Abdominal Operations

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).