Chapter 55 Component Separation for Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Recurrent Ventral Hernia Repair Brian Reuben, MD, Daniel Vargo, MD, Marga F. Massey, MD INTRODUCTION Since the 1980s, significant changes…
Chapter 6 General Laparotomy Russell J. Nauta, MD INTRODUCTION Conviction that one should undertake only an invasive procedure whose complications one can manage is a fast-fading tenet as increasing numbers…
Chapter 31 Right Hepatectomy Jay A. Graham, MD, Lynt B. Johnson, MD INTRODUCTION In Le Foie: Études Anatomiques et Chirurgicales, Claude Couinaud first described the anatomic liver segments and nomenclature…
Chapter 42 Adrenal Surgery Arsalla Islam, MD, William H. Snyder, MD, Fiemu Nwariaku, MD INTRODUCTION Adrenalectomy is performed primarily for functioning and nonfunctioning tumors of the adrenal glands. Many technical…
Chapter 26 Abdominal Perineal Resection with Colostomy Charles M. Friel, MD INTRODUCTION An abdominal perineal resection (APR) is the complete removal of the rectum and anus. The most common indication…
Chapter 82 Pectus Excavatum Brian J. Duffy, MD, David M. Powell, MD, Martin R. Eichelberger, MD INTRODUCTION Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital anterior chest wall deformity, occurring in…
Chapter 59 Aortic Surgery John Byrne, MB, R. Clement Darling III, MD INTRODUCTION Aortic reconstruction is an index operation, one whose outcome is used to compare surgeons and centers. With…
Chapter 4 Preoperative Pitfalls Aimee M. Crago, MD, PhD, Stephen R.T. Evans, MD INTRODUCTION Although the hospital course of a patient is affected profoundly by what happens inside the operating…
Chapter 25 Low Anterior Resection Charles M. Friel, MD INTRODUCTION Surgical resection of all or part of the rectum with a primary anastomosis is referred to as a low anterior…
Chapter 67 Pneumonectomy James E. Davies, MD, Mark S. Allen, MD INTRODUCTION The first successful pneumonectomy was performed by Rudolph Nissen in 1931 in Berlin, Germany. His patient was a…
