Soft Tissue and Skin
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…
Vascular Surgery
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…
Appendix Surgery
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…
Small Bowel Surgery
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…
Colorectal Surgery
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…
Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery
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…
Stomach Surgery
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…
Hernia Surgery
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…
Endocrine Surgery
Introduction Print Section Listen Prior to the late 1800’s, the function of endocrine glands was unknown. Surgeons excised the thyroid gland for severe goiters, but operative mortality was over 40%…
Breast Surgery
Introduction Print Section Listen While breast cancer has been recognized as a disease process since the Egyptians described it in 3000 BC,1 treatment is generally thought to have originated with…
