Malignant Esophageal Neoplasms MANAGEMENT 43. Esophageal Carcinoma 44. Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus 45. Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction 46. Management of Dysplasia and Superficial Carcinoma 47. Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Cancer of the Esophagus 48. Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy as Primary Treatment of Esophageal Cancer 49. Surgical Palliation of Esophageal Cancer 50. Unusual Malignancies Section VIII. Operative Techniques 51. Overview of Operative Techniques 52. Selection and Placement of Conduits 53. Left Thoracoabdominal Approaches 54. Right Thoracoabdominal Approaches 55. Transhiatal Esophagectomy without Thoracotomy 56. Transabdominal Esophagogastrectomy 57. En Bloc Resection for Esophageal Carcinoma 58. Three Field Lymph Node Dissection for Cancer of the Esophagus 59. Total Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Reconstruction 60. Resection of Carcinoma Involving the Cervicothoracic Esophagus: Cervical Exenteration 61. Video-Assisted Approaches for Resection of Carcinoma of the Esophagus 62. Esophageal Bypass 63. Esophageal Intubation 64. Laser Therapy for Carcinoma of the Esophagus 65. Colon Replacement 66. Long-Term Results of Colon Replacement 67. Free Vascularized Grafts in Esophageal Reconstruction 68. Gastric Tubes: Reversed and Nonreversed