Wilms’ Tumor and Neuroblastoma
Chapter 85 Wilms’ Tumor and Neuroblastoma Todd A. Ponsky, MD Wilms’ Tumor INTRODUCTION Nephroblastoma, also known as Wilms’ tumor after Max Wilms who described seven cases in 1899, is the…
Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Chapter 56 Laparoscopic Splenectomy Diana M. Weber, MD, Aarti Mathur, MD INTRODUCTION The birth of the laparoscopic era has revolutionized the surgical approach to the abdomen. Since Delaitre’s performance of…
Left Hepatectomy
Chapter 32 Left Hepatectomy Jay A. Graham, MD, Lynt B. Johnson, MD INTRODUCTION In regard to the performance of a left hepatectomy, the operative concepts remain unchanged from that of…
Malrotation, Volvulus, and Bowel Obstruction
Chapter 80 Malrotation, Volvulus, and Bowel Obstruction Philip C. Guzzetta, Jr., MD Malrotation and Volvulus INTRODUCTION Intestinal malrotation is the result of abnormal rotation of the intestinal tract and resultant…
Open Primary and Mesh Repairs
Chapter 53 Open Primary and Mesh Repairs Mary Hawn, MD INTRODUCTION Incisional hernias complicate approximately 10% of all laparotomies. Repair of an incisional hernia is a challenging case and recurrence…
Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty
Chapter 16 Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty Tamica White, MD, Patrick G. Jackson, MD INTRODUCTION Pyloroplasty was first performed by Heineke in 1886 for a patient with an obstructing pyloric mass.1 Less…
Thymectomy and Resection of Mediastinal Masses
Chapter 69 Thymectomy and Resection of Mediastinal Masses Felix G. Fernandez, MD, Daniel Kreisel, MD, PhD INTRODUCTION The mediastinum can be divided into separate anatomic compartments, the anterior, middle or…
Resection and Reconstruction of the Biliary Tract
Chapter 39 Resection and Reconstruction of the Biliary Tract David A. Bruno, MD, Thomas M. Fishbein, MD INTRODUCTION In 1891, in Dresden, Germany, Oskar Sprengel published the first report of…
Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Esophageal Atresia Repair
Chapter 83 Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Esophageal Atresia Repair Shawn D. Safford, MD, Jeffrey Lukish, MD INTRODUCTION Esophageal atresia (EA) occurs in approximately 1 in every 3000 to 4500 live births…
Laparoscopic Surgery
Chapter 7 Laparoscopic Surgery Jay A. Graham, MD, Patrick G. Jackson, MD INTRODUCTION Laparoscopy was first introduced at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1901, George Kelling was the…
