Current Surgical Therapy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 12th Edition
For more than 30 years, Current Surgical Therapy has been the go-to resource for both residents and practitioners for expert advice on today’s best treatment and management options for general surgery. The 12th Edition, by Drs. John L. Cameron and Andrew M. Cameron, remains the ideal reference for written, oral, and recertifying board study, as well as for everyday clinical practice. Twelve brand-new chapters and many new contributing authors keep you up to date with recent changes in this fast-moving field, helping you achieve better outcomes and ensure faster recovery times for your patients.
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- Presents practical, hands-on advice on selecting and implementing the latest surgical approaches from today’s preeminent general surgeons.
- Approaches each topic using the same easy-to-follow format: disease presentation, pathophysiology, and diagnostics, followed by surgical therapy.
- Discusses which approach to take, how to avoid or minimize complications, and what outcomes to expect.
- Helps you visualize how to proceed with full color images throughout.
- Trusted by generations of general surgeons as the definitive source on the most current surgical approaches, providing a quick, efficient review prior to surgery and when preparing for surgical boards and ABSITEs.
- Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
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- Features nearly 300 succinct, well-illustrated chapters that summarize today’s best treatment and management advice for a wide variety of diseases and associated surgeries.
- Includes twelve brand-new chapters covering islet allotransplantation; lower extremity amputations; prehospital management of the trauma patient; ERAS: colon surgery; minimally invasive pancreatic surgery; five new chapters on the breast, and more.
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The Esophagus
1. Esophageal Function Tests
2. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
3. New Approaches to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (LINX)
4. The Management of Barrett’s Esophagus
5. The Endoscopic Treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus
6. The Management of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia
7. The Management of Zenker’s Diverticulum
8. The Management of Achalasia of the Esophagus
9. The Management of Disorders of Esophageal Motility
10. The Management of Esophageal Carcinoma
11. Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy of Esophageal Cancer
12. The Use of Esophageal Stents
13. The Management of Esophageal Perforation
The Stomach
14. The Management of Benign Gastric Ulcer
15. The Management of Duodenal Ulcers
16. The Management of the Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
17. The Management of Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
18. The Management of Gastric Adenocarcinoma
19. The Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
20. The Management of Morbid Obesity
Small Bowel
21. The Management of Small Bowel Obstruction
22. The Management of Crohn’s Disease of the Small Bowel
23. The Use of Strictureplasty in Crohn’s Disease
24. The Management of Small Bowel Tumors
25. The Management of Diverticulosis of the Small Bowel
26. The Management of Motility Disorders of the Stomach and Small Bowel
27. The Management of Short Bowel Syndrome
28. The Management of Enterocutaneous Fistulas
Large Bowel
29. Preoperative Bowel Preparation: Is it Necessary?
30. The Management of Diverticular Disease of the Colon
31. The Management of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
32. The Management of Toxic Megacolon
33. The Management of Crohn’s Colitis
34. The Management of Ischemic Colitis
35. The Management of Clostridium Difficile Colitis
36. The Management of Large Bowel Obstruction
37. The Use of Stents for Colonic Obstruction
38. The Management of Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie’s Syndrome)
39. The Management of Colonic Volvulus
40. The Management of Rectal Prolapse
41. The Management of Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome
42. The Surgical Management of Constipation
43. The Management of Radiation Injury to the Small and Large Bowel
44. Surgery for the Polyposis Syndromes
45. The Management of Colon Cancer
46. The Management of Rectal Cancer
47. The Management of Tumors of the Anal Region
48. The Use of PET Scanning in The Management of Colorectal Cancer
49. The Use of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatment for Colorectal Cancer
50. The Management of Colorectal Polyps
51. Management of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies of Appendiceal or Colorectal Origin
52. The Management of Acute Appendicitis
53. The Management of Hemorrhoids
54. The Management of Anal Fissures
55. The Management of Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
56. The Management of Anorectal Stricture
57. The Management of Pruritus Ani
58. The Management of Fecal Incontinence
59. The Management of Rectovaginal Fistula
60. The Management of Anal Condyloma
61. The Management of Pilonidal Disease
62. The Management of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
63. ERAS: Colon Surgery
The Liver
64. The Management of Cystic Disease of the Liver
65. The Management of Echinococcal Cyst Disease of the Liver
66. The Management of Liver Hemangioma
67. The Management of Benign Liver Lesions
68. The Management of Malignant Liver Tumors
69. Hepatic Malignancy: Resection versus Transplantation
70. Ablation of Colorectal Carcinoma Liver Metastases
71. The Management of Hepatic Abscess
72. Transarterial Chemoembolization for Liver Metastases
Portal Hypertension
73. Portal Hypertension: The Role of Shunting Procedures
74. The Role of Liver Transplantation in Portal Hypertension
75. Endoscopic Therapy for Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage
76. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
77. The Management of Refractory Ascites
78. The Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy
79. The Management of Budd-Chiari Syndrome
Gallbladder and Biliary Tree
80. The Management of Asymptomatic (Silent) Gallstones
81. The Management of Acute Cholecystitis
82. The Management of Common Bile Duct Stones: Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
83. The Management of Acute Cholangitis
84. The Management of Benign Biliary Strictures
85. The Management of Cystic Disorders of the Bile Ducts
86. The Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
87. The Management of Bile Duct Cancer
88. The Management of Gallbladder Cancer
89. The Management of Gallstone Ileus
90. Transhepatic Interventions for Obstructive Jaundice
91. Obstructive Jaundice: Endoscopic Therapy
The Pancreas
92. The Management of Acute Pancreatitis
93. The Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis A
94. The Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis B
95. Pancreas Divisum and Other Variants of Dominant Dorsal Duct Anatomy
96. The Management of Pancreatic Abscess
97. The Management of Pancreatic Pseudocyst
98. Pancreatic Ductal Disruptions Leading to Pancreatic Fistula, Pancreatic Ascites, or Pancreatic Pleural Effusion
99. The Management of Chronic Pancreatitis
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John L. Cameron, MD, FACS, FRCS(Eng) (hon), FRCS(Ed) (hon), FRCSI(hon), The Alfred Blalock Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA and Andrew M. Cameron, MD, PhD, FACS, Chief, Division of Transplantation,Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
