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The Internist's Guide to Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Abstract

The esophagus is foremost a conduit, passing nutrition from the external world into the body. Surgical repair of the esophagus is indicated for a variety of conditions ranging from gastroesophageal reflux disease to cancer. This chapter aims to equip the internist with a generalized understanding of perioperative care when dealing with diseases of the esophagus, which can then be conveyed to any patient that may require treatment.

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Ajabshir, N., Treitl, D., Andreoni, A., Ben-David, K. (2019). Esophageal Surgery. In: Rezac, C., Donohue, K. (eds) The Internist's Guide to Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery . Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96631-1_5

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