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History and Clinical Research
Amyloidosis and Fabry disease are known to be deposit diseases that are more underdiagnosed than rare. Since the seveenteenth and eighteenth...
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Diagnostic Testing and Pharmacotherapy in Gastroparesis
The clinical signs of gastroparesis include nausea, vomiting, early satiety, postprandial fullness, bloating, and abdominal discomfort, which can...
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Gastric Cancer Epidemiology, Genetics, and Screening
Gastric cancer represents a major global health problem due to the high incidence and mortality which varies widely by geographic region,...
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Esophageal Hypersensitivity and Functional Dyspepsia
Functional disorders of the esophagus and stomach, as defined by the Rome IV criteria, include functional chest pain, functional heartburn, reflux...
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Management of Early Esophageal Cancer
The advent of endoscopic therapy has revolutionized the treatment of early-stage esophageal adenocarcinoma with favorable safety outcomes compared...
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Laparoscopic Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation
For many years the binary options of antisecretory medications and antireflux surgery in the form of fundoplication have been the mainstays of...
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Screening Technologies for Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Targeted population screening for Barrett’s esophagus followed by endoscopic surveillance is advocated as a strategy aimed at reducing mortality...
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Laparoscopic and Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as a bariatric procedure was initially described in 1999 as part of a laparoscopic duodenal switch and then...
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Scleroderma
Scleroderma, or systemic sclerosis (SSc), is an autoimmune disorder characterized by vasculopathy, progressive fibrosis of the skin, and internal...
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Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric and Esophageal Submucosal Tumors
Submucosal tumors are tumors of mesenchymal origin that can be found anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract. The incidence of these lesions is not...
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Endoscopic Staging and Resection for Early Gastric Cancer
Mrs. N is a 68-year-old Japanese American female who presents to her gastroenterologist for symptoms of intermittent heartburn and bloating. She...
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Surgical Treatment of Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis (GP) is a clinical condition of chronic upper gastrointestinal symptoms diagnosed after elimination of any gastric outlet obstruction...
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Pathophysiology of Gastric Neuromuscular Disorders
Patients with gastric neuromuscular disorders can present with a multitude of symptoms including nausea, vomiting, bloating, early...
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History of AFS
The American Foregut Society originated as a grassroots movement to meld the often disparate medical and surgical approaches to foregut disease into...
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Endoscopic Management of Anastomotic Leaks
Esophagogastric anastomotic leaks occur not infrequently and carry the potential for significant morbidity and mortality. The risk to patients can be...
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Pathophysiology of Esophageal Motility Disorders
Esophageal motility disorders broadly are characterized as a dysfunction of either outflow or peristalsis as described by the Chicago Classification...
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Patient Assessment and Stoma Siting
This chapter will focus on all aspects of a pre-operative holistic assessment including the principles and practice of stoma siting. The importance...
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Body Image and Sexuality
Sex and sexuality are complex, yet it is an important part of everyone’s life. Life with a stoma can have a profound change upon this important...
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An Introduction to Stoma Care Nursing
There are currently over 200,000 stoma patients in the United Kingdom (UK) [1]. Since the 1970s, Nurse Specialists have gradually gained more...
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Health Economics in Stoma Care
The economic health of the National Health Service (NHS) affects everyone in the United Kingdom as the service is designed to allow free access to...