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The AFS Textbook of Foregut Disease

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Overview

  • Written by experts in the field
  • Serves as a comprehensive guide for dealing with the fast-evolving field of foregut disease
  • All chapters contain a Q&A section, intraoperative photos, illustrations, graphs, and pertinent videos

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Table of contents (62 chapters)

  1. Basic Considerations

  2. GERD and Eosinoplhilic Esophagitis

  3. Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Neoplasm

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About this book

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

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19671-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: American Foregut Society 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-19670-6Published: 22 April 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-19673-7Published: 23 April 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-19671-3Published: 21 April 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 625

  • Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations, 270 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Surgery, Gastroenterology

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