This book is edited by a team of experts from across the globe. Kirby I. Bland, MD, is based at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, in the USA, where he is the Fay Fletcher Kerner Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, and the Deputy Director at the Comprehensive Cancer. Michael G. Sarr, MD is the James C. Marson Professor of Surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN in the USA. Markus W. Büchler, MD, is a Professor of Surgery and the Chairman of the Department of General and Visceral Surgery at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Attila Csendes, MD FACS(Hon) is a Professor of Surgery and the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University Hospital in Santiago, Chile. O. James Garden, MBChB MD FRCS(Ed) FRCP(Ed) FRACS(Hon), is the Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in the UK. John Wong, BSc(Med(Syd)) MBBS(Syd) PhD(Syd) MD(Hon(Syd)) FRACS FRCS(Edin) FRCS(Glasg) FACS(Hon) is the Chair Professor for the Department of Surgery at The University of Hong Kong and Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong, China.

From the reviews: "This is a compact paperback on surgery of the small bowel derived from a large two-volume comprehensive text on general surgery. ... Written for trainees and practitioners, the book is likely to be most helpful to residents during their rotations on GI surgery and surgical oncology. ... This is a compact, reasonably priced book with a wealth of detail about current management of a variety of disorders affecting the small intestine (and appendix)." (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Review Service, March, 2012)

• Part 1: Benign.- Small Bowel Obstruction.- Motility Disorders of the Small Bowel.- Appendicitis.- Short Bowel Syndrome.- Radiation and Surgery.- Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis.- Enterocutaneous Fistula.- Part 2: Malignant.- Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel.- Lymphoma of the Small Bowel.- Carcinoid of the Small Bowel.- Stromal Tumors of the Small Bowel.- Part 3: Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Diagnosis and Treatment.- Part 4: Minimally Invasive Procedures.- Laparoscopic Appendectomy.- Laparoscopic Small Bowel Surgery.

This book is edited by a team of experts from across the globe. Kirby I. Bland, MD, is based at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, in the USA, where he is the Fay Fletcher Kerner Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, and the Deputy Director at the Comprehensive Cancer. Michael G. Sarr, MD is the James C. Marson Professor of Surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN in the USA. Markus W. Büchler, MD, is a Professor of Surgery and the Chairman of the Department of General and Visceral Surgery at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Attila Csendes, MD FACS(Hon) is a Professor of Surgery and the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University Hospital in Santiago, Chile. O. James Garden, MBChB MD FRCS(Ed) FRCP(Ed) FRACS(Hon), is the Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in the UK. John Wong, BSc(Med(Syd)) MBBS(Syd) PhD(Syd) MD(Hon(Syd)) FRACS FRCS(Edin) FRCS(Glasg) FACS(Hon) is the Chair Professor for the Department of Surgery at The University of Hong Kong and Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong, China.

From the reviews: "This is a compact paperback on surgery of the small bowel derived from a large two-volume comprehensive text on general surgery. ... Written for trainees and practitioners, the book is likely to be most helpful to residents during their rotations on GI surgery and surgical oncology. ... This is a compact, reasonably priced book with a wealth of detail about current management of a variety of disorders affecting the small intestine (and appendix)." (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Review Service, March, 2012)

• Part 1: Benign.- Small Bowel Obstruction.- Motility Disorders of the Small Bowel.- Appendicitis.- Short Bowel Syndrome.- Radiation and Surgery.- Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis.- Enterocutaneous Fistula.- Part 2: Malignant.- Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel.- Lymphoma of the Small Bowel.- Carcinoid of the Small Bowel.- Stromal Tumors of the Small Bowel.- Part 3: Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Diagnosis and Treatment.- Part 4: Minimally Invasive Procedures.- Laparoscopic Appendectomy.- Laparoscopic Small Bowel Surgery.

This book is edited by a team of experts from across the globe. Kirby I. Bland, MD, is based at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, in the USA, where he is the Fay Fletcher Kerner Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, and the Deputy Director at the Comprehensive Cancer. Michael G. Sarr, MD is the James C. Marson Professor of Surgery at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN in the USA. Markus W. Büchler, MD, is a Professor of Surgery and the Chairman of the Department of General and Visceral Surgery at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Attila Csendes, MD FACS(Hon) is a Professor of Surgery and the Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University Hospital in Santiago, Chile. O. James Garden, MBChB MD FRCS(Ed) FRCP(Ed) FRACS(Hon), is the Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in the UK. John Wong, BSc(Med(Syd)) MBBS(Syd) PhD(Syd) MD(Hon(Syd)) FRACS FRCS(Edin) FRCS(Glasg) FACS(Hon) is the Chair Professor for the Department of Surgery at The University of Hong Kong and Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong, China.

From the reviews: "This is a compact paperback on surgery of the small bowel derived from a large two-volume comprehensive text on general surgery. ... Written for trainees and practitioners, the book is likely to be most helpful to residents during their rotations on GI surgery and surgical oncology. ... This is a compact, reasonably priced book with a wealth of detail about current management of a variety of disorders affecting the small intestine (and appendix)." (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Review Service, March, 2012)

• Part 1: Benign.- Small Bowel Obstruction.- Motility Disorders of the Small Bowel.- Appendicitis.- Short Bowel Syndrome.- Radiation and Surgery.- Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis.- Enterocutaneous Fistula.- Part 2: Malignant.- Adenocarcinoma of the Small Bowel.- Lymphoma of the Small Bowel.- Carcinoid of the Small Bowel.- Stromal Tumors of the Small Bowel.- Part 3: Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Diagnosis and Treatment.- Part 4: Minimally Invasive Procedures.- Laparoscopic Appendectomy.- Laparoscopic Small Bowel Surgery.