Chen Herbert (ed.) Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery

2nd edition. — Springer, 2016. — 801 p.This practical surgical atlas focuses on a variety of surgical procedures in a portable format, allowing students, residents and even attending surgeons to carry it around with them throughout the day to check up on operations at any given time. The comprehensive illustrations help the reader to understand the procedures described, thanks to inter-operative photographs which provide accurate representations of the various techniques of the operations. The wide scope of this book ensures coverage of the most common general surgery procedures and the most common operations that faculty, residents and students encounter.Total Thyroidectomy and Thyroid Lobectomy
Central Neck Dissection
Modified Radical Neck Dissection
Parathyroidectomy
Open Adrenalectomy
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Transperitoneal Approach
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Retroperitoneal Approach
Breast Biopsy
Breast Conservation Surgery (Surgical Biopsy, Lumpectomy, Nipple Exploration, Partial Mastectomy)
Mastectomy
Axillary Procedures for Breast Cancer
Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgery for Para-esophageal Hernias
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia
Bariatric Surgery
Esophagectomy
Gastric and Duodenal Surgery
Meckel’s Diverticulum
Small Bowel Resection
Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Appendectomy
Right Hemicolectomy
Sigmoid Colectomy
Low Anterior Resection and Abdominoperineal Resection
Stomas (Colostomy and Ileostomy)
Cryptoglandular Disease
Pilonidal Disease
Anal Fissure
Hemorrhoids
Lichtenstein Tension-Free Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) Approach
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Approach
Open Umbilical Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Open Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repair
Open Hepatic and Biliary Procedures
Minimally Invasive Liver and Biliary Procedures
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple Procedure)
Distal Pancreatectomy
Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis