title: André Toupet: surgeon technician par excellence.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA. nkatkhouda@surgery.usc.edu
authors.forename: Namir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Katkhouda
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: Sharan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manhas
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Velmahos
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Umbach
authors.forename: Andreas M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kaiser
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D018662:Fundoplication / Q000266:history*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans