The AFS Textbook of Foregut Disease serves as a comprehensive guide of information covering the fast-evolving field of foregut disease. This textbook is designed as a partnership between gastroenterologists & gastrointestinal surgeons with an understanding that an essential component of moving forward in this field is through collaboration. This AFS textbook has been developed by the American Foregut Society, a premier society for foregut disease and all chapters are written by experts in the field. Readership is intended for gastroenterologists, GI and thoracic surgeons, gastroenterology and general surgery residents and fellows, medical students, and integrated health members that manage foregut disease. All chapters follow an organized format that contains many graphs, tables, intraoperative photographs, and illustrations of techniques. This textbook provides the most up-to-date scientific information and will be the definitive resource to guide both the diagnosis and management of foregut disease for years to come.
Editors and Affiliations
University of California, Irvine, Orange, USA
Ninh T. Nguyen
Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Stanford Digestive Health Clinic, Redwood City, USA
John O. Clarke
Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, USA
John C. Lipham
Digestive Health Institute, University of California, Irvine, Orange, USA
Kenneth J. Chang
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, USA
Felice Schnoll-Sussman
Institute of Esophageal & Reflux Surgery, Englewood, USA
Reginald C.W. Bell
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
Peter J. Kahrilas
About the editors
Ninh T. NguyenUniversity of California, Irvine 101 The City Drive Orange, CA 92868 USA
John Clarke Department of Med/Gastroenterology and Hepatology Stanford Digestive Health Clinic 430 Broadway Street Pavilion C, 3rd Floor MC: 6341 Redwood City, CA 94063
USA jclarke2@stanford.edu
John C. Lipham Professor of Clinical Surgery Division Chief of Upper GI and General Surgery Director, Foregut Cancer Program Chief of USC Affiliated Academic Programs at Hoag Memorial Hospital Keck School of Medicine at USC 1510 San Pablo St. Health Sciences Campus Los Angeles, CA John.Lipham@med.usc.edu
Ken J. Chang University of California, Irvine 101 TheCity Drive Orange, CA 92868 USA
kchang@hs.uci.edu
Felice Schnoll-Sussman Weill Cornell Medicine 1315 York Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA
fhs2001@med.cornell.edu
Reginald C. Bell Institute of Esophageal & Reflux Surgery 499 E Hampden Ave #400 Englewood, CO 80113 USA reg@regbell.com
Peter Kahrilas Gilbert H. Marquardt Professor in Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University 420 E Superior St Chicago IL 60611 USA p-kahrilas@northwestern.edu
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The AFS Textbook of Foregut Disease
Editors: Ninh T. Nguyen, John O. Clarke, John C. Lipham, Kenneth J. Chang, Felice Schnoll-Sussman, Reginald C.W. Bell, Peter J. Kahrilas