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Few clinical disciplines have been transformed so dramatically by advancements in science and technology as gastrointestinal surgery. To begin with, modern ph- macology has virtually eliminated some kinds of surgery altogether. If one were to take a peek at a typical operating room schedule in a busy hospital of the 1960s, gastrectomies of one kind or another would have constituted a large block of the major surgeries. The advent of effective H2-histamine receptor antagonists and, more + + recently, the H ,K -ATPase (proton pump) inhibitors led to a precipitous decline in those procedures such that they are rarely performed today. Exciting new approaches to treating inflammatory bowel diseases and their complications-such as fistulas- with anticytokine therapy may one day have a similarly profound effect on surgery for this condition as well. Beyond pharmaceutics, advances in imaging techniques have greatly facilitated the identification and characterization of pathology in the gastrointestinal tract in a way that would have been unimaginable only a few years ago. Just to visualize the pancreas in some way was a horrendous task until abdominal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, or computer tomography made it simple. The fact that the gut is a hollow organ that can be accessed through the mouth, anus, or even through the wall of the abdomen has been fully exploited with fiberoptic endoscopes that can bend around corners with ease and permit surgery to be conducted through them.
Few clinical disciplines have been transformed so dramatically by advancements in science and technology as gastrointestinal surgery. To begin with, modern ph- macology has virtually eliminated some kinds of surgery altogether. If one were to take a peek at a typical operating room schedule in a busy hospital of the 1960s, gastrectomies of one kind or another would have constituted a large block of the major surgeries. The advent of effective H2-histamine receptor antagonists and, more + + recently, the H ,K -ATPase (proton pump) inhibitors led to a precipitous decline in those procedures such that they are rarely performed today. Exciting new approaches to treating inflammatory bowel diseases and their complications-such as fistulas- with anticytokine therapy may one day have a similarly profound effect on surgery for this condition as well. Beyond pharmaceutics, advances in imaging techniques have greatly facilitated the identification and characterization of pathology in the gastrointestinal tract in a way that would have been unimaginable only a few years ago. Just to visualize the pancreas in some way was a horrendous task until abdominal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, or computer tomography made it simple. The fact that the gut is a hollow organ that can be accessed through the mouth, anus, or even through the wall of the abdomen has been fully exploited with fiberoptic endoscopes that can bend around corners with ease and permit surgery to be conducted through them.
I. Esophageal Surgery.- 1 Esophagectomy and Reconstruction.- 2 Zenker’s Diverticulum.- 3 Esophagectomy for Achalasia: Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication.- 4 Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- 5 Hiatal Hernia Repair.- 6 Esophageal Stents.- 7 Endoscopic Therapy for Esophageal Varices.- II. Gastric Surgery.- 8 Surgical Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease.- 9 Surgical Management of Gastric Tumors.- 10 Reconstruction After Distal Gastrectomy.- 11 Surgery for Obesity.- 12 Percutaneous Enterostomy Tubes.- III. Small Bowel Surgery.- 13 Small Bowel Resections.- 14 Urinary Diversion Surgery.- IV. Large Bowel Surgery.- 15 Colonic Resection.- 16 Surgery of the Rectum and Anus.- V. Hepatic and Biliary Surgery.- 17 Hepatic Resection.- 18 Bypass and Reconstruction of Bile Ducts.- 19 Cholecystectomy.- VI. Pancreatic Surgery.- 20 Pancreatic Surgery.- 21 Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts.- VII. Surgery on Aorta and Its Branches.- 22 Surgery of the Abdominal Aorta and Branches.- 23 Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.- VIII. Surgery On Portal Vein.- 24 Portasystemic Venous Shunt Surgery for Portal Hypertension.- 25 Transjuglar Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt.- IX. Abdominal Hernia Surgery.- 26 Hernia Surgery.- X. Peritoneal Surgery.- 27 Peritoneal Shunts.
Foreword by Dr. Tadataka Yamada
"This book is written for internists, gastroenterologists, and
other physicians who care for patients with complex GI disease and
who interact particularly with surgeons...Each chapter gives a
broad overview of a particular disease and then leads into methods
of treatment. Where surgery is the primary treatment, the
preoperative evaluation and management of patients is discussed. A
section on the typical surgical procedures required to treat a
disease is then presented. This includes options that are surgical
and nonsurgical in nature. The latter part of each chapter includes
discussion about survival, postoperative complications, cost,
functional outcomes and related topics, and processes. At the end
of each chapter is a list of references that are typically
classical surgical references. "-Doody's Health Sciences Book
Review Journal
"This is a unique textbook directed primarily at practicing
internists, but which is equally appropriate for
gastroenterologists and trainees in medicine who wish to understand
better what would happen to their patients when a surgical choice
is made." - Digestive and Liver Disease
"...an excellent guide for medical residents and gastroenterology
fellows...a practical and succinct review of GI surgery." -
Practical Gastroenterology
"The editors of this book have made a great effort to produce a
complete guide not only to gastrointestinal surgery but also to
abdominal general surgery, including surgery of the aorta and its
branches, and abdominal wall hernia surgery. This book can be
thoroughly recommended both for young surgeons and non-visceral
surgical residents in surgical departments, and for busy, but
interested, general surgical practitioners and physicians." -
British Journal of Surgery
"This text, whose contributing authors include professors and
chiefs of surgery, surgical subspecialists, medical
gastrointestinal subspecialists, chief surgical residents, and
medical fellows, is an excellent primer for the primary care
physician, medical student, or resident. In a clear, concise,
well-organized fashion, the reader is able to develop an
appreciation of the standard as well as newer technologic advances
in surgery for the management and follow-up of patients with
gastrointestinal disease." -Current Surgery
"The unique book is written for primary care providers, family
practitioners, gastroenterologists, and others who care for
patients who have experienced gastrointestinal surgery. An
Internist's IllustratedGuide to Gastrointestinal Surgery speaks
well to its intended audience and is recommended for hospital and
academic health science libraries." -E-STREAMS
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