An internist's illustrated guide to gastrointestinal surgery / edited by George Y. Wu, Khalid Aziz, Giles F. Whalen ; foreword by Tadataka Yamada ; with illustrations by Lily H. Fiduccia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wu, George Y., 1948-

Aziz, Khalid.

Whalen, Giles F. (Giles Francis)

Series:

Clinical gastroenterology.

Clinical gastroenterology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastrointestinal system--Surgery.

Gastrointestinal system.

Digestive System Surgical Procedures--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Digestive System Surgical Procedures--methods.

Physical Description:

xiv, 341 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2003]

Summary:

In general, primary care providers, family practitioners, and gastroenterologists have a limited knowledge of abdominal surgical operations, the medical aspects of these surgical procedures, and their immediate and late complications. In addition, traditionally, these patients are not followed up by the surgeons and thus, the internist must become familiar with postsurgical problems in order to provide appropriate long-term care. A clear understanding of the concepts that underlie the surgery is crucial for proper management of these patients. In An Internist's Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Surgery, highly experienced physicians describe all of the surgical and laparoscopic procedures now used for the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in readily understood language, complete with clear illustrations of the various surgeries, discussions of accompanying anatomical and physiological changes, advice on medical management of the postsurgical patient, and medical pearls. Topics range from esophageal and gastric surgery to abdominal hernia, from small and large bowel procedures to hepatic, biliary, pancreatic, aortic, and peritoneal operations. The authors compare alternative operations, discuss medical management issues, and examine the relative costs of these surgical procedures and operations. Detailed artist-rendered illustrations of GI anatomy before and after surgery and, where appropriate, radiological images before and after surgery, are also presented.

Authoritative yet easy-to-read, An Internist's Illustrated Guide to Gastrointestinal Surgery offers today's nonsurgically trained physicians a unique book covering the concepts and practices that underlie gastrointestinal surgery -- including laparoscopic surgery -- that are crucial to today's best management of their patients.

Contents:

Part I. Esophageal Surgery

1 Esophagectomy and Reconstruction / Michael Kent, Jeffrey Port, Nasser Altorki 3

2 Zenker's Diverticulum / Anders Holm, Denis C. Lafreniere 17

3 Esophagectomy for Achalasia: Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication / Joshua M. Braveman, Lev Khitin, David M. Brams 23

4 Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease / Lev Khitin, David M. Brams 33

5 Hiatal Hernia Repair / Lev Khitin, David M. Brams 47

6 Esophageal Stents / Gaspar Nazareno, Nii Lamptey-Mills, Jay Benson 57

7 Endoscopic Therapy for Esophageal Varices / Jaroslaw Cymorek, Khalid Aziz 65

Part II. Gastric Surgery

8 Surgical Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease / Brent W. Miedema, Nitin Rangnekar 75

9 Surgical Management of Gastric Tumors / Robert C. G. Martin, Martin S. Karpeh, Jr. 87

10 Reconstruction After Distal Gastrectomy / Nitin Rangnekar, Brent W. Miedema 99

11 Surgery for Obesity / Carlos Barba, Manuel Lorenzo 115

12 Percutaneous Enterostomy Tubes / Gaspar Nazareno, George Y. Wu 123

Part III. Small Bowel Surgery

13 Small Bowel Resections / Eric M. Knauer, Robert A. Kozol 141

14 Urinary Diversion Surgery / Scott Rutchick, Peter Albertsen 151

Part IV. Large Bowel Surgery

15 Colonic Resection / Robert A. Kozol 163

16 Surgery of the Rectum and Anus / Mark Maddox, David Walters 175

Part V. Hepatic and Biliary Surgery

17 Hepatic Resection / John Taggert, Giles F. Whalen 195

18 Bypass and Reconstruction of Bile Ducts / John Taggert, Giles F. Whalen 207

19 Cholecystectomy / John Taggert, Giles F. Whalen 215

Part VI. Pancreatic Surgery

20 Pancreatic Surgery / Janette U. Gaw, Dana K. Andersen 227

21 Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts / Gaspar Nazareno, Khalid Aziz 249

Part VII. Surgery on Aorta and Its Branches

22 Surgery of the Abdominal Aorta and Branches / Stephanie Saltzberg, Justin A. Maykel, Cameron M. Akbari 261

23 Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm / Grant J. Price 271

Part VIII. Surgery on Portal Vein

24 Portasystemic Venous Shunt Surgery for Portal Hypertension / David K. W. Chew, Michael S. Conte 283

25 Transjuglar Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt / Grant J. Price 297

Part IX. Abdominal Hernia Surgery

26 Hernia Surgery / Christine Bartus, David Giles 311

Part X. Peritoneal Surgery

27 Peritoneal Shunts / Eric M. Knauer, David Giles 323.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588290239

OCLC:

50859615