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TONY AMERY In 1897, the Swiss surgeon Carl Schlatter carried must use this knowledge and experience to select out the first successful total gastrectomy for gas­ the reconstruction procedure which will leave the tric cancer. Three years earlier, Haberkant of patient with the fewest postoperative problems. Danzig reported a mortality rate of 54.4% in a Currently, the tried and trusted Roux-en-Y re­ collection of 257 resections for gastric cancer. construction is the most favoured procedure, but Over the last 100 years there have been radical the search for a better alternative will continue changes in surgical care, which have produced and Dr. Metzgers study using the ileocolic seg­ massive reductions in the risks associated with ment both experimentally in the pig and in hu­ such procedures. The introduction of prophylac­ mans suggests that this stomach substitute could tic surgical antisepsis by Semmelweiss and Lister in the longer term be a better proposition.

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From the reviews: This book deals mainly with one specific gastric substitute, namely the ileocolic interpositional graft. ... the merits of this book are in the field of surgical research. ... Scientifically it is a good work ... . (W. Vanneerdeweg, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, Vol. 103 (2), 2003) This beautifully presented and mercifully slim volume is a little out of the mainstream of surgical books being published today. ... the book is really about an ileocaecal segment as a gastric substitute. ... The line diagrams in the book are very good. I think anyone with an interest in gastric surgery who needed a relatively brief overview of the area of gastrectomy and its effects, and the means of replacing the stomach, could usefully purchase this book. (G. G. Jamieson, The British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 90 (10), 2003) This excellent book focuses on gastric resection and reconstruction. The authors are recognized surgeons who have great clinical experience in the field of digestive surgery ... . Over 100 didactic figures illustrate the different surgical techniques and explain the operative procedure step by step. In conclusion, this extremely clear written book is of great value to gastric surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists. (Leo H. Buhler, Swiss Surgery, Issue 5, 2003)

From the reviews: This book deals mainly with one specific gastric substitute, namely the ileocolic interpositional graft. ... the merits of this book are in the field of surgical research. ... Scientifically it is a good work ... . (W. Vanneerdeweg, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, Vol. 103 (2), 2003) This beautifully presented and mercifully slim volume is a little out of the mainstream of surgical books being published today. ... the book is really about an ileocaecal segment as a gastric substitute. ... The line diagrams in the book are very good. I think anyone with an interest in gastric surgery who needed a relatively brief overview of the area of gastrectomy and its effects, and the means of replacing the stomach, could usefully purchase this book. (G. G. Jamieson, The British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 90 (10), 2003) This excellent book focuses on gastric resection and reconstruction. The authors are recognized surgeons who have great clinical experience in the field of digestive surgery ... . Over 100 didactic figures illustrate the different surgical techniques and explain the operative procedure step by step. In conclusion, this extremely clear written book is of great value to gastric surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists. (Leo H. Buhler, Swiss Surgery, Issue 5, 2003)

From the reviews: This book deals mainly with one specific gastric substitute, namely the ileocolic interpositional graft. ... the merits of this book are in the field of surgical research. ... Scientifically it is a good work ... . (W. Vanneerdeweg, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, Vol. 103 (2), 2003) This beautifully presented and mercifully slim volume is a little out of the mainstream of surgical books being published today. ... the book is really about an ileocaecal segment as a gastric substitute. ... The line diagrams in the book are very good. I think anyone with an interest in gastric surgery who needed a relatively brief overview of the area of gastrectomy and its effects, and the means of replacing the stomach, could usefully purchase this book. (G. G. Jamieson, The British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 90 (10), 2003) This excellent book focuses on gastric resection and reconstruction. The authors are recognized surgeons who have great clinical experience in the field of digestive surgery ... . Over 100 didactic figures illustrate the different surgical techniques and explain the operative procedure step by step. In conclusion, this extremely clear written book is of great value to gastric surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists. (Leo H. Buhler, Swiss Surgery, Issue 5, 2003)

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