title: Eponyms in esophageal surgery.
abstract: Eponyms are frequently used in the surgery in homage to remarkable surgeons, specially creators of new surgical techniques and instruments. Sometimes, however, the right person is not revered or the name persists, but the author's technique has been changed over time and the original procedure is lost. Eponyms of the 10 most famous procedures in esophageal surgery are revisited. Names like Lortat-Jacob, Toupet, Dor, Heller, Nissen, Ivor Lewis, Collis, Merendino, Hill, and Belsey, are reviewed, analyzing the man behind the name, the original technique and its modifications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Esophagus Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. herbella.dcir@unifesp.epm.br
authors.forename: F A M
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Herbella
authors.forename: D R C F
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Del Grande
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D004850:Eponyms; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans