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 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…
Proximal Gastrectomy Sushanth Reddy Martin J. Heslin DEFINITION Proximal gastrectomy is defined as a procedure to remove the upper third to one-half of the stomach and the distal portion of…
Vagotomy: Truncal and Highly Selective Mary T. Hawn George A. Sarosi Jr. Ashley Augspurger Davis DEFINITION Truncal vagotomy is defined as the division of the anterior and posterior vagus nerves,…
Treatment of Esophageal Perforation: Cervical, Thoracic, and Abdominal Nathalie Boutet Moishe Liberman DEFINITION Esophageal perforation is defined as a tear in both the mucosa and muscularis propria layers of the…
Minimally Invasive Distal Gastrectomy John K. Saunders Marcovalerio Melis DEFINITION The indications for minimally invasive distal gastrectomy (MIDG) do not differ from the indications for open gastrectomy and include both…
Minimally Invasive Total Gastrectomy Elliot Newman Marcovalerio Melis DEFINITION Please refer to the Minimally Invasive Distal Gastrectomy chapter for details on definitions and indications. Currently, total gastrectomy is indicated for…
Esophagectomy: Transhiatal and Reconstruction Robert E. Glasgow DEFINITION Transhiatal esophagectomy (THE) or esophagectomy without thoracotomy is defined as removal of the esophagus and upper stomach using an incision in the…
Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy Robert E. Merritt DEFINITION An Ivor Lewis esophagectomy is defined as a resection of the esophageal tumor using a laparotomy incision and a right thoracotomy. The esophagogastric…
Incisional Hernia Repair: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Options Michael J. Rosen DEFINITION The field of abdominal wall reconstruction has seen significant advances in the past decade. A resurgence in the concept…
