Overview

Surgery of the Esophagus and Stomach provides an illustrative, instructive, and comprehensive review that depicts the rationale of basic operative principles essential to surgical therapy of the esophagus and stomach. The chapters provide pertinent and concise summaries of how to deal with various esophagus and stomach disorders, spanning benign and malignant problems and minimally invasive procedures. Stages of operative approaches with relevant technical considerations are outlined in an easily understandable manner. Complications are reviewed when appropriate for the organ system and problem. The text is illustrated throughout by line drawings and photographs that depict anatomic or technical principles. A concise, handbook-sized reference work, this book is a valuable resource for all general surgeons and residents in training.

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Author:   Kirby I. Bland ,  Michael G. Sarr ,  Markus W. Büchler ,  Attila Csendes
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.396kg
ISBN:  

9781849964371

ISBN 10:   1849964378
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   11 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Part 1. Esophagus and Paraesophageal Region: Benign.- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- Paraesophageal Hiatus Hernia.- Barrett’s Esophagus.- Achalasia: Chagas’ Disease.- Esophageal Perforation.- Esophageal Diverticula.- Part 2. Esophagus and Paraesophageal Region: Malignant.- Esophageal Cancer: Diagnosis and Staging.- Esophageal Cancer: Transhiatal Resection.- Transthoracic Esophagectomy.- Part 3. Stomach: Benign and Malignant.- Peptic Ulcer Disease and Helicobacter Pylori.- Peptic Ulcer Disease: Perforation.- Ulcer Disease: Obstruction.- Peptic Ulcer Disease: Hemorrhage.- Gastric Ulcer.- Postgastrectomy and Postvagotomy Syndromes.- Bariatric Surgery.- Gastric Adenocarcinoma.- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.- Gastric Lymphoma.- Part 4. Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Diagnosis and Treatment.

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This book is edited by a team of experts from across the globe. Kirby I. Bland, MD, is based at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, in the USA, where he is the Fay Fletcher Kerner Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, and the Deputy Director at the Comprehensive Cancer. Michael G. Sarr, MD is the James C. Marson Professor of Surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN in the USA. Markus W. Buchler, MD, is a Professor of Surgery and the Chairman of the Department of General and Visceral Surgery at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Attila Csendes, MD FACS(Hon) is a Professor of Surgery and the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University Hospital in Santiago, Chile. O. James Garden, MBChB MD FRCS(Ed) FRCP(Ed) FRACS(Hon), is the Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in the UK. John Wong, BSc(Med(Syd)) MBBS(Syd) PhD(Syd) MD(Hon(Syd)) FRACS FRCS(Edin) FRCS(Glasg) FACS(Hon) is the Chair Professor for the Department of Surgery at The University of Hong Kong and Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong, China.

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