Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Chapter 35 Pancreaticoduodenectomy Lynt B. Johnson, MD, Rupen Amin, MD INTRODUCTION A pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) or Whipple procedure is one of the most complex general surgical operations. Owing to the complexity…
GENERAL SURGERY
Central Vein Catheterization
Chapter 8 Central Vein Catheterization Michael D. Pasquale, MD, Rovinder S. Sandhu, MD, Mark D. Cipolle, MD, PhD, Dale A. Dangleben, MD INTRODUCTION In the United States, more than 5…
Breast Biopsy and Breast-Conserving Surgical Techniques
Chapter 44 Breast Biopsy and Breast-Conserving Surgical Techniques Lorraine Tafra, MD, Zandra Cheng, MD INTRODUCTION Surgical procedures of the breast have changed significantly since the late 1990s. With improved imaging…
Axillary Surgery
Chapter 45 Axillary Surgery Sara A. Bloom, MD, Donna-Marie Manasseh, MD INTRODUCTION Although breast cancer surgery can be traced back to AD 200, it was not until the early 18th…
Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
Chapter 54 Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair Parag Bhanot, MD INTRODUCTION Incisional hernia formation after laparotomy is a complication that occurs in approximately 20% of patients.1 Several open hernia repair methods…
Left Colectomy: Open and Laparoscopic
Chapter 24 Left Colectomy: Open and Laparoscopic Edward C. Lee, MD, Kelly Garrett, MD INTRODUCTION A left colectomy is indicated for pathologic processes involving the distal third of the transverse…
Evaluation and Acute Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient
Chapter 73 Evaluation and Acute Resuscitation of the Trauma Patient Elliott R. Haut, MD INTRODUCTION Although not all trauma patients need surgical intervention, they do require immediate evaluation and resuscitation….
Pyloromyotomy
Chapter 87 Pyloromyotomy Aziz Merchant, MD, Kurt D. Newman, MD INTRODUCTION Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is a common condition of infancy that is easily corrected by surgery. The overall…
Venous Surgical Pitfalls
Chapter 62 Venous Surgical Pitfalls Niten Singh, MD, James Laredo, MD INTRODUCTION Surgery on the superficial venous system is typically performed to address two specific conditions of the lower extremities:…
Endovascular Interventions
Chapter 63 Endovascular Interventions Niten Singh, MD, David Deaton, MD INTRODUCTION Endovascular therapy has changed the spectrum of vascular care that a surgeon can offer a patient. In the past,…
