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SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
Surgery of The Alimentary Tract
Esophagus, Volume 1
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Fifth Edition

Edited By
George Zuidema, MD, Professor of Surgery and Vice Provost for Medical Affairs, Emeritus, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Charles Yeo, MD, The Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Mark Orringer, MD
Richard Heitmiller, MD

Description
The fifth edition of this reference on gastrointestinal surgery covers procedures from the esophagus to the anus. All five volumes of this fifth edition have been revised and updated to include general and vascular surgical treatments of gastrointestinal disorders. Leading authors in the field discuss the most recent developments, including surgery of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum, biliary tract, pancreas, liver, spleen, colon, and small intestine.

Contents


VOLUME I
ESOPHAGUS
ANATOMY, EMBRYOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES OF THE ESOPHAGUS


Chapter 1. Anatomy and Embryology
Chapter 2. Physiology of the Esophagus
Chapter 3. Congenital Abnormalities of the Esophagus



RADIOLOGIC AND ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATION, PHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES, AND ULTRASONOGRAPHY

Chapter 4. Radiologic Evaluation of the Esophagus
Chapter 5. Endoscopic Evaluation of the Esophagus
Chapter 6. Physiologic Diagnostic Studies
Chapter 7. Endoscopic Esophageal Ultrasonography
Chapter 8. Esophageal Dilatation



OPERATIVE APPROACHES: THE HILL REPAIR, THE BELSEY MARK IV PROCEDURE, THE NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION, THE COLLIS-NISSEN OPERATION, AND BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS

Chapter 9. Overview: Hiatal Hernia, Gastroesophageal Reflux, and Their Complications
Chapter 10. The Hill Repair
Chapter 11. The Belsey Mark IV Antireflux Procedure
Chapter 12. The Nissen Fundoplication: Operative Technique and Clinical Experience
Chapter 13. Reflux Stricture and Short Esophagus
Chapter 14. Barrett's Esophagus: Morphologic Considerations
Chapter 15. Barrett's Esophagus: Surgical Implications



ESOPHAGEAL MOTOR (FUNCTIONAL) DISORDERS AND ESOPHAGEAL DIVERTICULA

Chapter 16. Functional Disorders of the Esophagus
Chapter 17. Surgical Management of Esophageal Diverticula
Chapter 18. Laparoscopic Esophageal Surgery



NEOPLASMS AND CYSTS

Chapter 19. Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Cardia
Chapter 20. Radiation Therapy in Curative and Palliative Therapy of Esophageal Cancer
Chapter 21. Multimodality Therapy for Esophageal Carcinoma
Chapter 22. Esophageal Carcinoma: Palliation with Intubation and Laser
Chapter 23. Benign Tumors and Cysts of the Esophagus


RESECTIONAL THERAPY AND COMPLICATIONS OF ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY

Chapter 24. Techniques of Esophageal Reconstruction
Chapter 25. Transhiatal Esophagectomy without Thoracotomy
Chapter 26. Complications of Esophageal Surgery



TRAUMA

Chapter 27. Esophageal Trauma



ESOPHAGEAL VARICES

Chapter 28. Esophageal Varices



MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS

Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Conditions of the Esophagus

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 551 pages, publication date: OCT-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-8204-4
ISBN-10: 0-7216-8204-9
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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