Laparoscopic Surgery of the Abdomen

Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Esophagus and Stomach.- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection in the Esophagus.- Minimally Invasive Treatment of Zenker’s Diverticulum.- Laparoscopic Complete and Partial Fundoplication.- Laparoscopic Esophageal Myotomy.- Miscellaneous Esophageal Procedures.- Endoscopic Gastric Procedures: Endo-organ Surgery.- Laparoscopic Approaches to Ulcer Therapy.- Laparoscopic Gastrojejunostomy.- Gastric Resection.- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.- Historical Overview and Indications for Cholecystectomy.- Surgical Anatomy of the Gallbladder, Liver, and Biliary Tree.- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: The Technique.- Laparoscopic Cholangiography.- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Children and Adolescents.- Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.- Common Bile Duct.- Historical Overview of Surgical Treatment of Biliary Stone Disease.- Operative Cholangiography.- Laparoscopic Ultrasound for Assessment of the Common Bile Duct.- Endoscopic Management of Common Duct Stones.- Transcystic Fluoroscopic-Guided Common Bile Duct Exploration.- Laparoscopic Transcystic Duct Choledochoscopy.- Laparoscopic Choledochotomy for Common Bile Duct Stones.- Laparoscopic Management of Difficult Common Bile Duct Stones.- Intraoperative Antegrade Common Duct Stone Treatments.- Laparoscopic Choledochoenterostomies.- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy and Splenectomy.- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy.- Laparoscopic Splenectomy.- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair.- History of the Preperitoneal Approach for Inguinal Hernia: Rationale and Various Approaches.- Musculoskeletal and Neurovascular Anatomy of the Inguinal Preperitoneal Space.- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair: Indications and Contraindications.- Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Hernia Repair.- Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair: TransabdominalPreperitoneal Approach.- Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Repair for Inguinal Hernias.- Complications and Recurrences of Laparoscopic Hernia Repairs.- Laparoscopic Ventral/Incisional Hernioplasty.- Laparoscopic Repair of Ventral Hernias.- Laparoscopic Procedures of the Colon and Rectum.- Laparoscopic Instrumentation.- Laparoscopic Appendectomy.- Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy.- Laparoscopic Transverse Colectomy.- Laparoscopic Left Hemicolectomy and Sigmoidectomy.- Laparoscopic-Assisted Anterior Resection.- Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection.- Laparoscopic Stoma Creation and Reversal.- Polyps.- Colonic Carcinoma.- Laparoscopic Total and Subtotal Colectomy.- Ileocolic Resection.- Restorative Proctocolectomy.- Surgery for Rectal Prolapse.- Laparoscopic Management of Bowel Obstruction.- The Role of Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery and Intraoperative Colonoscopy.- Laparoscopic Ultrasound in Minimally Invasive Procedures in the Abdomen and Pelvis.- Avoiding Complications.- Cost Considerations.- Avoidance and Treatment of Urological Complications.- Avoidance and Treatment of Vascular Complications.- Diagnostic Laparoscopy and Acute Abdomen.- Principles of Diagnostic Laparoscopy.- Bedside Laparoscopy.- Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Pelvic Pain.- Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Suspected Appendicitis.- Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Intestinal Disorders.- Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Malignancy.