The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24, July 2009

Laparoscopic mesh-augmented hiatoplasty as a method to treat gastroesophageal reflux without fundoplication: single-center experience with 306 consecutive patients

Presented at the 15th Annual Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, July, 2007, Athens, Greece.

  • Beat P. Müller-Stich, M.D.

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    • Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +49-6221-56-38471; fax: +49-6221-56-86-45
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  • Jörg Köninger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Bettina H. Müller-Stich

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Fritz Schäfer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Hospital of Bad Saulgau, Bad Saulgau, Germany
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  • René Warschkow, 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, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Carsten N. Gutt, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General, Abdominal and Transplant Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

Received 6 May 2008; received in revised form 11 July 2008 published online 30 January 2009.

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00734-4

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.050

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24, July 2009