Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Elizabeth A. Dovec Ronald H. Clements DEFINITION Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an…
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Shailendra S. Chauhan DEFINITION Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopic technique whereby a specialized side-viewing upper endoscope (duodenoscope) is passed through the mouth to the major…
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Ozanan R. Meireles Eric G. Sheu Matthew M. Hutter DEFINITION Sleeve gastrectomy or partial vertical gastrectomy is defined as the creation of tubular, sleeve-shaped, lesser curve-based stomach…
Inguinal Hernia: Open Approaches
Inguinal Hernia: Open Approaches Michael D. Paul Kamal M.F. Itani DEFINITION Inguinal hernia is one of the most commonly encountered clinical problems for the general surgeon. An inguinal hernia is…
Drainage Procedures: Pyloromyotomy, Pyloroplasty, Gastrojejunostomy
Drainage Procedures: Pyloromyotomy, Pyloroplasty, Gastrojejunostomy George A. Sarosi Jr. DEFINITION Drainage procedures, or more properly gastric drainage procedures, are a variety of surgical approaches used to either render incompetent or…
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Benjamin We Robert J. Cerfolio Mary T. Hawn DEFINITION The incidence of esophageal cancer, especially adenocarcinoma, has increased dramatically over the past decades. This phenomenon is secondary…
Incisional Hernia: Open Approaches
Incisional Hernia: Open Approaches Mark D. Sawyer Michael G. Sarr DEFINITION An incisional hernia is a defect in the musculoaponeurotic layer of the abdominal wall occurring at the site of…
Incisional Hernia: Laparoscopic Approaches
Incisional Hernia: Laparoscopic Approaches Todd Heniford Kristopher Williams DEFINITION Incisional hernia is defined as any abdominal wall defect occurring at the site of previous operation or scar. Laparoscopic incisional hernia…
Umbilical, Epigastric, Spigelian and Lumbar Hernias
Umbilical, Epigastric, Spigelian and Lumbar Hernias Filip Muysoms DEFINITION A primary ventral hernia is an abnormal protrusion of the contents of the abdominal cavity or of preperitoneal fat through a…
Subtotal Gastrectomy for Cancer
Subtotal Gastrectomy for Cancer Vikas Dudeja Patrick G. Jackson Waddah B. Al-Refaie DEFINITION Subtotal gastrectomy is removal of 70% to 80% of distal stomach. This is performed when the necessary…
