Chapter 51 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Benjamin Kim, MD, Quan-Yang Duh, MD INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has evolved to become a safe and effective alternative for inguinal herniorrhaphy. The…
Chapter 61 Arteriovenous Hemodialysis Access Robyn A. Macsata, MD, Anton N. Sidawy, MD INTRODUCTION Currently, over 325,000 patients are on dialysis in the United States, and more than 100,000 new…
Chapter 81 Imperforate Anus and Hirschsprung’s Disease A. Alfred Chahine, MD Imperforate Anus and Anorectal Malformations INTRODUCTION Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are a complex set of anomalies involving the development of…
Chapter 66 Bronchial and Vascular Sleeve Lobectomy M. Blair Marshall, MD, Fabio May da Silva, MD INTRODUCTION Bronchial and vascular sleeve resections have come to replace pneumonectomy in the management…
Chapter 18 Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy with Dor Fundoplication Alexander Wohler, MD, Stephen R.T. Evans, MD INTRODUCTION Achalasia is a rare, acquired disorder characterized by the triad of aperistalsis of the esophagus,…
Chapter 58 Carotid Endarterectomy Dahlia Plummer, MD, Richard F. Neville, MD INTRODUCTION In the United States, the incidence of new and recurrent stroke is estimated at approximately 700,000 per year,…
Chapter 46 Mastectomy Shawna C. Willey, MD, Elizabeth D. Feldman, MD INTRODUCTION Although the trend in surgical management of breast cancer is toward less extensive surgery, a significant number of…
Chapter 70 Esophageal Surgery Angela M. Mislowsky, MD, Richard F. Heitmiller, MD INTRODUCTION Esophagectomy is a complex surgery associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Complications can lead to lengthy hospital…
Chapter 17 Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Stephen R.T. Evans, MD, Elizabeth A. David, MD INTRODUCTION Since the early 1990s, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) has come to replace open fundoplication as the…
Chapter 28 Hemorrhoidectomy Eugene F. Foley, MD INTRODUCTION Although many nonresective procedures have been described for the treatment of hemorrhoidal disease over the years, surgical hemorrhoidectomy continues to maintain an…
