Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 2 , Pages 191-196 , August 2008

Elastic Fiber Depletion in the Supporting Ligaments of the Gastroesophageal Junction: A Structural Basis for the Development of Hiatal Hernia

  • John A. Curci, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Washington University Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: John A Curci, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8109, St Louis, MO 63110.
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  • Lora M. Melman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Washington University Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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  • Robert W. Thompson, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Washington University Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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  • Nathaniel J. Soper, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
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  • Brent D. Matthews, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Washington University Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO

Received 4 December 2007 ,Revised 26 February 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2008.

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PII: S1072-7515(08)00288-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.02.036

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 2 , Pages 191-196 , August 2008

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