Perspective on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In Chapter 33, Drs. Look Hong and Raut review gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Historically, metastatic GIST carried a median survival of 12 months, but this has…
Perspective on Cancer of the Esophagus and Surgical Procedures to Resect and Replace the Esophagus
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen It was a pleasure to receive a letter from Dr. Michael Zinner inviting us to write a prospective on the chapters from Drs. Daniel Tong and…
Perspectives Regarding Benign Foregut Diseases and Their Surgeries
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter is written by experts in the surgical treatment of a wide variety of benign esophagogastric diseases, and presents a comprehensive picture of a how…
Abdominal Trauma
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen No anatomical region or cavity is exempt when addressing injuries sustained when managing multi-trauma patients, especially if the traumatic injury is the result of a blunt…
Abdominal Abscess and Enteric Fistulae
ABDOMINAL ABSCESS Print Section Listen Definition and Etiology Abdominal abscesses are well-defined collections of infected purulent material that are walled off from the rest of the peritoneal cavity by inflammatory…
Lesions of the Omentum, Mesentery, and Retroperitoneum
MESENTERY Print Section Listen The entire gastrointestinal tract is derived from a common dorsal mesentery. During development, as the mesentery fuses with the retroperitoneum, the remaining segments become the small…
Ventral and Abdominal Wall Hernias
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The term hernia is used to describe a weakness or defect of the abdominal wall, through which abdominal contents can protrude. It is important to note…
Robotics in Gastrointestinal Surgery
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Innovations in robotic technology are transforming the way surgeons operate in the 21st century. Robotic surgical platforms grant surgeons access to modern-world defining robotic engineering and…
Perspectives on Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Incisional hernias are a common complication of midline laparotomies, with a reported incidence of 9% to 20%.1 Over 100,000 incisional hernia repairs are performed annually in…
Minimally Invasive Approaches to Cancer
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Laparoscopy has evolved tremendously in the past 40 years, from a diagnostic tool to a surgical platform with nearly as many therapeutic applications as open surgery….
