Description
An essential resource for written, oral, and recertifying board study, as well as an excellent reference for everyday clinical practice, Current Surgical Therapy, 14th Edition, provides trusted, authoritative advice on today's best treatment and management options for general surgery. Residents and practitioners alike appreciate the concise, highly formatted approach to each topic, as well as the practical, hands-on advice on selecting and implementing current surgical approaches from today's preeminent general surgeons. This highly regarded text remains the only surgical reference of its kind, offering a complete array of topics and delivering just the key facts.- Covers virtually every problem that a general surgeon may encounter, synthesizing vast amounts of information into concise, digestible chapters.- Provides thoroughly updated information throughout, including focused revisions to the most in-demand topics.- Presents each topic using the same easy-to-follow format: disease presentation, pathophysiology, diagnostics, and surgical therapy.- Includes eight all-new surgical videos covering enteral stents in the treatment of colonic obstruction; multiple management approaches to spigelian, obturator, and lumbar hernias; spontaneous and secondary pneumothorax, and acute mesenteric ischemia.- Features more than 2,000 illustrations—line drawings, graphs, algorithms, clinical/operative photographs, micrographs, and radiological images—including hundreds new to this edition.- Integrates minimally invasive surgical techniques, basic science, and critical care aspects of surgical practice throughout.- Discusses which approach to take, how to avoid or minimize complications, and what outcomes to expect.- Provides a quick, efficient review prior to surgery and when preparing for surgical boards and ABSITEs.- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Table of Contents
Section 1. Esophagus1. Esophageal Function Tests2. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease3. New Approaches to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (LINX)4. The Management of Barrett's Esophagus5. The Endoscopic Treatment of Barrett's Esophagus6. The Management of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia7. The Management of Pharyngeal Esophageal (Zenker's) Diverticula8. The Management of Achalasia of the Esophagus9. The Management of Disorders of Esophageal Motility10. The Management of Esophageal Carcinoma11. Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy of Esophageal Cancer12. The Use of Esophageal Stents13. The Management of Esophageal PerforationSection 2. Stomach14. The Management of Benign Gastric Ulcer15. The Management of Duodenal Ulcers16. The Management of the Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome17. The Management of the Mallory-Weiss Syndrome18. The Management of Gastric Adenocarcinoma19. Familial Gastric Cancer20. The Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors21. The Management of Morbid ObesitySection 3. Small Bowel22. The Management of Small Bowel Obstruction23. The Management of Crohn's Disease of the Small Bowel24. The Use of Strictureplasty in Crohn's Disease25. The Management of Small Bowel Tumors26. The Management of Diverticulosis of the Small Bowel27. The Management of Motility Disorders of the Stomach and Small Bowel28. The Management of Short Bowel Syndrome29. The Management of Enterocutaneous FistulasSection 4. Large Bowel30. Preoperative Bowel Preparation: Is it Necessary?31. The Management of Diverticular Disease of the Colon32. The Management of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis33. The Management of Toxic Megacolon34. The Management of Crohn's Colitis35. The Management of Ischemic Colitis36. The Management of Clostridium Difficile Colitis37. The Management of Large Bowel Obstruction38. Enteral Stents in the Treatment of Colonic Obstruction39. The Management of Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie's Syndrome)40. The Management of Colonic Volvulus41. The Management of Rectal Prolapse42. The Management of Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome43. The Surgical Management of Constipation44. The Management of Radiation Injury to the Small and Large Bowel45. Surgical Management of the Polyposis Syndromes46. The Management of Colon Cancer47. The Management of Rectal Cancer48. The Management of Tumors of the Anal Region49. The Use of PET Scanning in The Management of Colorectal Cancer50. Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatment for Colorectal Cancer51. The Management of Colon Polyps52. Management of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies53. The Management of Acute Appendicitis54. The Management of Hemorrhoids55. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Surgical Management of Fissures-in-ano56. The Management of Anorectal Abscess and Fistula57. The Management of Anorectal Stricture58. The Management of Pruritus Ani59. The Management of Fecal Incontinence60. The Management of Rectovaginal Fistula61. The Management of Condyloma Acuminata62. The Management of Pilonidal Disease63. The Management of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding64. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery65. Pneumatosis Intestinalis and the Importance for the SurgeonSection 5. The Liver66. The Management of Cystic Disease of the Liver67. The Management of Echinococcal Cyst Disease of the Liver68. The Management of Liver Hemangioma69. The Management of Benign Liver Lesions70. The Management of Malignant Liver Tumors71. Hepatic Malignancy: Resection versus Transplantation72. Ablation of Colorectal Liver Metastases73. The Management of Hepatic Abscess74. Transarterial Chemoembolization for Liver MetastasesSection 6. Portal Hypertension75. Portal Hypertension: The Role of Shunting Procedures76. The Role of Liver Transplantation in Portal Hypertension77. Endoscopic Therapy for Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage78. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt79. The Management of Refractory Ascites80. The Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy81.
