Dilemmas in Abdominal Surgery

Savio George Barreto, MBBS, MS, FRACS, PhD, Division of Surgery and Perioperative Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre and SA Portfolio Advisor, Advanced Studies and Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaShailesh V. Shrikhande, MBBS, MS, MD, Deputy Director, Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Services, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai, India

This case-based book discusses a variety of clinical situations that general surgeons may encounter, and reviews a diverse variety of pathologies encountered in the abdomem. The chapters are all well done and do an excellent job of approaching each case with a succinct yet comprehensive review of the subject matter. Each chapter is clearly written and concise in its message. The pictures and diagrams are very well reproduced and clearly add to the overall message. This book is clearly written for senior surgical residents or practicing general surgeons. The topics that are discussed are well reviewed, providing the readers with expert opinion as well as pertinent, up-to-date literature. For a newly minted general surgeon or senior resident, this will be a good resource. Peter Nau, MD, MS, FACS(University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)

• PART 1: EsophagusChapter 1 Acute presentation (Boerhaave's Syndrome)Chapter 2 Endoscopic Biopsy Demonstrating High-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett's EsophagusChapter 3 Dysphagia Six Weeks Following Accidental Corrosive IngestionChapter 4 Symptomatic Giant Hiatal Hernia with Intrathoracic StomachChapter 5 Non-Metastatic Esophageal Cancer with Enlarged Carinal Lymph Nodes with Previous Sleeve GastrectomyChapter 6 Post-Esophagectomy Mediastinal LeakChapter 7 Post-Esophagectomy (for Esophageal Cancer) Neck LeakPART 2: StomachChapter 8 Obese Patient (BMI 32) with Reflux Disease and Diabetes MellitusChapter 9 Locally Advanced Resectable Gastric Cancer Chapter 10 Locally advanced Unresectable Gastric cancer Chapter 11 Post Total Gastrectomy Complications: Duodenal Stump LeakChapter 12 Post Total Gastrectomy Complications: Esophagojejunal Anastomosis LeakChapter 13 Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with BleedingPART 3: DuodenumChapter 14 Two Centimeter D1-2 Anterior Perforation Presenting 24 Hours LaterChapter 15 Biliary Leak after Pancreatoduodenectomy for Duodenal Neuroendocrine tumorsChapter 16 Duodenal neuroendocrine tumors: A Discrete 1 cm Lesion on D2 - Antipancreatic Surface vs Pancreatic SurfacePART 4: Small and Large Intestines Chapter 17 Crohn’s Disease: Multiple Diffuse Strictures with Three Episodes of Subacute Intestinal Obstruction in One Year on Monoclonal AntibodiesChapter 18 An Acute Embolic Event Affecting the Superior Mesenteric ArteryChapter 19 Post-Colonic Anastomotic LeakChapter 20 Toxic Megacolon in Crohn’s ColitisChapter 21 Colonic Perforation Pelvic Collection with Air in a Hemodynamically Stable PatientChapter 22 Non-Obstructing Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumor with Liver MetastasisPART 5: RectumChapter 23 Transsphincteric Fistula-in-Ano with External Opening 3 cm from Anal VergeChapter 24 Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: 19-Year-Old Patient with Severe Rectal InvolvementChapter 25 Management of Rectal Cancer in a Young WomanPART 6: Gallbladder and Biliary TreeChapter 26 Acute Cholecystitis: Four Days Duration with a Palpable LumpChapter 27 Intraoperative Cholangiogram Shows <1 cm Stone at the Lower EndChapter 28 Incidentally Detected 7 mm Gallbladder PolypChapter 29 Gallbladder Cancer with Obstructive Jaundice and Periportal Lymph Node Chapter 30 Mid Common Bile Duct Cholangiocarcinoma Involving the Portal Vein and Right Branch of the Hepatic ArteryPART 7: LiverChapter 31 Hydatid Cyst of the LiverChapter 32 Pyogenic Liver AbscessChapter 33 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: 10 cm Lesion in a Child-Pugh A Cirrhotic PatientChapter 34 Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Three Discrete 2 cm Lesions in hte Right Lobe with a 1 cm Central Lesion in the Segment 2/3Chapter 35 Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Bilobar Metastatic Disease That Has Completely Disappeared Following Systemic ChemotherapyPART 8: PancreasChapter 36 Pyrexia Two Weeks after an Attack of Alcohol-Induced Acute PancreatitisChapter 37 Ten-Year History of Chronic Pancreatitis Presents with Pancreatic Head MassChapter 38 Chronic Pancreatitis: Small Duct Disease with Uncontrolled Pain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter 39 Multifocal Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm with 3 cm Lesion in Head of PancreasChapter 40 Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for ObesityChapter 41 Managing a Grade C Pancreatic Fistula after PancreatoduodenectomyChapter 42 Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis Post-PancreatoduodenectomyPART 9: SpleenChapter 43 Grade 3 Isolated Splenic Laceration with Hemodynamic InstabilityPART 10: Inferior Vena CavaChapter 44 Malignant Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma: Approach to a Tumor Involving the Right Renal Vein