A step-by-step guide to the six most important laparoscopic procedures in gastric surgery: fundoplication, gastric banding and resection, gastro-enterostomy, gastrectomy and laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia. Written by an internationally respected group of laparoscopic general surgeons, the book includes an updated overview of indication, pathophysiology, epidemiology and diagnostics. It also covers medical and surgical therapy - both conventional and laparoscopic.weiterlesen