Gross Anatomy
Fig. 1.1 Cervical esophagus. (a) The upper esophagus is best exposed through a left oblique incision on the neck. (b) From this incision, the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle…
Endoluminal Interventions
Fig. 6.1 Rigid esophagoscopy. The rigid esophagoscope is carefully inserted, taking care to protect the patient’s teeth. This procedure allows therapeutic endoscopy of the esophagus with larger instruments than with…
Esophageal Anatomy as Seen During Endoscopy and Basic Endoscopic Orientation
(1) Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6565 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA (2) Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200…
Mapping Esophageal Disease with Endoscopic Ultrasound
Fig. 5.1 A linear endoscopic probe (a, top; b) is typically used as the initial diagnostic tool to evaluate the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. A linear endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) scope…
Esophagostomy Management
Fig. 9.1 Preparation of the skin Fig. 9.2 Cutting the ostomy wafer to fit the end of the esophagus. The ostomy wafer fits best on an esophagostomy that has been…
Medical Aspects of Urolithiasis
CHAPTER 29 Medical Aspects of Urolithiasis Elizabeth A. Phillips, MD andDavid S. Wang, MD How common is nephrolithiasis? The overall prevalence of stone disease is approximately 8%. How many Americans…
Surgical Anatomy of the Pelvis
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