Abdominal Key

Introduction Print Section Listen Malignancies of the skin and soft tissue are among the most common cancers diagnosed in the United States.1 While the majority of these neoplasms are basal…

Introduction Print Section Listen Vascular surgery is a constantly evolving specialty, and evidence-based care is a rapidly moving target. Treatment of vascular disease has changed dramatically over the 24 years…

Introduction Print Section Listen Into the 18th century, descriptions of inflammatory diseases of the appendix appeared only as solitary case reports with conflicting nomenclature and an unclear natural history.1 Only…

Introduction Print Section Listen Surgery of the small bowel is a mainstay of practice for the general and acute care surgeon. Any abdominal operation must take into consideration the small…

Introduction Print Section Listen Historically, investigation in colorectal surgery has focused on small, single-center series investigating optimal surgical techniques. Examples of such papers include reports on the “holy plane” in…

Introduction Print Section Listen Surgical therapy for hepatopancreaticobiliary disease has a rich history with meteoric advances occurring over the last century. Perhaps surprisingly, it was not until 1848, and the…

Introduction Print Section Listen The stomach is host to a variety of benign and malignant conditions that may present acutely, as in the case of a bleeding or a perforated…

Introduction Print Section Listen Hernias are so ubiquitous that even in this era of superspecialization, hernia repairs belong to the general surgeon. The history of hernia repairs reflects the evolution…