title: Barrett's esophagus: surgical treatments.
abstract: The following on surgical treatments for Barrett's esophagus includes commentaries on the indications for antireflux surgery after medical treatment; the effects of the various procedures on the lower esophageal sphincter; the role of impaired esophageal motility and delayed gastric emptying in the choice of the surgical procedure; indications for associated highly selective vagotomy, duodenal switch, and gastric electrical stimulation; therapeutic strategies for detection and treatment of shortened esophagus; the role of antireflux surgery on the regression of metaplastic mucosa and the risk of malignant progression; the detection of asymptomatic reflux brfore bariatric surgery; the role of non-GERD symptoms on the results of surgery; and the indications of Collis gastroplasty and choice of the type of fundoplication.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery IV, Regional Referal Center for Esophageal Pathology, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parise
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Savarino
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Locatelli
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceolin
authors.forename: Kulwinder S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: Roger P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Tatum
authors.forename: Italo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Braghetto
authors.forename: C Prakash
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Gyawali
authors.forename: Reza A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hejazi
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: McCallum
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sarosiek
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonavina
authors.forename: Eelco B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Wassenaar
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Cheri L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Canon
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badaloni
authors.forename: Gianmattia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: del Genio
mesh_terms: D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans