Oesophageal emergencies
19 Oesophageal emergencies Jon Shenfine and S. Michael Griffin Introduction This chapter focuses on the diagnosis and management of injuries to the oesophagus from a variety of different insults from…
Bariatric surgery
20 Bariatric surgery Richard Welbourn Introduction Since its inception half a century ago, bariatric surgery (from the Greek word ‘baros’ for weight or pressure and ‘-iatric’ for the medicine or…
Pathology of oesophageal and gastric tumours
1 Pathology of oesophageal and gastric tumours Heike I. Grabsch Oesophagus Introduction Patients with neoplastic processes of the oesophagus most commonly present clinically at an advanced disease stage with strictures,…
Benign ulceration of the stomach and duodenum and the complications of previous ulcer surgery
18 Benign ulceration of the stomach and duodenum and the complications of previous ulcer surgery John Wayman Introduction The role of the surgeon in the management of peptic ulcer disease…
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in treatment of oesophageal and gastric cancer
9 Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in treatment of oesophageal and gastric cancer Tom Crosby and Adrian Crellin Introduction The treatment of oesophagogastric cancer has become more complex, with evidence of the benefits…
Surgery for cancer of the stomach
7 Surgery for cancer of the stomach Takeshi Sano Introduction There seem to be two different worlds for surgeons who confront gastric cancer. In Japan and Korea, where nearly half…
Treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
13 Treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease David I. Watson Introduction Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is common, affecting between 10% and 40% of the population of most Western countries.1,2 It is…
Pathophysiology and investigation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
12 Pathophysiology and investigation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease John M. Findlay and Nicholas D. Maynard Introduction Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) describes symptoms or mucosal damage caused by reflux of gastric contents into the…
Treatment of the complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and failed gastro-oesophageal surgery
14 Treatment of the complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and failed gastro-oesophageal surgery Robert Mason Introduction Gastro-oesophageal reflux affects up to a quarter of the UK population on a regular…
Barrett’s oesophagus
15 Barrett’s oesophagus Max Almond, Hugh Barr and Janusz Jankowski Definition Barrett’s oesophagus is a change in any portion of the normal squamous oesophageal epithelium to a metaplastic columnar epithelium…
