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Fig. 4.1 A typical 24-hr catheter-based pH study The catheter-based technique for esophageal pH monitoring is limited by discomfort in the patient’s nose and throat, and as a consequence the…

Fig. 18.1 Types of hiatal/paraesophgeal hernias . (a) Type 1 (sliding hernia) (b) Type 2 (normal location of the gastroesophageal junction with herniation of the fundus (c) Type 3 (combination…

Fig. 11.1 Barium swallow Fig. 11.2 Upper endoscopy 11.2.3 Is One Fundoplication Better than Another? Carrott et al. [39] suggested that symptoms associated with paraesophageal hernia are varied, and that…

Fig. 14.1 Endoscopic evaluation of postfundoplicational alterations . (a) Properly positioned infradiaphragmatic fundoplication. (b) Intrathoracic fundoplication. (c) Disrupted infradiaphragmatic fundoplication. (d) Twisted infradiaphragmatic fundoplication. (e) Slipped fundoplication. (f) Paraesophageal hernia…

Fig. 12.1 Management algorithm for patients presenting with dysphagia after an antireflux procedure. Patients presenting with symptoms that are severe requiring pain medication and/or associated with regurgitation and weight loss…

Fig. 8.1 Anatomy of the gastroesophageal junction . Minimal dissection with possible preservation of phreno-esophageal ligament is required to implant the magnetic sphincter augmentation device Fig. 8.2 Laparoscopic view of…

Fig. 6.1 Sample tracing from Bravo pH evaluation Fig. 6.2 Sample esophagram with evidence of large hiatal hernia with element of organoaxial volvulus Fig. 6.3 Representative sample of high resolution…