Surgery of the Small Bowel Handbooks in General Surgery [Paperback]

Surgery of the Small Bowel provides an illustrative, instructive, and comprehensive review that depicts the rationale of basic operative principles essential to surgical therapy for small bowel disorders.The chapters provide pertinent and concise summaries of how to deal with various small bowel disorders, spanning benign and malignant problems, gastrointestinal bleeding and minimally invasive procedures. Stages of operative approaches with relevant technical considerations are outlined in an easily understandable manner. Complications are reviewed when appropriate for the organ system and problem. The text is illustrated throughout with line drawings and photographs that depict anatomic or technical principles.A concise, handbook-sized reference work, this book is a valuable resource for all general surgeons and residents in training.

As with the other nine publications in this series on general surgery, this volume covers a primary branch of the science. It summarizes its principles and equips surgery residents and practitioners with a well designed, comprehensive reference companion.

Part 1: Benign.- Small Bowel Obstruction.- Motility Disorders of the Small Bowel.- Appendicitis.- Short Bowel Syndrome.- Radiation and Surgery.- Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis.- Enterocutaneous Fistula.- Part 2: Malignant.- Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel.- Lymphoma of the Small Bowel.- Carcinoid of the Small Bowel.- Stromal Tumors of the Small Bowel.- Part 3: Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Diagnosis and Treatment.- Part 4: Minimally Invasive Procedures.- Laparoscopic Appendectomy.- Laparoscopic Small Bowel Surgery.

From the reviews:

This is a compact paperback on surgery of the small bowel derived from a large two-volume comprehensive text on general surgery. & Written for trainees and practitioners, the book is likely to be most helpful to residents during their rotations on GI surgery and surgical oncology. & ThislÃ9