Operative surgery manual

"This book provides practical guidance on the most common elective and emergency procedures. Each chapter follows the same format and contains standardized headings: position, incision, exposure and operative technique, and closure. Numerous illustrations detail the procedures, providing clarity at a glance. A focused preoperative preparation section is also included."--Publisher's description.

Title from resource title page (MD Consult, viewed on Apr. 11, 2011).

Includes index.

Thyroidectomy -- Parathyroidectomy -- Tracheostomy -- Parotidectomy -- Submandibular gland resection -- Radical and modified radical neck dissection -- Thoracotomy and lung resection -- Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy -- Esophageal perforation -- Breast biopsy -- Modified radical and total mastectomy -- Axillary lymph node dissection -- Inguinal hernia repair -- Femoral hernia repair -- Umbilical/periumbilical hernia repair -- Transabdominal Nissen fundoplication -- Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication -- Vagotomy and drainage procedures -- Gastrectomy -- Gastrostomy -- Perforated peptic ulcer -- Bleeding duodenal ulcer -- Small bowel resection -- Open cholecystectomy -- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy -- Hepatic resection -- Biliary drainage procedures -- Pancreatico-duodenectomy (Whipple procedure) -- Distal pancreatectomy -- Splenectomy -- Laparoscopic splenectomy -- Appendectomy -- Laparoscopic appendectomy -- Colon resection -- Subtotal colectomy/panproctocolectomy and J-pouch reconstruction -- Rectal resection -- Construction and reversal of colostomy -- Hemorrhoidectomy -- Repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm -- Femoropopliteal bypass grafting -- High ligation of saphenofemoral junction…