Maingot's Abdominal Operations

The acclaimed abdominal operations classic -- now in one completely up-to-date volume! A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011!

4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW
"This new edition is a remarkable step forward for a deservedly beloved text covering all issues pertinent to abdominal surgery. I found both the historical information and cutting-edge technologic descriptions engaging, and would recommend it to any surgical colleague or trainee."--Doody's Review Service

Through ten successful editions, Maingot's Abdominal Operations has built a well-deserved reputation as the most complete, current, and sought-after resource among general, colorectal, and gastrointestinal surgeons. This unsurpassed abdominal surgery companion covers benign and malignant conditions -- along with both common and esoteric diseases -- in 53 focused chapters written by preeminent scholars.

Previously available in two volumes, Maingot's Abdominal Operations, Eleventh Edition, now delivers all of the book's trusted content in a single streamlined source. From cover to cover, you'll find skill-sharpening perspectives -- many new to this edition -- on all clinically relevant areas of abdominal surgery, from abdominal abscess and enteric fistula to endocrine tumors of the pancreas.

Features:

The crucial details of every abdominal surgery procedure, including a new section on minimally invasive procedures
Solid background chapters that provide essential guidance on all pre- and postoperative strategies and endoscopic intervention
Commanding coverage of the full spectrum of diseases by region, filled with insights into congenital, acquired, and neoplastic conditions
An indispensable, authoritative overview of all GI surgery operations, including every open, endoscopic, and interventional procedure
A practical look at pre- and postoperative management, with an incisive examination of issues related to the monitoring of postoperative complications
Helpful step-by-step guidance on incisions, closures, and management of the abdominal wound
Extensive, detailed art program featuring hundreds of new technique-clarifying illustrations -- including more than 400 complex anatomical drawings new to this edition
Prominent new authorship: the book is edited by highly respected surgeons at Harvard Medical School, along with an international team of expert contributors

Table of Contents

SECTION I. INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. A Focused History of Surgery

Chapter 2. Preoperative and Postoperative Management

Chapter 3. Endoscopy and Endoscopic Intervention

SECTION II. ABDOMINAL WALL

Chapter 4. Incisions, Closures, and Management of the Abdominal Wound

Chapter 5. Hernias

Chapter 6. Intestinal Stomas

Chapter 7. Abdominal Abscess and Enteric Fistula

SECTION III. ESOPHAGUS

Chapter 8. Benign Esophageal Disorders

Chapter 9. Cancer of the Esophagus

Chapter 10. Surgical Procedures to Resect and Replace the Esophagus

SECTION IV. STOMACH AND DUODENUM

Chapter 11. Benign Gastric Disorders

Chapter 12. Ulcer Complications (Including Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome)

Chapter 13. Stomach and Duodenum: Operative Procedures

Chapter 14. Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Chapter 15. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Chapter 16. Morbid Obesity and Operations for Obesity

SECTION V. SMALL INTESTINE AND COLON

Chapter 17. Bowel Obstruction

Chapter 18. Diverticular Disease of the Colon

Chapter 19. Crohn's Disease

Chapter 20. Ulcerative Colitis

Chapter 21. Appendix

Chapter 22. Tumors of the Small Intestine

Chapter 23. Tumors of the Colon

SECTION VI. RECTUM AND ANUS

Chapter 24. Benign Disorders of the Anorectum (Pelvic Floor, Fissures, Hemorrhoids, Fistulas)

Chapter 25. Cancer of the Rectum

Chapter 26. Cancer of the Anus

Chapter 27. Complications Following Anorectal Surgery

SECTION VII. LIVER

Chapter 28. Hepatic Abscess and Cystic Disease of the Liver

Chapter 29. Benign and Malignant Primary Liver Neoplasms

Chapter 30. Colorectal Metastasis (Resection, Pumps, RF Ablation, and Cryoablation)

Chapter 31. Portal Hypertension

SECTION VIII. GALLBLADDER AND BILE DUCTS

Chapter 32. Cholecystectomy (Open and Laparoscopic)

Chapter 33. Choledocholithiasis and Cholangitis

Chapter 34. Choledochal Cyst and Biliary Strictures

Chapter 35. Cancer of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts

SECTION IX. PANCREAS

Chapter 36. Management of Acute Pancreatitis

Chapter 37. Complications of Acute Pancreatitis (Including Pseudocysts)

Chapter 38. Chronic Pancreatitis

Chapter 39. Disorders of the Duodenal Ampullae

Chapter 40. Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas

Chapter 41. Cancer of the Pancreas and Other Periampullary Cancers

Chapter 42. Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas

SECTION X. SPLEEN

Chapter 43. The Spleen

SECTION XI. MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY

Chapter 44. Fundamentals

Chapter 45. Biliary Tract

Chapter 46. Hernia Repair

Chapter 47. Small Bowel / Colon Resection

Chapter 48. Hiatal Hernia Repair and Heller Myotomy

Chapter 49. Laparoscopic Splenectomy

Chapter 50. Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery of the Esophagus

Chapter 51. Laparoscopic Andrealectomy

Chapter 52. Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity

Chatper 53. Laparoscopic Staging and Bypass