The evolution, current status and future perspectives of foregut surgery at home and abroad
10.3760/cma.j.cn113855-20240410-00269
- VernacularTitle:前肠外科在国内外的发展现状及展望
- Author:
Jimin WU
1
;
Dong CHEN
Author Information
1. 中国人民解放军火箭军特色医学中心胃食管外科，北京 100088
- Keywords:
Gastroesophageal reflux;
Obesity;
Achalasia of cardia;
Foregut surgery
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2024;39(6):409-413
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
As an emerging field, foregut surgery has gained increasing attention internationally, focusing currently on benign foregut diseases such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), achalasia, and obesity. Ever since 2018, the establishment of independent foregut societies in the United States, Europe, and Japan has significantly propelled the advancement of foregut surgery as a distinct specialty. In China, foregut surgery has developed relatively late and the concept has not been widely promoted domestically. As the spectrum of diseases changes among the Chinese population, the number of physicians and surgeons involved in the diagnosis and treatment of foregut disease is steadily increasing. There is an urgent need to unite relevant forces to promote the development of foregut surgery as an independent discipline, so as to provide optimal care for patients with foregut diseases.
