This issue will present the latest diagnostic and surgical approaches for GERD, ulcers and gastric cancer. Articles will address topics such as anatomy and physiology, medical management of acid peptic disease, operative management of ulcer disease, current status of antireleux suegery, endoscopic management of reflux, endoluminal gastric surgery, early gastric cancer, neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer, radical gastrectomy for carcinoma, gastric motility and gastric pacing, and palliative gastric surgery
1. Anatomy and Physiology/Overview (Martin and Palm) 2. Operative Management of Ulcer Disease (Martin) 3. Medical Management of Acid Peptic Disorders (Roy) 4. Current Status of Antireflux Surgery (Buyske) 5. Endoscopic Management of Reflux (Rothstein) 6. Endoluminal Gastric Surgery (Hunter) 7. Early Gastric Cancer (Standiford) 8. Radical Gastrectomy for Carcinoma (Munson) 9. Anatomy and Gastric Physiology (Soybel) 10. Palliative Gastric Surgery (Bell) 11. Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy for Gastric Cancer (Hoffman)