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Posterior Gastropexy (Hill Repair): Surgical Legacy Technique

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This chapter describes the use of posterior gastropexy in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. This operation has largely been supplanted by various fundoplication procedures but remains of occasional use in highly selected cases.

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Correspondence to Carol E. H. Scott-Conner MD, PhD .

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Scott-Conner, C.E.H., Chassin, J.L. (2014). Posterior Gastropexy (Hill Repair): Surgical Legacy Technique. In: Scott-Conner, C. (eds) Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1393-6_21

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