Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery


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This atlas, containing a wealth of clear operative images, is designed to enable trainee surgeons to visualise the surgical field for procedures specific to open colorectal surgery, thereby facilitating understanding and learning of surgical techniques and avoidance of intra- and postoperative complications. Step-by-step guidance is provided for a wide range of procedures to the colon, rectum, pelvic floor, anus and anal canal, in each case paying meticulous attention to surgical anatomy. The full range of potential indications for open surgery is considered, including benign and malignant tumours, inflammatory bowel disease, appendicitis, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, anal fistulas and rectal prolapse among others. Whenever considered necessary, additional line drawings are included to aid comprehension of particular steps in the surgery. Readers seeking to improve their understanding of surgical anatomy and how to perform these operative procedures will find the atlas to be an unparalleled source of information and assistance. A complementary book from the same authors focuses on laparoscopic colorectal surgery.




Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery: Vol.1, Laparoscopic procedures


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This atlas, containing a wealth of clear operative images, is designed to enable trainee surgeons to visualise the surgical field for procedures specific to laparoscopic colorectal surgery, thereby facilitating understanding and learning of surgical techniques and avoidance of intra- and postoperative complications. Step-by-step guidance is provided for a wide range of procedures employed in patients with benign and malignant tumours, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, rectal prolapse and other conditions. Examples include right colectomy techniques, sigmoid colectomy, left hemicolectomy, total colectomy, panproctocolectomy, total mesorectal excision, Hartmann’s procedure and its reversal and rectopexy. Throughout, meticulous attention is paid to surgical anatomy. Whenever considered necessary, additional line drawings are included to aid comprehension of particular steps in the surgery. Readers seeking to improve their comprehension of surgical anatomy and how to perform these operative procedures will find the atlas to be an unparalleled source of information and assistance. A complementary book from the same authors focuses on open colorectal surgery.




Surgical Treatment


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Acute Surgical Topics


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This book aims to familiarize readers with the most common acute surgery topics encountered in clinical practice and is unique in its use of infographics. It will be used in clinical rotations in surgery as a supplement to the knowledge gained, and will also provide instructors with a complementary tool, offering a wide-ranging guide to general aspects of acute surgery, with some hints on gynecologic and urologic emergencies. The book is intended to provide medical students and junior residents in medicine or surgery with a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the most relevant operative techniques.




Gastrointestinal Surgical Techniques in Small Animals


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Gastrointestinal Surgical Techniques in Small Animals überzeugt durch die detailreiche Beschreibung von Operationstechniken, die bei der Behandlung des Magen Darm-Trakts von Hunden und Katzen zum Einsatz kommen. Jedes Kapitel beschreibt ein Operationsverfahren in aller Ausführlichkeit, ergänzt um hochwertige Illustrationen zu jedem Operationsschritt. Tipps und Tricks für ein erfolgreiches Operationsergebnis werden vorgestellt, ebenso mögliche Komplikationen. Auf der begleitenden Website können Videoclips zu den verschiedenen Verfahren abgerufen werden. - Logischer Aufbau nach anatomischen Abschnitten. Jedes Kapitel beschreibt ein bestimmtes Operationsverfahren, die Indikationen und Kontraindikationen und gibt Entscheidungshilfen. Tipps und Tricks werden vorgestellt, ebenso mögliche Komplikationen. - Beschreibt im Detail Operationen des Magen-Darm-Trakts bei Hunden und Katzen. - Präsentiert die neuesten Erkenntnisse zu dem Fachgebiet. - Begleitende Website mit den Videoclips der verschiedenen Techniken. Gastrointestinal Surgical Techniques in Small Animals ist ein Muss für Veterinärchirurgen und Veterinärmediziner für Kleintiere.




Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery


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Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery is a current and convenient resource for both the surgical resident and the busy practicing surgeon. It provides trainee surgeons an excellent learning and review resource, and it provides up-to-date information on recent developments, research, and data in the context of accepted specialist surgical practice. As with each volume of the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series, it provides current and succinct summaries of all key topics within the specialty and concentrates on the most recent developments and current data. To meet the increasing interest in evidence-based medicine, authors have cited, whenever available, the meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and identified




Biomedical Engineering in Gastrointestinal Surgery


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Biomedical Engineering in Gastrointestinal Surgery is a combination of engineering and surgical experience on the role of engineering in gastrointestinal surgery. There is currently no other book that combines engineering and clinical issues in this field, while engineering is becoming more and more important in surgery. This book is written to a high technical level, but also contains clear explanations of clinical conditions and clinical needs for engineers and students. Chapters covering anatomy and physiology are comprehensive and easy to understand for non-surgeons, while technologies are put into the context of surgical disease and anatomy for engineers. The authors are the two most senior members of the Institute for Minimally Invasive Interdisciplinary Therapeutic Interventions (MITI), which is pioneering this kind of collaboration between engineers and clinicians in minimally invasive surgery. MITI is an interdisciplinary platform for collaborative work of surgeons, gastroenterologists, biomedical engineers and industrial companies with mechanical and electronic workshops, dry laboratories and comprehensive facilities for animal studies as well as a fully integrated clinical "OR of the future". - Written by the head of the Institute of Minimally Invasive Interdisciplinary Therapeutic Intervention (TUM MITI) which focusses on interdisciplinary cooperation in visceral medicine - Provides medical and anatomical knowledge for engineers and puts technology in the context of surgical disease and anatomy - Helps clinicians understand the technology, and use it safely and efficiently




Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery


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This bestselling Oxford Handbook has been thoroughly revised for the new edition to include brand new chapters on Paediatric Orthopaedics and Common Surgical Procedures, as well as new presentations, illustrations, and new anatomy and emergency indexes to aid quick reference. It is an invaluable tool for junior surgical trainees, medical students, nursing, paramedical, and rehabilitation staff. The handbook covers the assessment and preparation of the patient, anaesthesia and critical care, inflammation, wound healing and infection, and the key components of general surgical practice, as well as chapters on other surgical specialties, including plastic, paediatric, and orthopaedic surgery. There are step-by-step descriptions of common operative surgical techniques, practical hints and procedures, and information on signs, symptoms and rarities. Emergency presentations are clearly identified for rapid reference and investigations and management plans are set out in a clear and easy-to-follow way. Surgically relevant anatomy and physiology has been expanded for each area, quick reference symbols ensure the reader is guided to key facts, and there is an increased focus on evidence-based practice with key references throughout. A cut above the rest, this is the essential guide to clinical surgery and the surgical specialities.




Textbook of Surgery


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Textbook of Surgery is a core book for medical and surgicalstudents providing a comprehensive overview of general andspeciality surgery. Each topic is written by an expert in thefield. The book focuses on the principles and techniques of surgicalmanagement of common diseases. Great emphasis is placed onproblem-solving to guide students and junior doctors through theirsurgical training. Throughout the book are numerous reproducible line drawings,tables and boxes that will prove invaluable for learning andrevision. In addition there are detailed guidelines provided forsurgical management. Up-to-date and ideal for medical students and junior doctors onsurgical attachments and a perfect refresher for RACS and MRCScandidates. Reviews of the last edition “The textbook presents a compact and contemporary overviewand is not so much a reference book as a working tome suitable forfamiliarization with current trends in treatment and diagnosis inthese various areas. …found this textbook very informative and a pleasure toread.” ANZ Journal of Surgery Vol. 72, No. 12.




Intestinal Stomas


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This text features coverage of basic intestinal physiology, as well as the management of complications and unusual problems. Additional chapters and fully updated material consider laparoscopic-assisted colostomy and methods of urinary diversion in stoma management.