Daniel B. Jones MD is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, vice chair of Surgery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USASteven D. Schwaitzberg MD is the Professor and Chair of Surgery at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York

'This book will appeal most to residents and practicing surgeons, yet it is still accessible to students…is high quality in terms of the breadth of content and the quality of the images.'— Ryan Lehmann, DO, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

• ForewordPrefaceContributorsSECTION I: MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IN THE MODERN HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT1. Cost implications in minimally invasive surgeryChristopher M. Schlachta and Janet Martin2. Enhanced recovery programs in minimally invasive surgeryNicolò Pecorelli and Liane S. FeldmanSECTION II: FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY3. Training and privileging surgeons and gastroenterologists in endoscopyJudy Wang and Brian J. Dunkin4. Anesthetic challenges in the gastrointestinal suitesSheila Ryan Barnett5. Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopyJaclyn Weirzbicki, Adam Reid, I. Bulent Cetindag, Aman Ali, and John D. Mellinger6. Diagnostic upper endoscopy II: Endoscopic ultrasoundVaibhav Wadhwa and Douglas Pleskow7. Dilatation and stentingMatthew R. Pittman and Dean J. Mikami8. Therapeutic upper endoscopy II: Treatment of Barrett esophagusBoris Kiriazov and Vic Velanovich9. Therapeutic upper endoscopy III: Treatment of gastroesophageal refluxEdward L. Jones, Kyle A. Perry, and Jeffrey W. Hazey10. Endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, and endoscopic full-thickness resection in the upper gastrointestinal tractD. Tami Yamashita and James Ellsmere11. Endoscopic procedures for morbid obesityAustin L. Chiang and Marvin Ryou12. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VI: Revisional bariatric techniques—Suturing, scleraltherapyHans F. Fuchs, Cristina R. Harnsberger, and Garth R. Jacobsen13. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VII: Management of perforations and fistulaEleanor C. Fung and Dean J. Mikami14. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VIII: Management of upper gastrointestinal bleedingRobert Gianotti and Tyler Berzin15. Diagnostic lower endoscopy IDouglas Horst16. Lower endoscopy therapeutic dilation and stentingDavid E. Beck17. Transanal endoscopic microsurgeryJohn H. Marks and Jean F. Salem18. Transanal minimally invasive surgeryJustin J. Kelly, John P. Burke, and Matthew R. Albert19. Diagnostic lower endoscopyEleanor C. Fung20. Endoscopic procedures of the pancreas for complications of pancreatitisAjaypal Singh and Andres Gelrud21. Endoscopic procedures of the biliary treeJeffrey M. Marks and Ping Pan22. Endoscopy assistance in laparoscopic techniqueMorris E. Franklin Jr. and Miguel A. HernandezSECTION III: NATURAL ORIFICE SURGERY23. Transvaginal access for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryKurt Eric Roberts and Stephanie G. Wood24. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomyJeffrey L. Ponsky and Avery C. Capone25. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasiaPaul Colavita and Lee L. Swanstrom26. Transvaginal cholecystectomyBill Ran Luo and Eric S. Hungness27. Transvaginal appendectomyKurt Eric Roberts and Stephanie G. Wood28. Natural orifice surgery: ColectomyChristy E. Cauley and Patricia SyllaSECTION IV: PREPARATION FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY29. Telementoring in minimally invasive surgeryIan Choy and Allan Okrainec30. Objective metrics in the simulation of minimally invasive surgeryYusuke Watanabe, Elif Bilgic, Amin Madani, and Melina C. Vassiliou31. Virtual reality simulation in minimally invasive surgerySuvranu De32. Training and credentialing in laparoscopy, including the Fundamental Use of Surgical EnergyMichael A. Russo, Shawn T. Tsuda, and Daniel J. Scott33. Measuring quality in minimally invasive surgeryElan R. Witkowski and Matthew M. Hutter34. How the commitment to patient safety impacts operative practice in minimally invasive surgeryEric Luedke, Dan Azagury, and John Morton35. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in minimally invasive cardiac surgeryMario Montealegre-Gallegos and Feroze Mahmood36. The impact of skills warm-up in minimally invasive surgeryJames C. Rosser, Jr., Scott Furer, and Neesha Patel37. The role of mental training in minimally invasive surgeryArmando Rosales and Raul J. Rosenthal38. The ergonomic minimally invasive surgical/endoscopy suiteH. Reza Zahiri and Adrian E. Park39. Energy sources in minimally invasive surgeryAmin Madani and Sharon L. Bachman40. Anesthesia for laparoscopy: What does a surgeon need to know?Cindy M. Ku and Stephanie B. JonesSECTION V: ACCESS AND IMAGING IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY41. Access in minimally invasive surgeryMargaret E. Clark and Robert B. Lim42. Single port and reduced port accessBenjamin Sadowitz, Alexander Rosemurgy, and Sharona Ross43. Diagnostic laparoscopy for benign and malignant diseaseRita A. Brintzenhoff, William S. Richardson, and Dimitrios Stefanidis44. Laparoscopic ultrasound in surgeryMaurice E. Arregui and Piyush Aggarwal45. Three-dimensional printing development and medical applicationsFeroze Mahmood and Daniel B. JonesSECTION VI: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE46. Anatomic and physiologic tests of esophageal functionJoel M. Sternbach and Eric S. Hungness47. 360° FundoPatrick Reardon48. Laparoscopic partial fundoplicationAlex P. Nagle and Kenric M. Murayama49. Laparoscopic placement of external magnetic antireflux ringYulia Zak and Ozanan Meireles50. Laparoscopic antireflux esophageal lengthening procedureLeena Khaitan and Abel Bello51. Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal herniaC. Daniel Smith52. Reoperative surgery after fundoplicationCarmen L. Mueller, Lorenzo E. Ferri, and Gerald M. Fried53. Laparoscopic treatment of achalasiaBrian M. Nguyen and Jonathan F. Critchlow54. Robotic approach to achalasiaAlberto S. Gallo and Santiago Horgan55. Laparoscopic treatment of esophageal diverticulaSarah E. Billmeier and Thadeus L. Trus56. Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy for curative intentMoshim Kukar and Steven N. Hochwald57. Minimally invasive Ivor Lewis method for resection of esophageal cancerJohn-Paul Bellistri and W. Scott MelvinSECTION VII: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF GASTRIC DISEASE58. Peptic ulcer diseaseHenry Lin59. Resection of nonadenomatous gastric tumorsJason K. Sicklick, Michele L. Babicky, and Ronald P. DeMatteo60. Laparoscopic resection for treatment of gastric cancerTsuyoshi Etoh, Hajime Fujishima, and Seigo Kitano61. The laparoscopic placement of feeding tubesJaisa OlaskySECTION VIII: LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY62. The impact of obesity epidemic: Relationship between body mass index and 30-day mortality riskSara A. Hennessy and Bruce D. Schirmer63. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandingBradley F. Schwack and Jaime Ponce64. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassDavid Spector and Scott Shikora65. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyJihui Li, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, and Raul J. Rosenthal66. Laparoscopic management of bariatric surgery complicationsSungsoo Park, Hana Alhomoud, Emanuele Lo Menzo, and Raul J. Rosenthal67. Laparoscopic reoperative bariatric surgeryNatan Zundel, Santiago Rodriguez, and Juan D. Hernandez68. Video-assisted thoracoscopic vagotomy for marginal ulcersCaroline Park and Sidhu Gangadharan69. Intragastric balloonAlfredo Genco and Ilaria ErnestiSECTION IX: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE70. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and intraoperative biliary imagingRobert D. Fanelli, Thomas J. VanderMeer, and Brandon D. Andrew71. Laparoscopic common bile duct explorationEzra N. Teitelbaum and Nathaniel J. Soper72. Laparoscopic left hepatectomyYasushi Hasegawa and Go Wakabayashi73. Totally laparoscopic right hepatectomyDavid Fuks and Brice Gayet74. Laparoscopic hepatectomy: The Glissonian approachMarcel Autran Cesar Machado75. Ablative treatment of liver tumorsPascal R. Fuchshuber, John B. Martinie, and David A. Iannitti76. Robotic approach to hepatic resectionsSusanne Warner and Yuman Fong77. Laparoscopic staging for pancreatic malignancyAmmara A. Watkins and Mark P. Callery78. Robot-assisted minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomyAlessandra Storino, Tara S. Kent, and A. James Moser79. Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)Ruchir Puri, John A. Stauffer, and Horacio J. Asbun80. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomyOmar Yusef Kudsi, Lerna Ozcan, and Michel Gagner81. Laparoscopic surgery of the spleenNamir Katkhouda, Vivian Pham, and Kulmeet SandhuSECTION X: MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH TO ENDOCRINE DISEASE82. Laparoscopic adrenalectomyJesse D. Pasternak and Quan-Yang Duh83. Endoscopic approaches to the thyroid and parathyroid glandsHyunsuk Suh and William B. Inabnet III84. Laparoscopic resection of endocrine pancreatic neoplasmsCherif Boutros and John A. Olson Jr.SECTION XI: MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH TO DISEASE OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT85. Laparoscopic treatment of diseases of the small bowelJeffrey N. Harr and Fred Brody86. Laparoscopic surgery of the appendixEric Balent and Robert B. Lim87. Laparoscopic surgery for benign disease of the colon: DiverticulitisAli Linsk Butash and Ketan Sheth88. Laparoscopic resection for carcinoma of the colonJared Wong and James Fleshman89. Laparoscopic total mesorectal excisionYuliya Yurko and Tonia M. Young-Fadok90. Laparoscopic treatment of inflammatory bowel diseaseDaniel Shouhed, Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier, and Barry Salky91. Robotics in colon and rectal surgeryDeborah M. Nagle92. Hand-assisted colectomy techniquesPeter W. Marcello93. Minimally invasive therapies for fecal incontinenceIsacco Montroni, Claire E. Peeples, and Steven D. WexnerSECTION XII: LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH TO INGUINAL AND ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA94. Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repairEdward L. Felix94A Technique of transanal-assisted colon resection and rectopexyKarl-Hermann Fuchs, Wolfram Breithaupt, Gabor Varga, Kai Neki, Rebeca Dominguez Profeta, and Santiago Horgan95. Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repairBrian Jacob and Alexandra Argiroff96. Laparoscopic component separationRussell C. Kirks, Jr. and David A. Iannitti97. Biomaterial considerations in laparoscopic hernia repairBrent D. Matthews98. Laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repairBruce J. Ramshaw, Lisa A. Cunningham, and H. Charles Peters99. Robotic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repairFahri Gokcal and Omar Yusef Kudsi100. Robotic ventral hernia repairFahri Gokcal and Omar Yusef Kudsi101. Laparoscopic repair of recurrent inguinal herniaBrandice Durkan and Edward H. Phillips102. Laparoscopic repair of sports herniaL. Michael Brunt103. Laparoscopic roboticsOmar Yusef Kudsi, Anthony Gonzalez, Zachary McCabe, and Ernesto DominguezSECTION XIII: THORACOSCOPY104. Thoracoscopic surgery of the mediastinum and esophagusNassrene Y. Elmadhun and Michael Kent105. Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomyAlessandro Brunelli and Tim BatchelorSECTION XIV: OTHER MINIMALLY INVASIVE ABDOMINAL/RETROPERITONEAL PROCEDURES106. The role of robotics in minimally invasive urologic surgeryOstap Dovirak and Andrew A. Wagner107. Laparoscopic nephrectomy for malignancyAaron Lay and Jeffrey A. Cadeddu108. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomyDaniel M. Herron109. Laparoscopic approaches to aortic vascular diseaseKonstantinos S. Mylonas and Konstantinos P. Economopoulos110. Laparoscopic median arcuate ligament releaseWilliam S. Richardson and James Wooldridge111. Minimally invasive approach to retroperitoneal collections in necrotizing pancreatitisPieter Timmerman, Marc G.H. Besselink, and Karen D. HorvathSECTION XV: PEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPY AND ENDOSCOPY112. Pediatric laparoscopy: General considerationsSebastian K. King and Jacob C. Langer113. Laparoscopic hernia repair in childrenDavid H. Rothstein and Carroll M. Harmon114. Laparoscopic treatment of reflux in childrenSteven Rothenberg115. Laparoscopic treatment of benign gastrointestinal disease in childrenBrian T. Bucher and Gretchen P. JacksonSECTION XVI: IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY116. Surgical procedures performed in radiology suitesKinga A. Powers and Kelley Whitmer117. Augmented realityMichele Diana, Luc Soler, Stéphane Nicolau, and Jacques MarescauxSECTION XVII: ESSAY ON ISSUES IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY118. The challenges and solutions of performing minimally invasive surgery in underdeveloped environmentsRaymond R. Price and Adewale O. Adisa119. Essay: The future of robotics in minimally invasive surgeryCrystal Krause, Songita Choudhury, and Dmitry Oleynikov120. Essays on the future of endoscopic surgery: Redefining, future training, and credentialing pathwaysAurora D. PryorIndex

Daniel B. Jones MD is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, vice chair of Surgery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USASteven D. Schwaitzberg MD is the Professor and Chair of Surgery at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York

'This book will appeal most to residents and practicing surgeons, yet it is still accessible to students…is high quality in terms of the breadth of content and the quality of the images.'— Ryan Lehmann, DO, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

• ForewordPrefaceContributorsSECTION I: MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IN THE MODERN HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT1. Cost implications in minimally invasive surgeryChristopher M. Schlachta and Janet Martin2. Enhanced recovery programs in minimally invasive surgeryNicolò Pecorelli and Liane S. FeldmanSECTION II: FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY3. Training and privileging surgeons and gastroenterologists in endoscopyJudy Wang and Brian J. Dunkin4. Anesthetic challenges in the gastrointestinal suitesSheila Ryan Barnett5. Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopyJaclyn Weirzbicki, Adam Reid, I. Bulent Cetindag, Aman Ali, and John D. Mellinger6. Diagnostic upper endoscopy II: Endoscopic ultrasoundVaibhav Wadhwa and Douglas Pleskow7. Dilatation and stentingMatthew R. Pittman and Dean J. Mikami8. Therapeutic upper endoscopy II: Treatment of Barrett esophagusBoris Kiriazov and Vic Velanovich9. Therapeutic upper endoscopy III: Treatment of gastroesophageal refluxEdward L. Jones, Kyle A. Perry, and Jeffrey W. Hazey10. Endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, and endoscopic full-thickness resection in the upper gastrointestinal tractD. Tami Yamashita and James Ellsmere11. Endoscopic procedures for morbid obesityAustin L. Chiang and Marvin Ryou12. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VI: Revisional bariatric techniques—Suturing, scleraltherapyHans F. Fuchs, Cristina R. Harnsberger, and Garth R. Jacobsen13. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VII: Management of perforations and fistulaEleanor C. Fung and Dean J. Mikami14. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VIII: Management of upper gastrointestinal bleedingRobert Gianotti and Tyler Berzin15. Diagnostic lower endoscopy IDouglas Horst16. Lower endoscopy therapeutic dilation and stentingDavid E. Beck17. Transanal endoscopic microsurgeryJohn H. Marks and Jean F. Salem18. Transanal minimally invasive surgeryJustin J. Kelly, John P. Burke, and Matthew R. Albert19. Diagnostic lower endoscopyEleanor C. Fung20. Endoscopic procedures of the pancreas for complications of pancreatitisAjaypal Singh and Andres Gelrud21. Endoscopic procedures of the biliary treeJeffrey M. Marks and Ping Pan22. Endoscopy assistance in laparoscopic techniqueMorris E. Franklin Jr. and Miguel A. HernandezSECTION III: NATURAL ORIFICE SURGERY23. Transvaginal access for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryKurt Eric Roberts and Stephanie G. Wood24. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomyJeffrey L. Ponsky and Avery C. Capone25. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasiaPaul Colavita and Lee L. Swanstrom26. Transvaginal cholecystectomyBill Ran Luo and Eric S. Hungness27. Transvaginal appendectomyKurt Eric Roberts and Stephanie G. Wood28. Natural orifice surgery: ColectomyChristy E. Cauley and Patricia SyllaSECTION IV: PREPARATION FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY29. Telementoring in minimally invasive surgeryIan Choy and Allan Okrainec30. Objective metrics in the simulation of minimally invasive surgeryYusuke Watanabe, Elif Bilgic, Amin Madani, and Melina C. Vassiliou31. Virtual reality simulation in minimally invasive surgerySuvranu De32. Training and credentialing in laparoscopy, including the Fundamental Use of Surgical EnergyMichael A. Russo, Shawn T. Tsuda, and Daniel J. Scott33. Measuring quality in minimally invasive surgeryElan R. Witkowski and Matthew M. Hutter34. How the commitment to patient safety impacts operative practice in minimally invasive surgeryEric Luedke, Dan Azagury, and John Morton35. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in minimally invasive cardiac surgeryMario Montealegre-Gallegos and Feroze Mahmood36. The impact of skills warm-up in minimally invasive surgeryJames C. Rosser, Jr., Scott Furer, and Neesha Patel37. The role of mental training in minimally invasive surgeryArmando Rosales and Raul J. Rosenthal38. The ergonomic minimally invasive surgical/endoscopy suiteH. Reza Zahiri and Adrian E. Park39. Energy sources in minimally invasive surgeryAmin Madani and Sharon L. Bachman40. Anesthesia for laparoscopy: What does a surgeon need to know?Cindy M. Ku and Stephanie B. JonesSECTION V: ACCESS AND IMAGING IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY41. Access in minimally invasive surgeryMargaret E. Clark and Robert B. Lim42. Single port and reduced port accessBenjamin Sadowitz, Alexander Rosemurgy, and Sharona Ross43. Diagnostic laparoscopy for benign and malignant diseaseRita A. Brintzenhoff, William S. Richardson, and Dimitrios Stefanidis44. Laparoscopic ultrasound in surgeryMaurice E. Arregui and Piyush Aggarwal45. Three-dimensional printing development and medical applicationsFeroze Mahmood and Daniel B. JonesSECTION VI: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE46. Anatomic and physiologic tests of esophageal functionJoel M. Sternbach and Eric S. Hungness47. 360° FundoPatrick Reardon48. Laparoscopic partial fundoplicationAlex P. Nagle and Kenric M. Murayama49. Laparoscopic placement of external magnetic antireflux ringYulia Zak and Ozanan Meireles50. Laparoscopic antireflux esophageal lengthening procedureLeena Khaitan and Abel Bello51. Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal herniaC. Daniel Smith52. Reoperative surgery after fundoplicationCarmen L. Mueller, Lorenzo E. Ferri, and Gerald M. Fried53. Laparoscopic treatment of achalasiaBrian M. Nguyen and Jonathan F. Critchlow54. Robotic approach to achalasiaAlberto S. Gallo and Santiago Horgan55. Laparoscopic treatment of esophageal diverticulaSarah E. Billmeier and Thadeus L. Trus56. Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy for curative intentMoshim Kukar and Steven N. Hochwald57. Minimally invasive Ivor Lewis method for resection of esophageal cancerJohn-Paul Bellistri and W. Scott MelvinSECTION VII: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF GASTRIC DISEASE58. Peptic ulcer diseaseHenry Lin59. Resection of nonadenomatous gastric tumorsJason K. Sicklick, Michele L. Babicky, and Ronald P. DeMatteo60. Laparoscopic resection for treatment of gastric cancerTsuyoshi Etoh, Hajime Fujishima, and Seigo Kitano61. The laparoscopic placement of feeding tubesJaisa OlaskySECTION VIII: LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY62. The impact of obesity epidemic: Relationship between body mass index and 30-day mortality riskSara A. Hennessy and Bruce D. Schirmer63. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandingBradley F. Schwack and Jaime Ponce64. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassDavid Spector and Scott Shikora65. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyJihui Li, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, and Raul J. Rosenthal66. Laparoscopic management of bariatric surgery complicationsSungsoo Park, Hana Alhomoud, Emanuele Lo Menzo, and Raul J. Rosenthal67. Laparoscopic reoperative bariatric surgeryNatan Zundel, Santiago Rodriguez, and Juan D. Hernandez68. Video-assisted thoracoscopic vagotomy for marginal ulcersCaroline Park and Sidhu Gangadharan69. Intragastric balloonAlfredo Genco and Ilaria ErnestiSECTION IX: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE70. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and intraoperative biliary imagingRobert D. Fanelli, Thomas J. VanderMeer, and Brandon D. Andrew71. Laparoscopic common bile duct explorationEzra N. Teitelbaum and Nathaniel J. Soper72. Laparoscopic left hepatectomyYasushi Hasegawa and Go Wakabayashi73. Totally laparoscopic right hepatectomyDavid Fuks and Brice Gayet74. Laparoscopic hepatectomy: The Glissonian approachMarcel Autran Cesar Machado75. Ablative treatment of liver tumorsPascal R. Fuchshuber, John B. Martinie, and David A. Iannitti76. Robotic approach to hepatic resectionsSusanne Warner and Yuman Fong77. Laparoscopic staging for pancreatic malignancyAmmara A. Watkins and Mark P. Callery78. Robot-assisted minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomyAlessandra Storino, Tara S. Kent, and A. James Moser79. Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)Ruchir Puri, John A. Stauffer, and Horacio J. Asbun80. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomyOmar Yusef Kudsi, Lerna Ozcan, and Michel Gagner81. Laparoscopic surgery of the spleenNamir Katkhouda, Vivian Pham, and Kulmeet SandhuSECTION X: MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH TO ENDOCRINE DISEASE82. Laparoscopic adrenalectomyJesse D. Pasternak and Quan-Yang Duh83. Endoscopic approaches to the thyroid and parathyroid glandsHyunsuk Suh and William B. Inabnet III84. Laparoscopic resection of endocrine pancreatic neoplasmsCherif Boutros and John A. Olson Jr.SECTION XI: MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH TO DISEASE OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT85. Laparoscopic treatment of diseases of the small bowelJeffrey N. Harr and Fred Brody86. Laparoscopic surgery of the appendixEric Balent and Robert B. Lim87. Laparoscopic surgery for benign disease of the colon: DiverticulitisAli Linsk Butash and Ketan Sheth88. Laparoscopic resection for carcinoma of the colonJared Wong and James Fleshman89. Laparoscopic total mesorectal excisionYuliya Yurko and Tonia M. Young-Fadok90. Laparoscopic treatment of inflammatory bowel diseaseDaniel Shouhed, Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier, and Barry Salky91. Robotics in colon and rectal surgeryDeborah M. Nagle92. Hand-assisted colectomy techniquesPeter W. Marcello93. Minimally invasive therapies for fecal incontinenceIsacco Montroni, Claire E. Peeples, and Steven D. WexnerSECTION XII: LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH TO INGUINAL AND ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA94. Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repairEdward L. Felix94A Technique of transanal-assisted colon resection and rectopexyKarl-Hermann Fuchs, Wolfram Breithaupt, Gabor Varga, Kai Neki, Rebeca Dominguez Profeta, and Santiago Horgan95. Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repairBrian Jacob and Alexandra Argiroff96. Laparoscopic component separationRussell C. Kirks, Jr. and David A. Iannitti97. Biomaterial considerations in laparoscopic hernia repairBrent D. Matthews98. Laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repairBruce J. Ramshaw, Lisa A. Cunningham, and H. Charles Peters99. Robotic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repairFahri Gokcal and Omar Yusef Kudsi100. Robotic ventral hernia repairFahri Gokcal and Omar Yusef Kudsi101. Laparoscopic repair of recurrent inguinal herniaBrandice Durkan and Edward H. Phillips102. Laparoscopic repair of sports herniaL. Michael Brunt103. Laparoscopic roboticsOmar Yusef Kudsi, Anthony Gonzalez, Zachary McCabe, and Ernesto DominguezSECTION XIII: THORACOSCOPY104. Thoracoscopic surgery of the mediastinum and esophagusNassrene Y. Elmadhun and Michael Kent105. Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomyAlessandro Brunelli and Tim BatchelorSECTION XIV: OTHER MINIMALLY INVASIVE ABDOMINAL/RETROPERITONEAL PROCEDURES106. The role of robotics in minimally invasive urologic surgeryOstap Dovirak and Andrew A. Wagner107. Laparoscopic nephrectomy for malignancyAaron Lay and Jeffrey A. Cadeddu108. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomyDaniel M. Herron109. Laparoscopic approaches to aortic vascular diseaseKonstantinos S. Mylonas and Konstantinos P. Economopoulos110. Laparoscopic median arcuate ligament releaseWilliam S. Richardson and James Wooldridge111. Minimally invasive approach to retroperitoneal collections in necrotizing pancreatitisPieter Timmerman, Marc G.H. Besselink, and Karen D. HorvathSECTION XV: PEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPY AND ENDOSCOPY112. Pediatric laparoscopy: General considerationsSebastian K. King and Jacob C. Langer113. Laparoscopic hernia repair in childrenDavid H. Rothstein and Carroll M. Harmon114. Laparoscopic treatment of reflux in childrenSteven Rothenberg115. Laparoscopic treatment of benign gastrointestinal disease in childrenBrian T. Bucher and Gretchen P. JacksonSECTION XVI: IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY116. Surgical procedures performed in radiology suitesKinga A. Powers and Kelley Whitmer117. Augmented realityMichele Diana, Luc Soler, Stéphane Nicolau, and Jacques MarescauxSECTION XVII: ESSAY ON ISSUES IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY118. The challenges and solutions of performing minimally invasive surgery in underdeveloped environmentsRaymond R. Price and Adewale O. Adisa119. Essay: The future of robotics in minimally invasive surgeryCrystal Krause, Songita Choudhury, and Dmitry Oleynikov120. Essays on the future of endoscopic surgery: Redefining, future training, and credentialing pathwaysAurora D. PryorIndex

Daniel B. Jones MD is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, vice chair of Surgery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USASteven D. Schwaitzberg MD is the Professor and Chair of Surgery at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York

'This book will appeal most to residents and practicing surgeons, yet it is still accessible to students…is high quality in terms of the breadth of content and the quality of the images.'— Ryan Lehmann, DO, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

• ForewordPrefaceContributorsSECTION I: MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IN THE MODERN HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT1. Cost implications in minimally invasive surgeryChristopher M. Schlachta and Janet Martin2. Enhanced recovery programs in minimally invasive surgeryNicolò Pecorelli and Liane S. FeldmanSECTION II: FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY3. Training and privileging surgeons and gastroenterologists in endoscopyJudy Wang and Brian J. Dunkin4. Anesthetic challenges in the gastrointestinal suitesSheila Ryan Barnett5. Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopyJaclyn Weirzbicki, Adam Reid, I. Bulent Cetindag, Aman Ali, and John D. Mellinger6. Diagnostic upper endoscopy II: Endoscopic ultrasoundVaibhav Wadhwa and Douglas Pleskow7. Dilatation and stentingMatthew R. Pittman and Dean J. Mikami8. Therapeutic upper endoscopy II: Treatment of Barrett esophagusBoris Kiriazov and Vic Velanovich9. Therapeutic upper endoscopy III: Treatment of gastroesophageal refluxEdward L. Jones, Kyle A. Perry, and Jeffrey W. Hazey10. Endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, and endoscopic full-thickness resection in the upper gastrointestinal tractD. Tami Yamashita and James Ellsmere11. Endoscopic procedures for morbid obesityAustin L. Chiang and Marvin Ryou12. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VI: Revisional bariatric techniques—Suturing, scleraltherapyHans F. Fuchs, Cristina R. Harnsberger, and Garth R. Jacobsen13. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VII: Management of perforations and fistulaEleanor C. Fung and Dean J. Mikami14. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VIII: Management of upper gastrointestinal bleedingRobert Gianotti and Tyler Berzin15. Diagnostic lower endoscopy IDouglas Horst16. Lower endoscopy therapeutic dilation and stentingDavid E. Beck17. Transanal endoscopic microsurgeryJohn H. Marks and Jean F. Salem18. Transanal minimally invasive surgeryJustin J. Kelly, John P. Burke, and Matthew R. Albert19. Diagnostic lower endoscopyEleanor C. Fung20. Endoscopic procedures of the pancreas for complications of pancreatitisAjaypal Singh and Andres Gelrud21. Endoscopic procedures of the biliary treeJeffrey M. Marks and Ping Pan22. Endoscopy assistance in laparoscopic techniqueMorris E. Franklin Jr. and Miguel A. HernandezSECTION III: NATURAL ORIFICE SURGERY23. Transvaginal access for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryKurt Eric Roberts and Stephanie G. Wood24. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomyJeffrey L. Ponsky and Avery C. Capone25. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasiaPaul Colavita and Lee L. Swanstrom26. Transvaginal cholecystectomyBill Ran Luo and Eric S. Hungness27. Transvaginal appendectomyKurt Eric Roberts and Stephanie G. Wood28. Natural orifice surgery: ColectomyChristy E. Cauley and Patricia SyllaSECTION IV: PREPARATION FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY29. Telementoring in minimally invasive surgeryIan Choy and Allan Okrainec30. Objective metrics in the simulation of minimally invasive surgeryYusuke Watanabe, Elif Bilgic, Amin Madani, and Melina C. Vassiliou31. Virtual reality simulation in minimally invasive surgerySuvranu De32. Training and credentialing in laparoscopy, including the Fundamental Use of Surgical EnergyMichael A. Russo, Shawn T. Tsuda, and Daniel J. Scott33. Measuring quality in minimally invasive surgeryElan R. Witkowski and Matthew M. Hutter34. How the commitment to patient safety impacts operative practice in minimally invasive surgeryEric Luedke, Dan Azagury, and John Morton35. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in minimally invasive cardiac surgeryMario Montealegre-Gallegos and Feroze Mahmood36. The impact of skills warm-up in minimally invasive surgeryJames C. Rosser, Jr., Scott Furer, and Neesha Patel37. The role of mental training in minimally invasive surgeryArmando Rosales and Raul J. Rosenthal38. The ergonomic minimally invasive surgical/endoscopy suiteH. Reza Zahiri and Adrian E. Park39. Energy sources in minimally invasive surgeryAmin Madani and Sharon L. Bachman40. Anesthesia for laparoscopy: What does a surgeon need to know?Cindy M. Ku and Stephanie B. JonesSECTION V: ACCESS AND IMAGING IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY41. Access in minimally invasive surgeryMargaret E. Clark and Robert B. Lim42. Single port and reduced port accessBenjamin Sadowitz, Alexander Rosemurgy, and Sharona Ross43. Diagnostic laparoscopy for benign and malignant diseaseRita A. Brintzenhoff, William S. Richardson, and Dimitrios Stefanidis44. Laparoscopic ultrasound in surgeryMaurice E. Arregui and Piyush Aggarwal45. Three-dimensional printing development and medical applicationsFeroze Mahmood and Daniel B. JonesSECTION VI: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE46. Anatomic and physiologic tests of esophageal functionJoel M. Sternbach and Eric S. Hungness47. 360° FundoPatrick Reardon48. Laparoscopic partial fundoplicationAlex P. Nagle and Kenric M. Murayama49. Laparoscopic placement of external magnetic antireflux ringYulia Zak and Ozanan Meireles50. Laparoscopic antireflux esophageal lengthening procedureLeena Khaitan and Abel Bello51. Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal herniaC. Daniel Smith52. Reoperative surgery after fundoplicationCarmen L. Mueller, Lorenzo E. Ferri, and Gerald M. Fried53. Laparoscopic treatment of achalasiaBrian M. Nguyen and Jonathan F. Critchlow54. Robotic approach to achalasiaAlberto S. Gallo and Santiago Horgan55. Laparoscopic treatment of esophageal diverticulaSarah E. Billmeier and Thadeus L. Trus56. Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy for curative intentMoshim Kukar and Steven N. Hochwald57. Minimally invasive Ivor Lewis method for resection of esophageal cancerJohn-Paul Bellistri and W. Scott MelvinSECTION VII: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF GASTRIC DISEASE58. Peptic ulcer diseaseHenry Lin59. Resection of nonadenomatous gastric tumorsJason K. Sicklick, Michele L. Babicky, and Ronald P. DeMatteo60. Laparoscopic resection for treatment of gastric cancerTsuyoshi Etoh, Hajime Fujishima, and Seigo Kitano61. The laparoscopic placement of feeding tubesJaisa OlaskySECTION VIII: LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY62. The impact of obesity epidemic: Relationship between body mass index and 30-day mortality riskSara A. Hennessy and Bruce D. Schirmer63. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandingBradley F. Schwack and Jaime Ponce64. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassDavid Spector and Scott Shikora65. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyJihui Li, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, and Raul J. Rosenthal66. Laparoscopic management of bariatric surgery complicationsSungsoo Park, Hana Alhomoud, Emanuele Lo Menzo, and Raul J. Rosenthal67. Laparoscopic reoperative bariatric surgeryNatan Zundel, Santiago Rodriguez, and Juan D. Hernandez68. Video-assisted thoracoscopic vagotomy for marginal ulcersCaroline Park and Sidhu Gangadharan69. Intragastric balloonAlfredo Genco and Ilaria ErnestiSECTION IX: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE70. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and intraoperative biliary imagingRobert D. Fanelli, Thomas J. VanderMeer, and Brandon D. Andrew71. Laparoscopic common bile duct explorationEzra N. Teitelbaum and Nathaniel J. Soper72. Laparoscopic left hepatectomyYasushi Hasegawa and Go Wakabayashi73. Totally laparoscopic right hepatectomyDavid Fuks and Brice Gayet74. Laparoscopic hepatectomy: The Glissonian approachMarcel Autran Cesar Machado75. Ablative treatment of liver tumorsPascal R. Fuchshuber, John B. Martinie, and David A. Iannitti76. Robotic approach to hepatic resectionsSusanne Warner and Yuman Fong77. Laparoscopic staging for pancreatic malignancyAmmara A. Watkins and Mark P. Callery78. Robot-assisted minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomyAlessandra Storino, Tara S. Kent, and A. James Moser79. Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)Ruchir Puri, John A. Stauffer, and Horacio J. Asbun80. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomyOmar Yusef Kudsi, Lerna Ozcan, and Michel Gagner81. Laparoscopic surgery of the spleenNamir Katkhouda, Vivian Pham, and Kulmeet SandhuSECTION X: MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH TO ENDOCRINE DISEASE82. Laparoscopic adrenalectomyJesse D. Pasternak and Quan-Yang Duh83. Endoscopic approaches to the thyroid and parathyroid glandsHyunsuk Suh and William B. Inabnet III84. Laparoscopic resection of endocrine pancreatic neoplasmsCherif Boutros and John A. Olson Jr.SECTION XI: MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH TO DISEASE OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT85. Laparoscopic treatment of diseases of the small bowelJeffrey N. Harr and Fred Brody86. Laparoscopic surgery of the appendixEric Balent and Robert B. Lim87. Laparoscopic surgery for benign disease of the colon: DiverticulitisAli Linsk Butash and Ketan Sheth88. Laparoscopic resection for carcinoma of the colonJared Wong and James Fleshman89. Laparoscopic total mesorectal excisionYuliya Yurko and Tonia M. Young-Fadok90. Laparoscopic treatment of inflammatory bowel diseaseDaniel Shouhed, Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier, and Barry Salky91. Robotics in colon and rectal surgeryDeborah M. Nagle92. Hand-assisted colectomy techniquesPeter W. Marcello93. Minimally invasive therapies for fecal incontinenceIsacco Montroni, Claire E. Peeples, and Steven D. WexnerSECTION XII: LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH TO INGUINAL AND ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA94. Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repairEdward L. Felix94A Technique of transanal-assisted colon resection and rectopexyKarl-Hermann Fuchs, Wolfram Breithaupt, Gabor Varga, Kai Neki, Rebeca Dominguez Profeta, and Santiago Horgan95. Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repairBrian Jacob and Alexandra Argiroff96. Laparoscopic component separationRussell C. Kirks, Jr. and David A. Iannitti97. Biomaterial considerations in laparoscopic hernia repairBrent D. Matthews98. Laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repairBruce J. Ramshaw, Lisa A. Cunningham, and H. Charles Peters99. Robotic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repairFahri Gokcal and Omar Yusef Kudsi100. Robotic ventral hernia repairFahri Gokcal and Omar Yusef Kudsi101. Laparoscopic repair of recurrent inguinal herniaBrandice Durkan and Edward H. Phillips102. Laparoscopic repair of sports herniaL. Michael Brunt103. Laparoscopic roboticsOmar Yusef Kudsi, Anthony Gonzalez, Zachary McCabe, and Ernesto DominguezSECTION XIII: THORACOSCOPY104. Thoracoscopic surgery of the mediastinum and esophagusNassrene Y. Elmadhun and Michael Kent105. Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomyAlessandro Brunelli and Tim BatchelorSECTION XIV: OTHER MINIMALLY INVASIVE ABDOMINAL/RETROPERITONEAL PROCEDURES106. The role of robotics in minimally invasive urologic surgeryOstap Dovirak and Andrew A. Wagner107. Laparoscopic nephrectomy for malignancyAaron Lay and Jeffrey A. Cadeddu108. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomyDaniel M. Herron109. Laparoscopic approaches to aortic vascular diseaseKonstantinos S. Mylonas and Konstantinos P. Economopoulos110. Laparoscopic median arcuate ligament releaseWilliam S. Richardson and James Wooldridge111. Minimally invasive approach to retroperitoneal collections in necrotizing pancreatitisPieter Timmerman, Marc G.H. Besselink, and Karen D. HorvathSECTION XV: PEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPY AND ENDOSCOPY112. Pediatric laparoscopy: General considerationsSebastian K. King and Jacob C. Langer113. Laparoscopic hernia repair in childrenDavid H. Rothstein and Carroll M. Harmon114. Laparoscopic treatment of reflux in childrenSteven Rothenberg115. Laparoscopic treatment of benign gastrointestinal disease in childrenBrian T. Bucher and Gretchen P. JacksonSECTION XVI: IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY116. Surgical procedures performed in radiology suitesKinga A. Powers and Kelley Whitmer117. Augmented realityMichele Diana, Luc Soler, Stéphane Nicolau, and Jacques MarescauxSECTION XVII: ESSAY ON ISSUES IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY118. The challenges and solutions of performing minimally invasive surgery in underdeveloped environmentsRaymond R. Price and Adewale O. Adisa119. Essay: The future of robotics in minimally invasive surgeryCrystal Krause, Songita Choudhury, and Dmitry Oleynikov120. Essays on the future of endoscopic surgery: Redefining, future training, and credentialing pathwaysAurora D. PryorIndex