BookSteven N. Hochwald, editor ; Moshim Kukar, associate editor.
Summary: This book provides detailed, comprehensive and illustrative content to the surgical community in the areas of foregut oncologic surgery. The text contains an in-depth review of all surgical aspects of oncologic diseases involving the stomach and esophagus. The main focus is on the minimally invasive techniques including potential complications and their management. The text also includes an online link to the videos for all minimally invasive foregut surgical procedures, including animation content which provide a more comprehensive learning experience. Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery for Malignancy: Principles and Practice is structured in a way that makes it useful at every level of training and will be of great utility to practicing surgeons, fellows in surgical subspecialty training and surgical residents.
Contents:
Pathogenesis of esophageal cancer.- Endoscopic Treatment of Pre-Malignant and Early Esophageal Malignancy
The Volume-outcome Relationship, Standardized Clinical Pathways and Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophagectomy
Goals of Surgical Therapy for Esophageal Cancer
Optimization of Patients for Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Pathogenesis of Gastric Cancer
Standards for Surgical Therapy of Gastric Cancer
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Cancer
Its Indication, Technique, and Our Experience.-Multimodality Therapy in Gastric Cancer
Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy with EEA Anastomosis
Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy with Side-Side Thoracic Anastomosis
Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy with Cervical Anastomosis
Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy with Colonic Interposition
Thoracolaparoscopic Esophagectomy in the Prone Position for Carcinoma of the Esophagus
Thoracoscopic Enucleation of Esophageal Benign Tumors
Minimally Invasive Feeding Tube and Esophageal Stent Placement
Robotic Utilization in Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Minimally Invasive Intragastric Surgery
Laparoscopic Partial Gastrectomy
Principles and Practice of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy with Gastroduodenostomy (Billroth I)
Laparoscopic Subtotal Gastrectomy with Gastrojejunostomy and D2 Lymphadenectomy
Laparoscopic Proximal Gastrectomy with Double Tract Anastomosis
Laparoscopy-Assisted Total Gastrectomy
Robotic Utilization in Gastric Cancer Surgery.