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Chassin's Operative Strategies in Esophageal Surgery offers the reader a succinct review of surgical techniques for disorders of the esophagus. Spanning from well-established legacy procedures to the most up-to-date minimally invasive approaches for GERD, this brilliantly illustrated atlas exclusively presents the theoretical basis of the operations as well as the strategies required to steer clear of common pitfalls. Educed from Chassin's Operative Strategies in General Surgery, this volume includes step-by-step descriptions of thirteen (13) operative procedures in esophageal surgery.
List of contents
Concepts in Esophageal Surgery.- Esophagectomy.- Esophagogastrectomy.- Transhiatal Esophagectomy.- Operations to Replace or Bypass the Esophagus.- Transabdominal Nissen Fundoplication.- Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication.- Posterior Gastropexy (Hill Repair).- Transthoracic Gastroplasty (Collis) and Nissen Fundoplication.- Bile Diverting Operations for Management of Esophageal Disease.- Cricopharyngeal Myotomy and Operation for Pharyngoesophageal (Zenker's) Diverticulum.- Esophagomyotomy for Achalasia and Diffuse Esophageal Spasm.- Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy.- Operations for Esophageal Perforation and Anastomotic Leaks.
About the author
Carol E.H. Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Summary
Chassin’s Operative Strategies in Esophageal Surgery offers the reader a succinct review of surgical techniques for disorders of the esophagus. Spanning from well-established legacy procedures to the most up-to-date minimally invasive approaches for GERD, this brilliantly illustrated atlas exclusively presents the theoretical basis of the operations as well as the strategies required to steer clear of common pitfalls. Educed from Chassin’s Operative Strategies in General Surgery, this volume includes step-by-step descriptions of thirteen (13) operative procedures in esophageal surgery.
