Table of Contents:

VOLUME 1

SECTION I

Esophagus and Hernia

PART ONE
The Normal Esophagus
1 Perspectives on Esophageal Surgery
2 Human Foregut Anatomy, Adjacent Structures,
and Their Relation to Surgical
Approaches
3 Clinically Related Prenatal Foregut
Development and Abnormalities in the
Human
4 Physiology of the Esophagus and Its
Sphincters

PART TWO
Evaluation of Esophageal Pathology and Ambulatory Diagnostics
5 Assessment of Symptoms and Approach to the Patient With Esophageal Disease
6 Imaging in Esophageal Disease
7 Endoscopic Evaluation of the Esophagus
8 Endoscopic Esophageal Ultrasonography
9 Techniques of High-Resolution Esophageal Manometry, Classification and Treatment of Spastic Esophageal Motility Disorders
10 Esophageal pH monitoring
11 Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance
12 Tests of Gastric Function and Their Use in the Evaluation of Esophageal Disease

PART THREE
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
13 Epidemiology and Natural History of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
14 The Pathology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
15 The Gastroesophageal Barrier
16 Reflux Strictures and Short Esophagus
17 Medical Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
18 Laparoscopic and Open Nissen Fundoplication
19 Partial Fundoplications
20 Esophageal Replacement for End-Stage Benign Esophageal Disease
21 Endoscopic Antireflux Repairs

PART FOUR

Barrett Esophagus
22 History and Definition of Barrett Esophagus
23 Pathophysiology of the Columnar-Lined Esophagus
24 Treatment of Barrett Esophagus
25 Clinical Features and Endoscopic Therapy for Dysplastic Barrett Esophagus

PART FIVE

Esophageal Motility Disorders and Diverticula of the Esophagus
26 Disorders of the Pharyngoesophageal Junction
27 Pathophysiology and Treatment of Zenker Diverticulum
28 Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Features of Achalasia
29 Laparoscopic Esophageal Myotomy: Techniques and Results
30 Surgical Management of Esophageal Diverticula

PART SIX

Neoplasms of the Esophagus

31 Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Clinical

Manifestations of Esophageal

Carcinoma


32 Genetics of Esophageal Cancer


33 Esophageal Cancer: Current Staging

Classifications and Techniques


34 Endoscopic Management of Early Esophageal

Cancer


35 Surgical Treatment of Carcinoma of the

Esophagus and Esophagogastric

Junction


36 Palliative Treatment of Carcinoma of the

Esophagus


37 Multimodality Treatment for Potentially

Resectable Esophageal Cancer


38 Benign Tumors and Cysts of the Esophagus

PART SEVEN

Miscellaneous Esophageal Conditions

39 Perforation of the Esophagus


40 Esophageal Caustic Injury


41 Paraesophageal and Other Complex

Diaphragmatic Hernias


42 Congenital Disorders of the Esophagus


43 Techniques of Esophageal

Reconstruction


44 Complications of Esophagectomy

PART EIGHT

Hernia

45 Femoral Hernia


46 Basic Features of Groin Hernia and Its

Repair


47 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair


48 Ventral Herniation in Adults


49 Lumbar and Pelvic Hernias


50 Hernias and Congenital Groin Problems

in Infants and Children

SECTION II

Stomach and Small

Intestine


51 Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomach


52 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy of the

Stomach and Small Bowel


53 Intubation of the Stomach and Small

Intestine


54 Injuries to the Stomach, Duodenum,

and Small Bowel


55 Small Bowel Diverticula


56 Operations for Peptic Ulcer


57 Vagotomy and Drainage


58 Gastric Resection and Reconstruction


59 Zollinger–Ellison Syndrome


60 Postgastrectomy Syndromes


61 Miscellaneous Benign Lesions and Conditions

of the Stomach, Duodenum, and Small

Intestine


62 Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach, Duodenum,

and Small Intestine


63 Motility Disorders of the Stomach and Small

Intestine


64 Operations for Morbid Obesity


65 Foreign Bodies and Bezoars of the Stomach

and Small Intestine


66 Surgical Diseases of the Stomach and

Duodenum in Infants and Children


67 Anatomy and Physiology of the

Duodenum


68 Small Intestine


69 Small Bowel Obstruction


70 Volvulus of the Stomach and Small

Bowel


71 Crohn Disease: General Considerations,

Medical Management, and Surgical Treatment

of Small Intestinal Disease


72 Ileostomy


73 Suturing, Stapling, and Tissue

Adhesives


74 Gastric, Duodenal, and Small Intestinal

Fistulas


75 Internal Hernias: Congenital and

Acquired


76 Mesenteric Arterial Trauma


77 Reoperative Surgery of the Stomach and

Duodenum


78 Radiation Enteritis


79 Short Bowel Syndrome


80 Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors


81 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors


82 Gastrointestinal Lymphomas


83 Surgical Conditions of the Small Intestine in

Infants and Children


84 Anatomy and Physiology of the Mesenteric

Circulation


85 Mesenteric Ischemia


86 Aortoenteric Fistula and Visceral Artery

Aneurysms

VOLUME 2

SECTION III

Pancrease, Biliary Tract,

Liver, and Spleen

PART ONE

Pancreas

87 Anatomy, Physiology, and Embryology

of the Pancreas


88 Acute Pancreatitis


89 Chronic Pancreatitis


90 Pseudocysts and Other Complications

of Pancreatitis


91 Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Therapy

for Complications of Acute and Chronic

Pancreatitis


92 Imaging and Radiologic Intervention

in the Pancreas


93 Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer


94 Neuroendocrine Tumors of the

Pancreas


95 Primary Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms


96 Pancreatic Trauma


97 Pancreatic Problems in Infants and

Children


98 Pancreas and Islet Allotransplantation


99 Autologous Islet Cell Transplantation


100 Unusual Pancreatic Tumors


101 Prevention and Management of Complications

of Pancreatic Surgery

PART TWO

Biliary Tract

102 Anatomy, Embryology, Anomalies,

and Physiology


103 Imaging and Intervention in the Biliary

System


104 Operative Management of Cholecystitis and

Cholelithiasis


105 Management of Common Bile Duct

Stones


106 Biliary Dyskinesia and Sphincter of Oddi

Dysfunction


107 Endoscopic Retrograde

Cholangiopancreatography in the Evaluation

and Management of Hepatobiliary and

Pancreatic Disease


108 Biliary Tract Tumors


109 Prevention and Management of Iatrogenic Bile

Duct Injury


110 Biliary Atresia, Biliary Hypoplasia, and

Choledochal Cyst


111 Cystic Disorders of the Bile Ducts


112 Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis


113 Operative Management of Bile Duct

Strictures

PART THREE

Liver

114 Anatomy and Physiology of the Liver


115 Approach to the Patient With Abnormal

Hepatic Laboratory Tests


116 Perioperative Management and Nutrition in

Patients With Liver and Biliary Tract

Disease


117 Hepatic Cyst Disease


118 Liver Abscess


119 Management of Hepatobiliary Trauma


120 Diagnostic Operations of the Liver and

Techniques of Hepatic Resection


121 Minimally Invasive Techniques of Hepatic

Resection


122 Ablative Therapies for Hepatic

Neoplasms


123 Hepatic Transplantation


124 Fulminant Hepatic Failure and Liver Support

Systems


125 Vascular Diseases of the Liver


126 Drug-Induced Liver Disease


127 Benign Hepatic Neoplasms


128 Hepatocellular Carcinoma


129 Management of Primary Malignant Hepatic

Neoplasms Other Than Hepatocellular

Carcinoma


130 Management of Secondary Hepatic

Neoplasms


131 Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management

of Portal Hypertension

PART FOUR

Spleen

132 Anatomy and Physiology of the Spleen


133 Minimally Invasive Surgical and Image-Guided

Interventional Approaches to the Spleen


134 Management of Splenic Trauma in

Adults


135 Management of Splenic Trauma in

Children


136 Cysts and Tumors of the Spleen


137 Management of Splenic Abscess


138 Splenectomy for Conditions Other Than Trauma

SECTION IV

Colon, Rectum, and Anus

PART ONE

Anatomy, Physiology, and Diagnosis of

Colorectal and Anal Disease

139 Anatomy and Embryology of the Colon


140 Anatomy and Physiology of the Rectum and

Anus Including Applied Anatomy


141 Physiology of the Colon and Its

Measurement


142 Diagnosis of Colon, Rectal, and Anal

Disease


143 Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Anorectal

Disease

PART TWO

Benign Colon, Rectal, and

Anal Conditions

144 Diagnosis and Management of Fecal

Incontinence


145 Surgical Treatment of Constipation


146 Pelvic Floor Dysfunction


147 Rectovaginal and Rectourethral Fistulas


148 Complete Rectal Prolapse


149 Pilonidal Disease


150 Traumatic Colorectal Injuries, Foreign Bodies,

and Anal Wounds


151 Colonic Intussusception and Volvulus


152 Colonic Bleeding and Ischemia


153 Diverticular Disease


154 Hemorrhoids


155 Fissure-in-Ano


156 Anal Sepsis and Fistula


157 Miscellaneous Disorders of the Rectum

and Anus


158 Colonoscopy

 

 

PART THREE

Inflammatory Diseases

159 Inflammatory Bowel Disease


160 Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease:

Chronic Ulcerative Colitis


161 Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease:

Crohn Disease


162 Appendix


PART FOUR

Neoplastic Disease

163 Colorectal Polyps and Polyposis

Syndromes


164 Adenocarcinoma of the Colon and

Rectum


165 Local Excision of Rectal Cancer


166 Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery


167 Operations for Colorectal Cancer:

Low Anterior Resection


168 Abdominoperineal Resection of the Rectum

for Cancer


169 Coloanal Anastomosis and Intersphincteric

Resection


170 Recurrent and Metatstatic Colorectal

Cancer


171 Resection and Ablation of Metastatic

Colorectal Cancer to the Liver


172 Neoplasms of the Anus


173 Retrorectal Tumors


174 Rare Colorectal Malignancies


175 Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Colon

and Rectal Cancer


176 Radiation Injuries of the Rectum

PART FIVE

Techniques and Pearls

177 Antibiotics, Approaches, Strategy,

and Anastomoses


178 Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery


179 Ostomy Management


180 Surgery in the Immunocompromised

Patient


181 Anorectal Anomalies


182 Reoperative Pelvic Surgery


183 Evidence-Based Decision Making in Colon and

Rectal Surgery