Full Description
Over the last two decades, there have been major advances in imaging, endoscopy, and laparoscopy in the field of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. GI surgery is the newest sub-specialty branch of general surgery, where enhanced expertise and high-volume centres have made a difference to the outcomes of complex operations. Surgeons can now perform difficult procedures with low morbidity and mortality rates, and greatly improved overall results.
This volume provides detailed and up-to-date information on diseases of the mesentery, omentum, peritoneum, and retroperitoneum as well as abdominal trauma. As an area of surgery that may often be neglected in traditional teaching, with limited resources to aid clinical decision making, diseases and trauma in this area can lead to situations where even the most experienced surgeon may feel challenged. Managing patients with these diseases successfully warrants a comprehensive knowledge of their anatomy and physiology as well as the pathology involved. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the different conditions and traumas, and includes a final chapter covering abdominal surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Written and edited by international experts in the field, this book will be a valuable resource for abdominal, peritoneum and retroperitoneum surgeons and trainees, general surgeons, researchers, and medical students.
Contents
Part 1: Abdominal Trauma
1: Rashi Jhunjhunwala, Nakul Raykar, Juan Pablo Ramos, Juan Carlos Puyana, and Vineet Kumar: Basic Considerations in Abdominal Trauma
2: R.B. den Boer, F. Hietbrink, R. van Hillegersberg, and J.P. Ruurda: Trauma to the Hollow Organs of the Gastro-intestinal Tract
3: Ahmad Mirza, Rafik Filobbos, Ambareen Kausar, and Derek A.O'Reilly: Injury to Liver, Pancreas, Spleen, Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
4: Pradeep Navsaria, Eduard Jonas, Andrew Nicol, and Sorin Edu: Retroperitoneal Haematoma and Injury
5: Pradeep Navsaria, Deidre McPherson, and Eduard Jonas: Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
6: Ankur V. Tiwari and Sanjiv Haribhakti: Acute Abdomen
Part 2: Abdominal Wall
7: Eham Arora and Eric Pauli: Ventral Hernia
8: Abhishek Agrawal, Shweta Mullick, and Puneet Dhar: Surgical Access to the Abdomen
9: Alec Anthony Winder, Emma Davies, S'ílvia Bagu'é, and Andrew Hayes: Neoplasms of the Abdominal Wall
Part 3: Peritoneum
10: Nitesh Naga Balaji Pagadala and Biju Pottakkat: Peritoneum: Anatomy, Diseases and Ascites
11: Chintamani Godbole, Sally Hallam, Lina Antoun, and Haney Youssef: Peritoneal Malignancy
12: Matthew R. Bedford and Sharad Karandikar: Current Concepts in Intra-abdominal Adhesions
Part 4: Retroperitoneum
13: Amitabh Yadav: Retroperitoneum: Anatomy and Operative Approaches including Minimal Access
14: L. Cairncross, F. Malherbe, and D. Strauss: Tumours of the Retroperitoneum and Management of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas
Part 5: Mesentery and Omentum
15: Anand Narayan Singh and Peush Sahni: Anatomy, Diseases, and Surgical Applications of Omentum
16: Anand Bharathan, Rohini Priyanga, and Kesavan Balaraman: Mesentery: Anatomy, Diseases and Internal Hernias
17: M.D. Ibrarullah and V.K. Kapoor: Abdominal Tuberculosis
18: Elmi Muller and Adam Boutall: HIV Disease and the Abdominal Surgeon
19: Ambarish Satwick, Pranay Pawar, Abhishek Sharma, and Christina George: Surgery in the Time of a Pandemic: Perils, Readiness and Remedies
