Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Chapter 4 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy Scott M. Wilhelm Introduction The adrenal glands reside in the retroperitoneum just above the kidneys (Fig. 4-1). Histologically, the adrenal glands are divided into an outer…
ANATOMY
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Chapter 11 Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Alan A. Saber Introduction Obesity is a major health problem worldwide and has reached an epidemic proportion in Western society. A major risk factor…
Pyloromyotomy for Pyloric Stenosis
Chapter 10 Pyloromyotomy for Pyloric Stenosis Arielle Kanters and Todd Ponsky Introduction Pyloric stenosis occurs in approximately 3 of every 1000 births in the United States and is a common…
Esophagectomy
Chapter 5 Esophagectomy Lee L. Swanstrom Introduction Franz Torek performed the first successful esophagectomy in 1913, after this high-risk surgery had been described 30 years with no patient survivors. Improvements…
Splenectomy
Chapter 17 Splenectomy Christopher T. Siegel and Raymond Onders Introduction Nontraumatic splenectomy is usually indicated for patients with benign or malignant hematologic disorders who are not responding to medical therapy….
Selective (Supraomohyoid) Neck Dissection, Levels I-III
Chapter 1 Selective (Supraomohyoid) Neck Dissection, Levels I-III Chad A. Zender, Evan McBeath and Pierre Lavertu Introduction Neck dissection has been a standard method of removing at-risk or involved cancerous…
Heineke-Mikulicz Pyloroplasty and Duodenotomy for Bleeding Ulcer
Chapter 9 Heineke-Mikulicz Pyloroplasty and Duodenotomy for Bleeding Ulcer Jeffrey M. Marks Introduction Surgery for bleeding duodenal ulcers is required less often now as a result of advances in endoscopic…
Gastrectomy
Chapter 8 Gastrectomy Jeffrey M. Hardacre Introduction The number and types of gastric procedures performed by surgeons-in-training have changed dramatically over time. With the advent of histamine receptor (H2) blockers…
Tracheotomy and Cricothyrotomy
Chapter 2 Tracheotomy and Cricothyrotomy Rod Rezaee, Yi-Chun Carol Liu and Pierre Lavertu Introduction Tracheotomy (tracheostomy) is one of the oldest surgical procedures known, with the first reference 3000 to…
