CONTENTS:
ESOPHAGAL SURGERY
Anatomical and physiological data
Research methods
Traumatic injuries of the esophagus
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Foreign bodies in the esophagus
Esophageal diverticula
Burning of the esophagus
Functional diseases of the esophagus (achalasia, cardiospasm, dyskinesia, esophagospasm)
Tumors of the esophagus
Esophagoplasty
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
SURGERY OF THE DIAPHRAGM
Anatomical and physiological data
Congenital anomalies of the diaphragm
Traumatic injuries of the diaphragm
Diaphragmatic hernias
Relaxation of the diaphragm
