Essential surgical procedures

"Essential Surgical Procedures provides general surgery residents and trainees with the fundamental Essential-Common procedures they need to know in order to demonstrate competency on their exams and perform procedures successfully. Combining key information from multiple leading reference works published by Elsevier, it includes detailed sets of step-by-step instructions for 89 specific procedures in various surgical areas, delivering clear, definitive guidance on clinical anatomy, perioperative considerations, and operative technique for each. The content is supplemented with copious line drawings, clinical photographs and, wherever possible, real-time video clips capturing key moments of a surgical procedure."--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Exploratory laparotomy: laparoscopic -- Exploratory laparotomy: open -- Peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion -- Peritoneal lesion: biopsy -- Inguinal and femoral hernia: laparoscopic repair -- Inguinal and femoral hernia: open repair -- Ventral hernia: laparoscopic repair -- Ventral hernia: open repair -- Cholecystectomy with or without cholangiography: laparoscopic -- Cholecystectomy with or without cholangiography: open -- Hepatic biopsy: laparoscopic -- Hepatic biopsy: open -- Splenectomy: laparoscopic -- Splenectomy: open -- Antireflux procedure: laparoscopic -- Gastrostomy: open -- Gastrostomy: percutaneous endoscopic -- Adhesiolysis: laparoscopic -- Adhesiolysis: open -- Feeding jejunostomy: laparoscopic -- Feeding jejunostomy: open -- Ileostomy -- Ileostomy closure -- Small intestinal resection: open -- Appendectomy: laparoscopic -- Appendectomy: open -- Colectomy, partial: laparoscopic -- Colectomy, partial: open -- Colostomy -- Colostomy closure -- Anal fistulotomy/seton placement -- Anal sphincterotomy: internal -- Anorectal abscess: drainage -- Banding for internal hemorrhoids -- Hemorrhoidectomy -- Perianal condylomas: excision -- Bronchoalveolar lavage -- Bronchosco…