Small Bowel Resection
CHAPTER 11 Small Bowel Resection Dale Han, Alan Schuricht Case Study A 65-year-old male presents to the emergency room complaining of crampy abdominal pain, nausea, and bilious vomiting that began…
GENERAL SURGERY
Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stenting
CHAPTER 24 Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stenting Grace J. Wang, Ronald M. Fairman Case Study A 75-year-old male with a medical history significant for insulin-dependent diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypertension,…
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
CHAPTER 12 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy E. Carter Paulson, Robert E. Roses, Jon B. Morris Case Study A 45-year-old female presents to the emergency department after several hours of persistent right upper…
Inguinal Hernia Repair
CHAPTER 4 Inguinal Hernia Repair Demetri J. Merianos, Steven E. Raper Case Study A 29-year-old male presents to his primary care physician’s office complaining of a bulge in his right…
Gastric Bypass
CHAPTER 9 Gastric Bypass Robert T. Lewis, Noel N. Williams Case Study A 42-year-old female presents to a surgeon’s office requesting a gastric bypass operation. She weighs 290 pounds and…
Esophagectomy
CHAPTER 6 Esophagectomy Ibrahim Abdullah, Ernest F. Rosato Case Study A 65-year-old male reports a 5-month history of weight loss, difficulty swallowing solid food, and progressive discomfort in the region…
Enteral Access Procedures
CHAPTER 10 Enteral Access Procedures Benjamin Herdrich, Jon B. Morris Case Study A 63-year-old male with an extensive smoking history presents to his physician complaining of 2 months of increasing…
Pancreatic Resection
CHAPTER 14 Pancreatic Resection Paul J. Foley, Jeffrey A. Drebin Case Study A 65-year-old male is referred to a surgeon for evaluation of a pancreatic mass. He reports a 2-month…
Splenectomy
CHAPTER 18 Splenectomy Paul J. Foley, Thomas A. Wixted, Donna J. Barbot Case Study A 20-year-old female with immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is referred by her hematologist to a…
