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The Esophagus
Sixth Edition
Editors‐in‐Chief
Joel E. Richter MD, FACP, MACG
Hugh F. Culverhouse Chair of Esophagology
Professor and Director
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Joy McCann Culverhouse Center for Swallowing Disorders
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL, USA
Donald O. Castell MD
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Esophageal Disorders Program, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC, USA
Associate Editors
David A. Katzka MD
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
Philip O. Katz MD
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, NY, USA
André Smout MD
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Amsterdam University Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stuart Spechler MD
Division of Gastroenterology
Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, TX, USA
Michael F. Vaezi MD, PhD, MSc
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Director Clinical Research and Esophageal Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN, USA
This edition first published 2021
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Richter, Joel E., editor. | Castell, Donald O., editor.
Title: The esophagus / editors‐in‐chief, Joel Richter, Donald O. Castell ; associate editors, David A. Katzka, Philip O. Katz, André Smout, Stuart Spechler, Michael F. Vaezi.
Other titles: Esophagus (Castell)
Description: Sixth edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2020. | Includes