Ebook: Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery

The variety of surgical operations, most of them common surgical procedures, are accompanied by accurate photographs of inter-operative anatomy for an immediate reference prior to the operation.
Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery 2e is the perfect go-to reference guide for any medical student or resident wishing to look up a surgical procedure on the go. A range of less commonly performed surgeries are also described to allow for both faculty, residents and students as well as those in private practice to have the best overview in this one book.

Part I Endocrine Surgery
Rebecca S. Sippel
1 Total Thyroidectomy and Thyroid Lobectomy
Insoo Suh and Wen T. Shen
2 Central Neck Dissection
Dina M. Elaraj and Cord Sturgeon
3 Modified Radical Neck Dissection
Cord Sturgeon and Dina M. Elaraj
4 Parathyroidectomy
Lilah F. Morris and Michael W. Yeh
5 Open Adrenalectomy
Nisar A. Zaidi and Stanley B. Sidhu
6 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Transperitoneal Approach
Abbey L. Fingeret and James A. Lee
7 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Retroperitoneal Approach
Cameron D. Adkisson and Linwah Yip
Part II Breast Surgery
Lee G. Wilke
8 Breast Biopsy
Lauren J. Taylor, Marquita Renee Decker, and Jennifer G. Steiman
9 Breast Conservation Surgery (Surgical Biopsy, Lumpectomy, Nipple Exploration, Partial Mastectomy)
Lee G. Wilke and Jennifer G. Steiman
10 Mastectomy
Jacquelynn D. Arbuckle and Lee G. Wilke
11 Axillary Procedures for Breast Cancer
Sara E. Holden and Heather B. Neuman
Part III Esophageal and Gastric Surgery
Guilherme M. Campos
12 Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
Francesco Palazzo , Jad Khoraki , and Guilherme M. Campos
13 Laparoscopic Surgery for Para-esophageal Hernias
Clinton T. Morgan , Laura E. Fischer , Jad Khoraki , and Guilherme M. Campos
14 Minimally Invasive Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia
Charlotte Rabl and Guilherme M. Campos
15 Bariatric Surgery
Alain Elian , Charlotte Rabl , Jad Khoraki , and Guilherme M. Campos
16 Esophagectomy
Ryan A. Macke and Guilherme M. Campos
17 Gastric and Duodenal Surgery
Patrick J. Shabino , Jad Khoraki , and Guilherme M. Campos
Part IV Small Bowel and Appendix Surgery
Luke M. Funk
18 Meckel’s Diverticulum
Jocelyn F. Burke and Charles M. Leys
19 Small Bowel Resection
Laura E. Fischer and Luke M. Funk
20 Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Jason T. Wiseman and Luke M. Funk
21 Appendectomy
Jason T. Wiseman and Luke M. Funk
Part V Colorectal Surgery
Charles P. Heise
22 Right Hemicolectomy
Terrah J. Paul Olson and Charles P. Heise
23 Sigmoid Colectomy
Laura E. Fischer and Charles P. Heise
24 Low Anterior Resection and Abdominoperineal Resection
Laura E. Fischer and Charles P. Heise
25 Stomas (Colostomy and Ileostomy)
Sarah E. Tevis and Charles P. Heise
Part VI Anorectal Surgery
Gregory D. Kennedy
26 Cryptoglandular Disease
Christina M. Papageorge and Gregory D. Kennedy
27 Pilonidal Disease
Christina W. Lee and Gregory D. Kennedy
28 Anal Fissure
Sarah E. Tevis and Gregory D. Kennedy
29 Hemorrhoids
Terrah J. Paul Olson and Gregory D. Kennedy
Part VII Hernia Surgery
Gregory D. Kennedy
30 Lichtenstein Tension-Free Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
David M. Melnick
31 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) Approach
Patrick J. Shabino and Jacob A. Greenberg
32 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Approach
Michael J. Garren
33 Open Umbilical Hernia Repair
Rebecca Gunter and Jacob A. Greenberg
34 Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Luke M. Funk
35 Open Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repair
Jacob A. Greenberg
Part VIII Hepatobiliary Surgery
Clifford S. Cho
36 Open Hepatic and Biliary Procedures
Andrew J. Russ and Clifford S. Cho
37 Minimally Invasive Liver and Biliary Procedures
M. Shirin Sabbaghian and Allan Tsung
Part IX Pancreatic Surgery
Emily Winslow
38 Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple Procedure)
Scott N. Pinchot and Sharon M. Weber
39 Distal Pancreatectomy
Nicholas A. Hamilton and William G. Hawkins
40 Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis
Matthew R. Porembka , William G. Hawkins , and Steven M. Strasberg
Part X Office-Based Procedures
Sarah C. Schaefer
41 Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
David M. Melnick
42 Drainage of Abscess
Sarah E. Smith
43 Biopsy of Skin Lesions
Mary Beth Henry
44 Excisional Biopsy of Dermal and Subcutaneous Lesions
Jennifer B. Wilson
Index

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This practical surgical atlas focuses on a variety of surgical procedures in a portable format, allowing students, residents and even attending surgeons to carry it around with them throughout the day to check up on operations at any given time.