The most current diagnostic procedures and techniques related to the management and care of abdominal surgical patients are presented in this work. This edition includes chapters on benign disorders of the oesophagus, surgical procedures to replace the oesophagus, continent ilcostomics, surgical management of ascites, common bile duct exploration and gynaecologic pelvic procedures. Added sections include contemporary endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques. Gastrointestinal syndromes sections include updated chapters on gastrointestinal bleeding, functional gastrointestinal syndromes, nausea and vomiting, constipation and diarrhoea, and abdominal pain.
Diagnostic and interventional procedures: radiology of the abdomen;
diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology; endoscopy; laparoscopic
surgery. Evaluation of gastrointestinal disorders: gastrointestinal bleeding;
jaundice; diarrhoea/constipation; abdominal pain; functional gastrointestinal
syndromes; nausea/vomiting. Abdominal walls: incisions, closures, and
management of the wound; intestinal stomas; preoperative and postoperative
management; hernias; biliary and gastrointestinal fistulas. Peritoneum
retroperitoneum, and mesentery: exploratory laparotomy; peritonitis and
intraperitoneal abscess; mesenteric ischemic disorders; abdominal aneurysms;
lesions of the mesentery, omentum, and retroperitoneum; the adrenal glands.
Abdominal trauma: blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma. Oesophagus:
gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia; benign disorders of the
oesophagus; cancer of the oesophagus; surgical procedures to resect and
replace the oesophagus. Stomach and duodenum: diverticula, volvulus, superior
mesenteric artery syndrome, and foreign bodies; duodenal ulcer; gastric
ulcers; complications of peptic ulcer; tumours of the stomach; complications
following gastric operations; morbid obesity; stomach and duodenum. Small
intestine operative procedures: Meckel's diverticulum, diverticulosis of the
small intestine; umbilical fistulae and tumours; Crohn's disease of the small
intestine; small bowel obstruction; tumours of the small intestines. Appendix
and colon: appendix and appendectomy; diverticular disease of the colon;
inflammatory bowel disease of colon; tumours of the colon; surgery of the
small and large bowel; Ileal pouch-anal canal anastomosis: operative
procedures; continent ileostomies; large bowel obstruction: operative
procedures. Rectosigmoid, rectum, and anal canal: pelvic floor abnormalities
and disorders of defecation; benign diseases of the anorectum; rectal cancer;
carcinoma of the anus. Liver: liver abscess and hydrated cyst disease; cystic
and benign tumours; hepatocellular carcinoma; hepatic metastases; hepatic
resection; surgical management of ascites; portal hypertension; liver
transplantation. Gallbladder and bile duct: choledochal cysts: cholelithiasis
and cholecystectomy; choledocholithiasis and cholangitis; disorders of the
duodenal ampullae; recurrent pyogenic cholangitis; sclerosis cholangitis;
benign biliary strictures. (Part contents).
