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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:…

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,…

Chapter 37 Lateral Pancreaticojejunostomy (Puestow) Procedure Eleanor Faherty, MD, Patrick G. Jackson, MD INTRODUCTION Surgical approaches to chronic pancreatitis are indicated in the setting of intractable pain or anatomic complications…

Chapter 74 Management of Thoracic Trauma David T. Efron, MD, Edward E. Cornwell, III, MD INTRODUCTION As with all traumatic injury, the management of thoracic trauma is centered on both…

Chapter 19 Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Bruce Schirmer, MD INTRODUCTION During the 5 years from 1998 to 2003, the field of bariatric surgery in the United States underwent a veritable revolution….

Chapter 76 Traumatic Brain Injury Adil H. Haider, MD, Edward E. Cornwell, III, MD INTRODUCTION Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most significant trauma diseases of our time,…

Chapter 29 Anal Fistulotomy Eugene F. Foley, MD INTRODUCTION The surgical treatment of perianal fistulous disease is one of the most common, minor, benign anorectal procedures performed by the general…

Chapter 84 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia T.A. Rothenbach, MD, A. Alfred Chahine, MD INTRODUCTION Congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDHs) occur in approximately 1 out of every 2500 live births. The true incidence…

Chapter 15 Graham Patch Repair Babak Sarani, MD, Andrea Badillo, MD INTRODUCTION The surgical management of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) has changed dramatically since the 1970s primarily owing to the…

Chapter 2 Teaching Technical Skills—Errors in the Process Hugh M. Foy, MD, Stephen R.T. Evans, MD INTRODUCTION The primary duty of a surgical educator is to help instill the knowledge,…