Frank Alexander Granderath – författare

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common disorders with an increasing prevalence and incidence in the last two decades. This book, edited by two experienced surgeons and a clinical psychologist in cooperation with numerous worldwide leading experts, presents clinically relevant information for gastroenterologists, internists, surgeons, residents and also nurses, who frequently care for GERD patients. Focusing on different treatment concepts – medical, endoscopic as well as surgical – the chapters include the basics of symptomatology and epidemiology, pathophysiology, GERD among different age groups, complications and its treatment, hiatal hernia or H. pylori and GERD, NERD and functional heartburn, diagnostic procedures and also presurgical examination. In addition, the patient's perspectives of disease, diagnostics and treatment are included, the same as economic aspects of GERD, and the impact of disease on quality of life or patient-reported outcomes after treatment.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common disorders with an increasing prevalence and incidence in the last two decades. This book, edited by two experienced surgeons and a clinical psychologist in cooperation with numerous worldwide leading experts, presents clinically relevant information for gastroenterologists, internists, surgeons, residents and also nurses, who frequently care for GERD patients. Focusing on different treatment concepts – medical, endoscopic as well as surgical – the chapters include the basics of symptomatology and epidemiology, pathophysiology, GERD among different age groups, complications and its treatment, hiatal hernia or H. pylori and GERD, NERD and functional heartburn, diagnostic procedures and also presurgical examination. In addition, the patient''s perspectives of disease, diagnostics and treatment are included, the same as economic aspects of GERD, and the impact of disease on quality of life or patient-reported outcomes after treatment.

Speziell auf Ärzte in der Facharztweiterbildung zum Viszeral- und Allgemeinchirurgen zugeschnitten, gibt dieses Buch eine detaillierte und praxisorientierte Einführung in das laparoskopische Operieren. Grundlage sind die von den Herausgebern angebotenen Kurse für Weiterbildungsärzte. 12 wichtige Operationsverfahren aus allen Organbereichen werden nach dem bewährten Konzept des Mental Training Schritt für Schritt dargestellt. Ausführlich werden der laparoskopische Arbeitsplatz, die Geräteausstattung, Vorbereitung und Ablauf einer laparoskopischen Operation und die spezifischen Nahttechniken beschrieben. Präzise Schemata zur laparoskopischen Anatomie und zahlreiche Operationsfotos tragen zur Anschaulichkeit bei.