Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery

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.