Contents:

1. Esophageal reflux
   1. Histology
   2. Clinical presentation
   3. Etiology
   4. Diagnosis
   5. Operative and non-operative management
   6. Management of complications (bleeding, ulceration, Barrett's mucosa, stricture)
      
      
2. Paraesophageal hernias
   1. Clinical presentation
   2. Diagnosis and indications for operation
   3. Operative management
      
      
3. Motility disorders
   1. Achalasia
   2. Scleroderma
   3. Spasm
   4. Diverticula
   5. Clinical presentation
   6. Diagnosis
   7. Operative and non-operative management
      
      
4. Esophageal perforation
   1. Etiology
   2. Clinical presentation and diagnosis
   3. Operative and non-operative management
      
      
5. Trauma
   1. Chemical injuries
   2. Blunt and penetrating trauma
   3. Clinical presentation and diagnosis
   4. Operative and non-operative management
      
      
6. Esophageal replacement
   1. Stomach
   2. Jejunum
   3. Colon
   4. Free jejunal replacement
      
      
7. Foreign bodies
   1. Clinical presentation and diagnosis
   2. Methods of removal
      
      
8. Video assisted thoracic surgery for esophageal disorders
   1. Indications
   2. Techniques
      
      
9. Infections
   1. Moniliasis
   2. Diagnosis
   3. Treatment
      
      
10. Rings and webs
    1. Diagnosis
    2. Treatment