Endoscopic, Laparoscopic and Robotic Techniques for Foregut Disorders

This book offers a state-of-the-art description of endoscopic and minimally invasive (laparoscopic and robotic) surgical procedures for the treatment of foregut disorders (benign and malignant diseases). The pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment modalities for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), achalasia, obesity, gastric cancer, and esophageal cancer are thoroughly described. Expert physicians provide the description of the technique with illustrative images in each chapter. The expected audience will include surgeons, gastroenterologists, medical oncologists, as well as medical students.
The goal is to have a comprehensive and detailed book, easy-to-read, and with high quality images.

Francisco Schlottmann received his medical degree with honors at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. He then completed his general surgery residency at the Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires. After his surgical training, Dr. Schlottmann completed the Soudavar fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, focusing his research on esophageal cancer. He then did a 2-year gastrointestinal surgery fellowship at the University of North Carolina, focusing his clinical and research activities on foregut disorders. Dr. Schlottmann obtained his Master of Public Health at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. He also completed a 1-year Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He currently serves as Clinical Instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and as Affiliate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires with an active clinical and research interest in esophageal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease, obesity, esophageal cancer, and gastric cancer. Dr. Schlottmann has published over 250 journal articles, and has written over 60 book chapters.
Mario A. Masrur is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) since 2015. He is an attending Surgeon at the Bariatric Surgery Program at UIC. In addition, he isthe Director of the Bariatric Program at Little Company of Mary Hospital, OSF in Chicago, Illinois and he serves as Associate Program Director of the Surgical Residency Program. He is an active member of the ASMBS and ACS
and he has conducted extensive research in the field of Bariatric, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, which is reflected in numerous publications.