1. Surgical Anatomy of the Esophageal Hiatus -- 2. Effects of Reflux on the Esophageal Mucosa.- 3. Epidemiology and Socioeconomics of Reflux Disease -- 4. Medical Therapy for GERD.- 5. Indications for Antireflux Surgery. 6. The Relation of Hiatal Hernia to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 7. The Lower Esophageal Sphincter -- 8. Preoperative Evaluation and Testing for GERD.- 9. Complete Fundoplications: Indications and Technique -- 10. Posterior Partial Fundoplications: Indications and Technique -- 11. Anterior Partial Fundoplications: Indications and Technique -- 12. Paraesophageal Hernia: indications and technique -- 13. The Hill Antireflux Operations Repair and its Variants -- 4. Endoscopic Therapies for Reflux Disease -- 15. Magnetic LES Augmentation: The LINX Procedure -- 16. GERD Treatment in the Bariatric Population -- 17. Perioperative Complications and their Management.- 18. The Use of Mesh in Hiatal Hernia Repair.- 19. The Short Esophagus -- 20. Poor Esophageal Motility: A Tailored Approach? -- 21. Delayed Gastric Emptying and Reflux Disease.- 22. Reoperative Antireflux Surgery -- 23. Side Effects of Fundoplication and How to Deal with Them.- 24. Outcomes of Antireflux Surgery.