Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common condition in children. In most infants the reflux disappears spontaneously after the first year of life; nevertheless, children may be managed with medical therapy and those with refractory disease should be referred to surgery. Guidelines for clinical practice have not yet been established for children. The editors of this book, three leading experts in the surgical treatment of this pathology, have joined gastroenterologists, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons and radiologists to provide a modern overview of this pathology. The multimedia format of this endeavor (book plus DVD) is extremely practical and allows easy reading and viewing. This textbook, the first of its kind, will therefore arouse great scientific interest, since it is relevant to four medical specialties: pediatrics, gastroenterology, radiology and pediatric surgery.

I General

1 Introduction
2 Anatomy of the Esophagogastric Junction
3The Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux
4 Clinical Aspects of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children
5 The Gastroesophageal Reflux Secondary to Malformations
6 Conditions Mimicking Gastroesophageal Reflux
7 Infant Regurgitation
8The Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients with Respiratory Symptoms
9 Gastroesophageal Reflux and Barrett's Esophagus
10 Genetics of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
II Pediatrics
11 Esophageal Manometry in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Infants and Children with GER
12 Esophagogastric pH Monitoring in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Infant and Children with GER
13 Gastroesophageal Endoscopy for the Diagnostic Evaluation of Infants with GER
14 Barium Swallow: An Useful Exam to Diagnose GER in Children
15 Scintigraphic Assessment of GER in Pediatric Patients
16 Ultrasonography and Bronchoalveolar Lavage for the Diagnosis of Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux
17 The Bronchoalveolar Lavage Technique to Evaluate Silent Aspiration in Children with Reflux-Associated Respiratory Disease
18 Gastric Emptying and Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux
19 Current Concepts in the Medical Treatment of GER in Children
20 Long-Term Results of Medical Treatment and Indications for Surgery
III Surgery
21 Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux?
22 A Retrospective Analysis of Fifty Years of Open Surgery in the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux
23 Can Laparoscopy Be Considered the "Gold Standard" in the Management of Children with GERD?
24 Nissen-Rossetti's Procedure
25 Nissen-Rossetti Procedure
26 Toupet's Procedure
27 Jaubert De Beaujeu's Procedure
28 Laparoscopic Anterior Fundoplication of the Stomach According toThal
29 Boix-Ochoa's Procedure
30 Other Antireflux Procedures in Infants with GERD
31 Esophagogastric Dissociation
32 Complications of Antireflux Surgery
33 Clinical Outcomes After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
34 Redo Surgery in Cases of Recurrent GER
35 The Management of GER in Neurologically Impaired Patients
36 Results and Follow-up of Antireflux Surgery in Neurologically Impaired Children.