Zenker’s diverticulum
CHAPTER 1 Zenker’s diverticulum Peter E. Andersen, Joshua S. Schindler Step 1. Surgical anatomy ♦ Zenker’s diverticulum is a pulsion diverticulum that occurs between the lowermost fibers of the inferior…
Left colon resection (medial to lateral approach)
CHAPTER 22 Left colon resection (medial to lateral approach) Mark H. Whiteford Step 1. Surgical anatomy ♦ The left colon receives arterial input via the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA). Soon…
Peptic ulcer surgery
CHAPTER 7 Peptic ulcer surgery Gregory J. Mancini, Matthew L. Mancini Step 1. Surgical anatomy ♦ A dissection of the esophagus at the hiatus will expose the anterior and posterior…
Minimally invasive esophagectomy
CHAPTER 2 Minimally invasive esophagectomy Bart P.L. Witteman, Blair A. Jobe Step 1. Surgical anatomy ♦ Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of esophageal cancer in Western society, and esophagectomy…
Pancreaticojejunostomy (puestow procedure)
CHAPTER 12 Pancreaticojejunostomy (puestow procedure) Ali Tavakkolizadeh Step 1. Surgical anatomy ♦ The exocrine pancreas is drained via a main and an accessory duct (Figure 12-1). ♦ The main pancreatic…
Splenectomy
CHAPTER 13 Splenectomy Lily Chang, Fru Bahiraei Step 1. Surgical anatomy ♦ The spleen is mobilized by dividing the splenic attachments and ligating the vascular hilum without injury to the…
Gastric wedge resection
CHAPTER 6 Gastric wedge resection Chandrajit P. Raut Step 1. Clinical anatomy ♦ Gastric wedge resections may be performed for gastric tumors such as early gastric adenocarcinoma (lesions <25 mm…
Distal pancreatic resection
CHAPTER 11 Distal pancreatic resection Thai H. Pham, Erin W. Gilbert, Swee H. Teh, Brett C. Sheppard Step 1. Surgical anatomy ♦ The most common indications for performing distal pancreatectomy…
Cholecystectomy
CHAPTER 8 Cholecystectomy Ashley H. Vernon Step 1. Surgical anatomy ♦ The triangle of Calot is the most important anatomic boundary that needs to be defined when performing cholecystectomy. It…
Peritoneal dialysis catheter placement
CHAPTER 18 Peritoneal dialysis catheter placement William P. Robinson, III, Matthew T. Menard Step 1. Surgical anatomy ♦ The peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter should enter the abdomen through the rectus…
