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The upper gastrointestinal surgery represented one of the first applications of laparoscopy. Since the early 1990s, benign esophageal disorders like gastroesophageal reflux, achalasia, or hiatal hernia became indications for the laparoscopic approach (LA) [1, 2].
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Bracale, U., Cabras, F., Lidia, R., Merola, G., Elisabetta, P., Pignata, G. (2016). Esophagus and Stomach. In: Pignata, G., Bracale, U., Lazzara, F. (eds) Laparoscopic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24427-3_1
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