Operative Techniques in Surgery

With an emphasis on the “how and why" of contemporary surgery, Operative Techniques in Surgery, Second Edition, features concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and intraoperative photographs to clarify exactly what to look for and how to proceed. Meticulously edited by Drs. Mary T. Hawn, Aurora D. Pryor, Steven J. Hughes, Michael S. Sabel, Kellie R. Brown and Amy J. Goldberg, this comprehensive, two-volume surgical atlas focuses on the steps of each technique, rapidly directing you to the information you need to choose the right approach for each patient, perform it successfully, and achieve the best possible results.

• Coverage includes open as well as laparoscopic, robotic, endoscopic, and endovascular procedures in gastrointestinal, thoracic, esophageal, colorectal, hepatobiliary, breast, endocrine, dermatologic, vascular, and trauma surgery
• New, comprehensive section on trauma surgery, helmed by trauma expert Dr. Amy J. Goldberg
• New section editors for esophageal and foregut surgery and vascular surgery, Dr. Aurora D. Pryor minimally invasive surgery leader and Kellie R. Brown, expert in vascular surgery.
• New videos, personally selected by contributing authors and editors, accompany numerous chapters throughout the book
• Extensive updates throughout, including new coverage of the American Board of Surgery's SCORE Curricula for General Surgery and for Complex General Surgical Oncology
• Each procedure follows the same format: differential diagnosis, patient history and physical findings, imaging and other diagnostic studies, surgical management, techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, and complications

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Table of Contents:

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Contributing Authors
5. Preface
6. Contents
7. Video Contents List
8. Volume One
9. Part 1 Operative Techniques in Esophageal and Foregut Surgery
10. Section I Esophagus
11. Section II Diaphragm
12. Section III Treatment of Paraesophageal Hernias
13. Section IV Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux
14. Section V Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
15. Section VI Treatment of Esophageal Perforation
16. Part 2 Operative Techniques in Gastrointestinal Surgery
17. Section I Surgery of the Abdominal Wall
18. 1 Inguinal Hernia: Open Approaches
19. Section II Surgery of the Stomach and Duodenum
20. Part 3 Operative Techniques in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery
21. Section I Surgery of the Biliary System
22. Section II Surgery of the Liver
23. Section III Surgery of the Pancreas
24. Section IV Surgery of the Spleen
25. Part 4 Operative Techniques in Colon and Rectal Surgery
26. Section I Surgery of the Small Intestine
27. Section II Surgery of the Colon, Appendix, Rectum, and Anus
28. Section III Rectal Resections
29. Volume Two
30. Part 5 Operative Techniques in Breast, Endocrine, and Oncologic Surgery
31. Section I Breast Surgery
32. Section II Breast Reconstruction
33. Section III Cutaneous Oncology
34. Section IV Endocrine
35. Part 6 Operative Techniques in Vascular Surgery
36. Section I Cerebrovascular Arterial Surgery/Intervention
37. Section II Management of the Thoracic Outlet
38. Section III Thoracic and Suprarenal Aortic Exposure and Treatment
39. Section IV Visceral and Renal Artery Disease Management
40. Section V Infrainguinal Arterial Disease Management
41. Section VI Surgical Management of Venous Disease
42. Section VII Dialysis Access
43. Section VIII Amputation
44. Part 7 Operative Techniques in Trauma and Critical Care
45. Section I Thermal Injury
46. Section II Infection
47. Section III Traumatic Injury to the Chest Wall, Pleura, and Diaphragm
48. Section IV Thoracic Traumatic Injuries
49. Section V Injury to the Neck
50. Section VI Traumatic Injury to the Gastrointestinal Tract
51. Section VII Traumatic Injury to the Duodenum and Pancreas
52. Section VIII Traumatic Injury to the Spleen and Liver
53. Section IX Traumatic Injury to the Genitourinary Tract
54. Section X Pelvic Fracture/Retroperitoneal Hematoma
55. Section XI Vascular Injury-Abdominal
56. Section XII Vascular Injury: Extremities
57. Section XIII Trauma in Pregnancy
58. Section XIV Supportive Procedures
59. Index I-1