Description
Book SynopsisThis book covers the management of surgical diseases through the eyes of a clinician by providing an evidence-based approach to specific clinical dilemmas. The chapters take the reader through a step-by-step decision-making approach to commonly encountered, but difficult to manage, situations where the editors share their rationale behind the process. Emphasis is placed on the use of tables and algorithms to simplify understanding. They aim to empower the readers with the ability to manage complex abdominal surgery scenarios in a streamlined manner, thus improving the care and outcome of patients.
Key Features
- Targets specific, difficult to manage scenarios
- Provides expert opinion/advice on how to tackle tricky situations
- Covers both benign and malignant cases
- Examines surgical dilemmas through illustrations
Trade ReviewThis case-based book discusses a variety of clinical situations that general surgeons may encounter, and reviews a diverse variety of pathologies encountered in the abdomem. The chapters are all well done and do an excellent job of approaching each case with a succinct yet comprehensive review of the subject matter. Each chapter is clearly written and concise in its message. The pictures and diagrams are very well reproduced and clearly add to the overall message. This book is clearly written for senior surgical residents or practicing general surgeons. The topics that are discussed are well reviewed, providing the readers with expert opinion as well as pertinent, up-to-date literature. For a newly minted general surgeon or senior resident, this will be a good resource.
Peter Nau, MD, MS, FACS(University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
Table of ContentsPART 1: Esophagus
Chapter 1 Acute presentation (Boerhaave's Syndrome)
Chapter 2 Endoscopic Biopsy Demonstrating High-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's Esophagus
Chapter 3 Dysphagia Six Weeks Following Accidental Corrosive Ingestion
Chapter 4 Symptomatic Giant Hiatal Hernia with Intrathoracic Stomach
Chapter 5 Non-Metastatic Esophageal Cancer with Enlarged Carinal Lymph Nodes with Previous Sleeve Gastrectomy
Chapter 6 Post-Esophagectomy Mediastinal Leak
Chapter 7 Post-Esophagectomy (for Esophageal Cancer) Neck Leak
PART 2: Stomach
Chapter 8 Obese Patient (BMI 32) with Reflux Disease and Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 9 Locally Advanced Resectable Gastric Cancer
Chapter 10 Locally advanced Unresectable Gastric cancer
Chapter 11 Post Total Gastrectomy Complications: Duodenal Stump Leak
Chapter 12 Post Total Gastrectomy Complications: Esophagojejunal Anastomosis Leak
Chapter 13 Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Bleeding
PART 3: Duodenum
Chapter 14 Two Centimeter D1-2 Anterior Perforation Presenting 24 Hours Later
Chapter 15 Biliary Leak after Pancreatoduodenectomy for Duodenal Neuroendocrine tumors
Chapter 16 Duodenal neuroendocrine tumors: A Discrete 1 cm Lesion on D2 - Antipancreatic Surface vs Pancreatic Surface
PART 4: Small and Large Intestines
Chapter 17 Crohn’s Disease: Multiple Diffuse Strictures with Three Episodes of Subacute Intestinal Obstruction in One Year on Monoclonal Antibodies
Chapter 18 An Acute Embolic Event Affecting the Superior Mesenteric Artery
Chapter 19 Post-Colonic Anastomotic Leak
Chapter 20 Toxic Megacolon in Crohn’s Colitis
Chapter 21 Colonic Perforation Pelvic Collection with Air in a Hemodynamically Stable Patient
Chapter 22 Non-Obstructing Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumor with Liver Metastasis
PART 5: Rectum
Chapter 23 Transsphincteric Fistula-in-Ano with External Opening 3 cm from Anal Verge
Chapter 24 Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: 19-Year-Old Patient with Severe Rectal Involvement
Chapter 25 Management of Rectal Cancer in a Young Woman
PART 6: Gallbladder and Biliary Tree
Chapter 26 Acute Cholecystitis: Four Days Duration with a Palpable Lump
Chapter 27 Intraoperative Cholangiogram Shows <1 cm Stone at the Lower End
Chapter 28 Incidentally Detected 7 mm Gallbladder Polyp
Chapter 29 Gallbladder Cancer with Obstructive Jaundice and Periportal Lymph Node
Chapter 30 Mid Common Bile Duct Cholangiocarcinoma Involving the Portal Vein and Right Branch of the Hepatic Artery
PART 7: Liver
Chapter 31 Hydatid Cyst of the Liver
Chapter 32 Pyogenic Liver Abscess
Chapter 33 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 10 cm Lesion in a Child-Pugh A Cirrhotic Patient
Chapter 34 Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Three Discrete 2 cm Lesions in hte Right Lobe with a 1 cm Central Lesion in the Segment 2/3
Chapter 35 Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Bilobar Metastatic Disease That Has Completely Disappeared Following Systemic Chemotherapy
PART 8: Pancreas
Chapter 36 Pyrexia Two Weeks after an Attack of Alcohol-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
Chapter 37 Ten-Year History of Chronic Pancreatitis Presents with Pancreatic Head Mass
Chapter 38 Chronic Pancreatitis: Small Duct Disease with Uncontrolled Pain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 39 Multifocal Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm with 3 cm Lesion in Head of Pancreas
Chapter 40 Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Obesity
Chapter 41 Managing a Grade C Pancreatic Fistula after Pancreatoduodenectomy
Chapter 42 Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis Post-Pancreatoduodenectomy
PART 9: Spleen
Chapter 43 Grade 3 Isolated Splenic Laceration with Hemodynamic Instability
PART 10: Inferior Vena Cava
Chapter 44 Malignant Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma: Approach to a Tumor Involving the Right Renal Vein
