cover image - Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2 Volume Set, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780443112966
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 07-22-2025
Page Count: 2400
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $461.99

Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2 Volume Set, 9th Edition

by Syed A. Ahmad, MD and Aurora D. Pryor, MD

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cover image - Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2 Volume Set, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780443112966
Copyright: 2026
Publication Date: 07-22-2025
Page Count: 2400
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $461.99
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Now published in partnership with the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 9th Edition, offers lavishly illustrated, authoritative guidance on endoscopic, robotic, and minimally invasive procedures, as well as current medical therapies. An all-new editorial team led by Drs. Syed A. Ahmad and Aurora D. Pryor provides a fresh perspective on both content and organization, incorporating new and diverse images and illustrations, new videos, and new contributing authors who represent a “who’s who” of international experts in the field. A must-have reference for more than 60 years, this significantly revised, two-volume reference is your one-stop resource for proven, systematic approaches to all relevant adult and pediatric GI disorders and operations.
    • Includes new or significantly revised content on endoscopic management of esophageal, gastric and rectal disease; surgical management of chronic pancreatitis; cystic diseases of the pancreas; islet autotransplantation; gallbladder cancer; transplantation for oncologic indications; hepatic artery infusion pumps; adrenal tumors; retroperitoneal sarcomas; and much more
    • Offers updated management schemas and approaches, a new, condensed focus on anatomy and physiology, and inclusion of landmark clinical trials
    • Discusses recent, major advances in minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery.
    • Reflects new endoluminal approaches to benign and malignant diseases, new treatment algorithms based on recent clinical trials, and an emphasis on minimally invasive approaches to complex GI operations
    • Contains an abundance of beautifully detailed intraoperative and laparoscopic photographs, as well as radiographs and line drawings, to enhance and clarify the text.
    • Provides new videos that highlight surgical procedures, synoptic operative reports, and new technologies that today’s surgeons need to be familiar with
    • Features a new team of Associate Editors who have overseen extensive updates and revisions in areas of their particular expertise: Esophageal: Dr. Christy M. Dunst; Stomach/Small Bowel: Dr. Anne O. Lidor; Hernia: Dr. Ajita S. Prabu; Colorectal: Dr. Patricia Sylla; Pancreas: Dr. Matthew H.G. Katz; and Liver: Dr. Michael I. D’Angelica
    • Presents essential information, such as lists of differential diagnoses, in tabular format for quick reference
    • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
  • Volume 1
    SECTION I: Esophagus
    Part One: Anatomy and Physiology of the Esophagus
    1 Anatomy of the Esophagus and the Gastroesophageal Reflux Barrier
    2 Esophageal Motility: Techniques Used for the Diagnosis of Esophageal Motility Disorders and for Surgical Decision Making
    3 Endoscopic Evaluation of the Esophagus: Key Components for Surgeons
    4 pH and Impedance Evaluation of the Esophagus
    5 Radiology of the Esophagus: Barium, Computed Tomography Scan, Positron Emission Tomography Scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    6 Esophageal Symptoms and Selection of Diagnostic Tests
    Part Two: Esophageal Motility Disorders and Diverticula
    7 Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux
    8 Acid-Suppression Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and the Therapeutic Gap
    9 Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
    10 Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
    11 Endoscopic Approach to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
    12 Delayed Gastric Emptying in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
    13 Patient Selection for Antireflux Surgery
    14 Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease With Esophageal Dysmotility, Scleroderma, and End-Stage Reflux
    15 The Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Pulmonary Disease
    16 Management of Failed Antireflux Procedures
    17 Obesity and GERD
    Part Three: Hypercontractile Esophageal Sphincters and Diverticula
    18 Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction and Zenker Diverticulum
    19 Achalasia Diagnosis and Treatment
    20 Surgical Management of Mid- and Distal Esophageal Diverticula
    Part Four: Paraesophageal Hernia
    21 Paraesophageal Hernia: Etiology, Presentation, and Indications for Repair
    22 Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Key Components of Repair
    23 Mesh at the Hiatus
    24 Reducing Tension: Diaphragmatic Relaxing Incisions and Esophageal Lengthening During Large Hiatal Hernia Repair
    Part Five: Barrett’s Esophagus
    25 Controversies in the Definition of Barrett’s Esophagus
    26 Management of Barrett’s Esophagus
    27 Medical and Surgical Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Barrett’s Esophagus
    Part Six: Esophageal Cancer
    28 Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Clinical Manifestations of Esophageal Cancer
    29 Endoscopic Management of High-Grade Dysplasia and Superficial Esophageal Carcinoma
    30 Endoscopic Ultrasound of the Esophagus
    31 Esophageal Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
    32 Neoadjuvant Treatments in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer
    33 Esophagectomy Techniques
    34 Extent of Lymphadenectomy for Esophageal Cancer
    35 Options for Esophageal Replacement
    36 Anastomotic Complications After Esophagectomy
    37 Survivorship Pathways in Esophagectomy: Prehabilitation, Enhanced Recovery, and Rehabilitation
    38 Palliative Therapy for Esophageal Cancer
    Part Seven: Miscellaneous Esophageal Conditions
    39 Management of Esophageal Perforation
    40 Submucosal Tumors in the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction
    41 Esophageal Duplication Cyst
    42 Caustic Esophageal Injury
    SECTION II: Hernia
    Part One: Abdominal Core Health, Abdominal Wall Anatomy, Workup, and Preoperative Planning for Ventral Hernia Repair
    44 Mesh: Material Science of Hernia Repair
    45 Primary Umbilical and Epigastric Hernias: Open and MIS Approaches
    46 Ventral Hernia—MIS Approaches
    47 Open Ventral Hernia Repair, Management of Contamination, and Open Abdomens
    48 Parastomal Hernia—MIS Approaches
    49 Open Approaches to Parastomal Hernia Repair
    50 Inguinal Hernia Repair—Minimally Invasive Approaches
    51 Inguinal Femoral Hernia Repair: Open Tissue-Based Approaches
    52 Inguinal Hernia Repair—Open Repair With Mesh
    53 Uncommon Hernias
    SECTION III: Stomach and Small Intestine
    Part One: Stomach
    54 Gastric Volvulus
    55 Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomach
    56 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy of the Stomach and Small Bowel
    57 Invasive and Noninvasive Access of the Stomach and Small Intestine
    58 Surgery for Peptic Ulcer Disease
    59 Gastric Adenocarcinoma Including Landmark Clinical Trials
    60 Endoscopic Management of Early Gastric Cancers
    61 Postgastrectomy Syndromes
    62 Foreign Bodies and Bezoars of the Stomach and Small Intestine
    63 Motility Disorders of the Stomach and Small Intestine
    64 Miscellaneous Benign Lesions and Conditions of the Stomach, Duodenum, and Small Intestine
    65 Surgical Disease of the Stomach and Duodenum in Infants and Children
    Part Two: Morbid Obesity
    66 The Obesity Pandemic
    67 Medical Management of Obesity
    68 Endoscopic Management of Morbid Obesity
    69 Operations for Morbid Obesity
    70 Management of Complications of Bariatric Surgery
    Part Three: Small Intestine
    71 Anatomy and Physiology of the Duodenum
    72 Adenocarcinoma of the Small Intestine
    73 Reoperations on the Stomach and Duodenum
    74 Small Intestine
    75 Small Bowel Obstruction
    76 Internal Hernias: Congenital and Acquired
    77 Gastric, Duodenal, and Small Intestinal Fistulas
    78 Small Bowel Diverticula
    79 Radiation Enteritis
    80 Short Bowel Syndrome
    81 Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors
    82 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
    83 Gastrointestinal Lymphomas
    84 Surgical Conditions of the Small Intestine in Infants and Children
    85 Ileostomy
    86 Suturing, Stapling, and Tissue Adhesion
    87 Anatomy and Physiology of the Mesenteric Circulation
    88 Mesenteric Ischemia
    89 The Current Management of Aortoenteric Fistula and Visceral Artery Aneurysms
    90 Visceral Arterial Trauma
    Volume 2
    SECTION IV: Pancreas, Biliary Tract, Liver, and Spleen
    Part One: Pancreas
    91 Anatomy, Physiology, and Embryology of the Pancreas
    92 Genetic Syndromes Associated With Pancreatic Disease
    93 Acute Pancreatitis
    94 Chronic Pancreatitis
    95 Pseudocysts and Other Complications of Pancreatitis
    96 Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Therapy for Complications of Pancreatitis
    97 Imaging of and Radiologic Intervention in the Pancreas
    98 Pancreatic Cancer
    99 Periampullary Tumors
    100 Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
    101 Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
    102 Primary Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms
    103 Unusual Pancreatic Tumors
    104 Techniques of Pancreatic Resection for Cancer
    105 Minimally Invasive Pancreas Surgery
    106 Prevention and Management of Complications of Pancreatic Surgery
    107 Landmark Trials for Pancreatic Cancer

  • Syed A. Ahmad, MD, Director, UC Cancer Center and Professor of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, USA and Aurora D. Pryor, MD, Vice Chair of Surgery, Chief of Bariatric, Foregut and Advanced GI Surgery and Director. Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center. Stony Brook University Medical Center, USA
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