Endoscopy and Endoscopic Intervention
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Over the past several decades, flexible endoscopy has shifted the management of numerous gastrointestinal diseases from the surgeon to the endoscopist. What had started as a…
Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Paraesophageal hernias comprise approximately 5% to 15% of all hiatal hernias and are challenging hernias to repair. Most commonly, these occur in patients age >50 to…
Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The surgical treatment of obesity originated with the concept that a surgical intervention to alter digestive anatomy and physiology could benefit patients with a metabolic related…
Pediatric GI Surgery
GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITIONS Print Section Listen Pyloric Stenosis Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis occurs in 1.5 to 4 in 1000 live births, and more recent population-based studies suggest the incidence is decreasing over…
Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Other Neoplasms
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Tumors of the stomach are diverse in presentation, symptoms, and prognosis. In this chapter, the authors will first describe the epidemiology, presentation, and management of gastric…
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare neoplasms. Although they represent only 0.1% to 3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies,1–4 they account for 80% of gastrointestinal mesenchymal neoplasms.5…
Incisions, Closures, and Management of the Abdominal Wound
INCISIONS Print Section Listen The planning, execution, and closure of an incision have an enormous impact on the outcome of an abdominal operation. The high combined incidence of surgical site…
Benign Gastric Disorders
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Most benign gastric disorders are either inflammatory or neoplastic. A variety of vascular, mechanical, congenital, and traumatic disorders also affect the stomach. Some of these are…
Abdominal Vascular Emergencies
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Among the many acute abdominal conditions that confront the general surgeon, disorders involving the vascular system are in the minority. Yet these conditions are often highly…
Achalasia and Other Motility Disorders
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Esophageal motility is a complex and multifactorial process that functions to pass food and liquid through the esophagus. Using systematic contractions in the esophageal body, combined…
