The internist's guide to minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Craig Rezac, Kristen Donohue, editors.
• Editors: Rezac, Craig; Donohue, Kristen
• Contents: Intro; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; A Brief History of Minimally Invasive Surgery; Potential Benefits of MIS; Relative and Absolute Contraindications; Future Directions; References; Chapter 2: Endoscopic Interventions; Introduction; GI Bleeding; Peptic Ulcer Disease; Angioectasias; Variceal Bleeding; Hemorrhoidal Bleeding; Diverticular Bleeding; Enteroscopy; Tissue Sampling; Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA); Obstructing Lesions; Dilation; Stenting; Esophagus; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD); Barrett's Esophagus; Foreign Body Removal AchalasiaStomach; Nutrition; Endobariatrics; Biliary; Choledocholithiasis; Biliary Strictures; Bile Leak; Cholangioscopy and Pancreatoscopy; Pancreas; Pancreatic Cysts; Chronic Pancreatitis; Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Endoscopic Necrosectomy; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Benign Esophageal Disease; Introduction; Patient Presentation; Work-Up/Diagnosis; Hiatal Hernia; Indications for Surgery; Operation; Postoperative Management; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD); Indications for Surgery; Operation; Postoperative Management; Achalasia; Indications for Surgery; Operation Postoperative ManagementConclusion; References; Chapter 4: Malignant: Esophageal Cancers; Introduction; Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Adenocarcinoma; Patient Presentation; Diagnosis and Staging; Treatment Overview; Endoscopic Treatment; Surgical Treatment; Outcomes; Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Esophageal Surgery; Introduction; Motility Disorders; Diverticular Disorders; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Hiatal Hernia; Esophageal Perforation; Neoplasia; Benign Disease; Biopsy; Multimodal Therapy; Preoperative; Esophagectomy Technique; Postoperatively; Other Malignant Tumors Chapter 7: Minimally Invasive Liver SurgeryIntroduction; From Introduction to Adoption of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery; Comparative Studies; Challenges and Future Directions; References; Chapter 8: Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery; Introduction; Indications; Benign; Acute Pancreatitis; Pancreatic Necrosis; Pancreatic Pseudocyst; Chronic Pancreatitis; Cystic Neoplasm; Malignant; Operations; Diagnostic Laparoscopy; Distal Pancreatectomy; Pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple Procedure); Pancreatic Tumor Enucleation; Central Pancreatectomy; Other Operative Considerations
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Humana Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 178 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 617.4/30597; Gastrointestinal system -- Endoscopic surgery; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319966311; 3319966316
• Related ISBNs: 9783319966304
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 13, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.