XIV, 124 p. 110 illus., 103 illus. in color. online resource
SUMMARY
The Manual of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery was compiled as an aid to surgeons, residents, and students who want to acquire a broader knowlยญ edge of the surgical techniques used in the upper gastrointestinal area. Of necessity, a considerable amount of the work of a general surgeon will be confined to this region. The techniques described herein are those preferred by the authors and most, but not all, of their colleagues at the Mayo Clinic. No attempt has been made to include all of the available possibilities and technical variaยญ tions. Likewise, no attempt has been made to include many of the stapling techniques. Although they are good and quite useful, their inclusion would require a complete and separate volume. The omission of an accepted procedure is not meant as a criticism; our aim was to emphasize only the techniques that are most commonly used in day-to-day practice. Gains in knowledge about the anatomy and physiology of the esophaยญ gus, stomach, and duodenum have been highly instrumental in the develยญ opment of surgical procedures in these areas, particularly the techniques for benign diseases (for example, ulcer, gastritis, and esophagitis)
CONTENT
1 The Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction -- Surgical Anatomy -- Physiology -- Carcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction -- Gastroesophageal Reflux and Its Complications -- Achalasia -- Historical Comment -- Suggested Reading -- 2 Surgical Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomach -- Surgical Anatomy -- Physiology -- 3. Duodenal Ulcers -- Etiology -- Treatment -- Results -- Historical Comment -- Suggested Reading -- 4 Benign Gastric Lesions -- Stress Ulceration -- Chronic Benign Gastric Ulceration -- Gastric Polyps -- Suggested Reading -- 5 Malignant Gastric Lesions -- Partial or Subtotal Gastrectomy -- Billroth I Procedure -- Radical Subtotal Gastrectomy -- Total Gastrectomy -- Historical Comment -- References
