Endoscopic Gastric Surgery /

Endoscopic gastric procedures are now well established since they minimize stress to the patient. This book provides a step-by-step state-of-the-art guide to the most important procedures in gastric surgery: laparoscopic fundoplication, laparoscopic gastric banding, laparoscopic gastric resection, l...

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Main Author: Hanisch, E.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kitajima, M., Wehrmann, T., Encke, A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2000.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Endoscopic gastric procedures are now well established since they minimize stress to the patient. This book provides a step-by-step state-of-the-art guide to the most important procedures in gastric surgery: laparoscopic fundoplication, laparoscopic gastric banding, laparoscopic gastric resection, laparoscopic gastro-enterostomy, laparoscopic gastrectomy, and laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia. An updated overview of indication, pathophysiology and epidemiology, diagnostics, as well as medical and surgical therapy (conventional and laparoscopic) is included.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 134 pages 103 illustrations)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783642596025 (electronic bk.)
3642596029 (electronic bk.)