Minimally invasive surgery of the foregut
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Minimally invasive surgery of the foregut
Quality Medical Pub., 1994
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Minially invasive surgery of the foregut is now a clinical reality and an essential part of the training of future generations of surgeons. This book focuses not only on the technical aspects of minimally invasive operative techniques, but also on diagnostic methods and patient selection Diagnosis, evaluation, patient selection, and treatment methods are reviewed for the spectrum of foregut disorders commonly encountered in surgical practice. Enthusiasm for the laparoscopic procedure, Nissen Fundoplication, is second only to cholecystectomy. Because of its emerging importance as a procedure of choice, it is given extensive and thorough coverage in the book. An important new book which should find its way into every surgeon's library. Features: * This new book is the first book about minimally invasive surgery written and edited by surgeons who are world-renowned experts in foregut surgery - not just experts in laparascopy - thus providing a depth of experience not available elsewhere
Table of Contents
FUNDAMENTALS History of Endoscopic Examination of the Foregut. Anesthetic Considerations /Physiologic Alterations of Endosurgery. Diagnostic Evaluation of Foregut Function ESOPHAGEAL MOTOR DISORDERS Endoscopic Approach to Hypopharyngeal Diverticulum. Thoracoscopic Myotomy of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Esophageal Body. Video-Assisted Laparoscopy for the Treatment of Achalasia GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX Patient Selection and Principles of Antireflux Surgery. Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication. Laparoscopic Partial Fundoplication. Laparoscopic Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children. Remedial Surgery for Failed Antireflux Procedures PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE Pathophysiologic Basis of Peptic Ulcer Disease. Laparascopic Approaches to Ulcer Therapy. Laparoscopic Highly Selective Vagotomy FOREGUT NEOPLASMS Thorascopic Enucleation of Esophageal Leiomyoma. Endoscopic Resection of Intramucosal Esophageal Cancer. Transmediastinal Endodissection. Endosurgical Staging of Foregut Malignancy ACUTE FOREGUT PROBLEMS and NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES Minimally Invasive Approaches to Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Perforations. Development of Endo-Organ Surgery and Potential Clinical Applications. Laparoscopic Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy
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