This book comprises a review of the scientific literature in the field of minimally invasive surgery. Each chapter includes a summary of the current management strategy for the disease process, review of published literature on the topic, and a summary of potential changes in the treatment algorithm.
- A review of scientific literature on disease processes, operations/procedures, and technology published within the last 24 months.
- 45 chapters of evidence-based opinion on a wide spectrum of general surgery procedures, including the latest on robotics, NOTES, and single-incision surgery.
- Editorial comment offered on each chapter.
General
- Diagnostic Laparoscopy
Howard I. Pryor II, MD; Khashayar Vaziri, MD
- Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Enteral Access
Gary B. Korus, MD
Esophageal Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Update
Ninh T. Nguyen, MD
- Laparoscopic Surgery for GERD
Vincent L. Harrison MD; John G. Hunter MD
- Endoluminal Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Drew D. Howard, MD; William Richards, MD
- Minimally Invasive Treatment for Functional Esophageal Disorders
P. Marco Fisichella, MD; Raymond J. Joehl, MD
- Options for Large Hiatal Defects
Manish M. Tiwari, MBBS, PhD, MPH; Albert W. Tsang, MD; Jason F. Reynoso, MD;
Dmitry Oleynikov, MD
- Management of Barrett's Esophagus
John A. Dumot, DO
Gastric Surgery
- Benign Gastric Tumors
Chan W. Park, MD; Cedric S. F. Lorenzo, MD
- Laparoscopic Surgery of Gastric Malignancy
Kevin El-Hayek, MD; Bipan Chand, MD
- Transluminal and Endoluminal Treatment of Gastric Tumors
Vikneswaran Namasivayam, MD; Kenneth K Wang, MD
- Gastric Dysmotility
Raymond P. Onders, MD
Bariatric Surgery Technique/Technical
- Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
Stacy Brethauer, MD; Kibwe Weaver, MD
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Ashutosh Kaul, MD, MS; Rabih A. Nemr, MD; Anthony Maffei, MD, DABS
- Adjustable Gastric Banding
Kristoffel R. Dumon, MD; Noel N. Williams, MD, M.Ch
- Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Mustafa Hussain, MD; Alfons Pomp, MD
- Endoluminal Approaches to Bariatric Surgery
Camilo Boza, MD; Jose Salinas, MD
- Endoluminal Approaches to Revisional Bariatric Surgery
Amy I. Cha, MD; Kenric M. Murayama, MD.
- Reduced Port Bariatric Surgery
Philip Omotosho, MD; Aurora D. Pryor, MD
Metabolic Consequences of Bariatric Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Haris A. Khwaja; Stacy A. Brethauer, MD; Philip R. Schauer, MD
- Bariatric Surgery - Role in Management of Other Comorbidities
Robert A. Andrews, MD; Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS
- Non-Diabetic Endocrine Changes after Bariatric Surgery
Kevin M. Reavis, MD
Small Bowel Surgery
- Laparoscopic Approaches to the Small Intestine
Michael B. Ujiki, MD
Colorectal Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Traci L. Hedrick, MD; David J. Maron, MD
- Update on Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
Joseph DiRocco, MD; Toyooki Sonoda, MD
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Functional Bowel Disorders
Jill C. Richman, MD; Anne-Marie Boller, MA, MD
- Laparoscopic Surgery for Diverticular Disease and Other Colorectal Disorders
Steven D. Wexner, MD; Richard V. Schaller, Jr ., MD
- Single-Incision Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy
John G. Linn, MD; Alex Nagle, MD
Biliary Tract Surgery
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: NOTES and Single Site Surgery
Ozanan R.Meireles, MD; Santiago Horgan, MD
- Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
Viney K. Mathavan, MD; Mohammad Khan, MD; Maurice E. Arregui, MD
- Endoluminal Biliary Tract Therapies
Nabil Tariq, MD; Matthew Kroh, MD; Bipan Chand, MD
Solid Organ Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Approaches to Pancreatic Surgery
W. Scott Melvin, MD
- Laparoscopic Splenic Surgery
Fred Brody, MD
- Laparoscopic Approaches to Liver Resection
Peter Hodgkinson, MD; Eren Berber, MD
Hernia Surgery
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Akhil Chawla, MD; Michael J. Rosen, MD
- Minimally Invasive Treatments of Inguinal Hernias
Sachin Kukreja, MD; Matthew Goldblatt, MD
- Minimally Invasive Approaches to Complex and Unusual Hernias
Brent D. Matthews, MD
NOTES
- NOTES - Techniques and Technologies
Angel M. Caban, MD; Daniel J. Scott, MD
Endocrine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Adrenal Surgery
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Robotics in Surgery
- Robotics in Surgery of the Foregut
Michael S. Nussbaum, MD
- Robotic Bariatric Surgery
Noam Belkind, MD; Garth R. Jacobsen, MD
- Robotics in General Surgery
Justin J. Clark, MD; Raquel S. Bueno, MD
Retroperitoneal MIS Procedures
- Minimally Invasive Exposure to the Retroperitoneum
Ushast Dhir, MD; Leena Khaitan, MD, MPH
- Laparoscopic Vascular Surgery
Ricardo Ruz, MD, MSc; Antoine Bouchard-Fortier, MD, BSc; Emilie Joos, MD;
Yves-Marie Dion, MD, MSc
- Laparoscopic Kidney Harvest for Transplantation
Erica H. Sutton, MD; Adrian Park MD