title: Guidelines for the management of hiatal hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, gkohn@uppergi.net.
authors.forename: Geoffrey Paul
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.forename: Raymond Richard
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: DeMeester
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zehetner
authors.forename: Oliver J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Muensterer
authors.forename: Ziad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Awad
authors.forename: Sumeet K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stefanidis
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Fanelli
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