The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 749-756 , June 2008

Laparoscopic mesh-augmented hiatoplasty as a treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernias–preliminary clinical and functional results of a prospective case series

  • Beat P. Müller-Stich, M.D.

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    • Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49-6221-56 3 8471; fax: +49-6221-56 8645.
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  • Georg R. Linke, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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  • Jan Borovicka, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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  • Francesco Marra, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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  • René Warschkow, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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  • Jochen Lange, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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  • Arianeb Mehrabi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Jörg Köninger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Carsten N. Gutt, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Andreas Zerz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Received 5 May 2007 ,Revised 12 June 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00004-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.06.022

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 749-756 , June 2008