Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery: An Expositive Atlas (Scott-Connor, Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery)

This up-to-date third edition of the classic provides a clear exposition of all basic surgical procedures. This is includes: surgery of the digestive tract, breast, abdominal wall, selected head and neck, and endocrine system. It also features numerous detailed illustrations by Caspar Henselmann. It is essential reading for residents and practising surgeons.

I General Principles.- 1 Concepts and Strategies of Surgery.- 2 Mechanical Basics of Operative Technique.- 3 Incision, Exposure, Closure.- 4 Dissecting and Suturing.- 5 Surgical Stapling: Principles and Precautions.- 6 Control of Bleeding.- 7 Management of the Contaminated Operation.- 8 Mechanical Basics of Laparoscopic Surgery.- 9 Rational Use of Drains.- II Esophagus.- 10 Concepts in Esophageal Surgery.- 11 Esophagectomy: Right Thoracotomy and Laparotomy.- 12 Esophagogastrectomy: Left Thoracoabdominal Approach.- 13 Transhiatal Esophagectomy.- 14 Operations to Replace or Bypass the Esophagus: Colon or Jejunum Interposition.- 15 Transabdominal Nissen Fundoplication.- 16 Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication.- 17 Posterior Gastropexy (Hill Repair): Surgical Legacy Technique.- 18 Transthoracic Gastroplasty (Collis) and Nissen Fundoplication.- 19 Bile Diverting Operations for Management of Esophageal Disease.- 20 Cricopharyngeal Myotomy and Operation for Pharyngoesophageal (Zenker’s) Diverticulum.- 21 Esophagomyotomy for Achalasia and Diffuse Esophageal Spasm.- 22 Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy.- 23 Operations for Esophageal Perforation and Anastomotic Leaks.- III Stomach and Duodenum.- 24 Concepts in Surgery of the Stomach and Duodenum.- 25 Truncal Vagotomy: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 26 Proximal Gastric Vagotomy: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 27 Pyloroplasty (Heineke-Mikulicz and Finney) Operation for Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 28 Gastrojejunostomy.- 29 Gastrectomy (Antrectomy) for Peptic Ulcer: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 30 Perforated Peptic Ulcer.- 31 Laparoscopic Plication of Perforated Ulcer.- 32 Gastrostomy.- 33 Radical Subtotal Gastrectomy.- 34 Total Gastrectomy.- 35 Exposure of the Third and Fourth Portions of the Duodenum.- IV Small Intestine and Appendix.- 36 Concepts in Surgery of the Small Intestine and Appendix.- 37 Small Bowel Resection and Anastomosis.- 38 Enterolysis for Intestinal Obstruction.- 39 Baker Tube Stitchless Plication: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 40 Appendectomy.- 41 Laparoscopic Appendectomy.- V Large Intestine.- 42 Concepts in Surgery of the Large Intestine.- 43 Right Colectomy for Cancer.- 44 Left Colectomy for Cancer.- 45 Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer.- 46 Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer.- 47 Subtotal Colectomy with Ileoproctostomy or Ileostomy and Sigmoid Mucous Fistula.- 48 Ileoanal Anastomosis with Ileal Reservoir Following Total Colectomy and Mucosal Proctectomy.- 49 Abdominoperineal Proctectomy for Benign Disease.- 50 End-Ileostomy.- 51 Loop Ileostomy.- 52 Cecostomy: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 53 Transverse Colostomy.- 54 Closure of Temporary Colostomy.- 55 Operations for Colonic Diverticulitis (Including Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding).- 56 Ripstein Operation for Rectal Prolapse.- VI Anus, Rectum, and Pilonidal Region.- 57 Concepts in the Surgery of the Anus, Rectum, and Pilonidal Region.- 58 Rubber Band Ligation of Internal Hemorrhoids.- 59 Hemorrhoidectomy.- 60 Anorectal Fistula and Pelvirectal Abscess.- 61 Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy for Chronical Anal Fissure.- 62 Anoplasty for Anal Stenosis.- 63 Thiersch Operation for Rectal Prolapse: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 64 Operations for Pilonidal Disease.- VII Hepatobiliary Tract.- 65 Concepts in Hepatobiliary Surgery.- 66 Cholecystectomy.- 67 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.- 68 Cholecystostomy: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 69 Common Bile Duct Exploration: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 70 Secondary Choledocholithotomy: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 71 Sphincteroplasty: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 72 Choledochoduodenostomy: Surgical Legacy Technique.- 73 Roux-en-Y Biliary-Enteric Bypass.- 74 Transduodenal Diverticulectomy.- 75 Operations for Carcinoma of Hepatic Duct Bifurcation.- 76 Hepatic Resection.- VIII Pancreas.- 77 Concepts in Surgery of the Pan¬creas.- 78 Partial Pancreatoduodenectomy.- 79 Total Pancreatoduodenectomy.- 80 Distal Pancreatectomy.- 81 Operations for Pancreatic Cyst.- 82 Pancreaticojejunostomy (Puestow) for Chronic Pancreatitis.- IX Spleen.- 83 Concepts in Splenic Surgery.- 84 Splenectomy for Disease.- 85 Operations for Splenic Trauma.- X Hernia Repairs, Operations for Necrotizing Fasciitis, Drainage of Subphrenic Abscess.- 86 Concepts in Hernia Repair, Surgery for Necrotizing Fasciitis, and Drainage of Subphrenic Abscess.- 87 Shouldice Repair of Inguinal Hernia.- 88 Cooper’s ligament (McVay) Repair of Inguinal Hernia.- 89 Mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernia.- 90 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) and Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) Repairs.- 91 Operations for Recurrent Inguinal Hernia.- 92 Femoral Hernia Repair.- 93 Operations for Large Ventral Hernia.- 94 Operations for Infected Abdominal Wound Dehiscence and Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Abdominal Wall.- 95 Drainage of Subphrenic and Other Abdominal Abscesses: Surgical Legacy Technique.- XI Breast.- 96 Concepts in Breast Surgery.- 97 Excision of Benign Palpable Breast Mass.- 98 Excision of Ducts, Operations for Breast Abscess.- 99 Lumpectomy (Tylectomy) for Breast Cancer.- 100 Modified Radical Mastectomy, Simple (Total) Mastectomy.- 101 Radical Mastectomy: Surgical Legacy Technique.- XII Lymph Nodes 861.- 102 Concepts of Lymphadenectomy.- 103 Axillary Lymphadenectomy.- 104 Inguinal and Pelvic Lymphadenectomy.- XIII Head and Neck.- 105 Concepts in Head and Neck Surgery.- 106 Parotidectomy.- 107 Thyroidectomy.- 108 Parathyroidectomy.- 109 Cricothyroidotomy.- 110 Tracheostomy.- XIV Appendix.- Illustrated Glossary of Surgical Instruments.