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…
Central Venous Catheterization
CHAPTER 3 Central Venous Catheterization Ronald F. Parsons, Kristoffel R. Dumon Case Study A 68-year-old male undergoes an emergent left hemicolectomy for colonic ischemia. His postoperative course is complicated by…
Principles of Wound Closure
CHAPTER 2 Principles of Wound Closure Suhail K. Kanchwala, Louis P. Bucky Case Study A 21-year-old male presents to the emergency room with right lower quadrant pain. He is taken…
Preoperative and Intraoperative Care
CHAPTER 1 Preoperative and Intraoperative Care Robert E. Roses, Suhail K. Kanchwala, Patrick M. Reilly Case Study A 72-year-old male presents to a surgeon’s office after being diagnosed with a…
Ventral Herniorrhaphy
CHAPTER 5 Ventral Herniorrhaphy Joshua Fosnot, Matt L. Kirkland, III Case Study A 67-year-old male with a history of a laparotomy presents with a complaint of a “large bulge” in…
