André Toupet: surgeon technician par excellence.
André Toupet is best known for the posterior fundoplication that bears his name, currently used for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or completing Heller's myotomy and subject today to intense discussions. This was not different in 1963, when Toupet proposed his technique at a time when the Nissen fundoplication was emerging as the treatment of choice for GERD. Behind the procedure, we discover a man with great surgical talent and meticulous attention to technical details who opposed criticism with hard work and strong family values.
Katkhouda
Namir
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Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA. nkatkhouda@surgery.usc.edu
Khalil
Michael R
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Manhas
Sharan
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Grant
Steven
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Velmahos
George C
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Umbach
Thomas W
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Kaiser
Andreas M
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D005602:France; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000266:history*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans