The SAGES Manual of Strategic Decision Making

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxix

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2. Access to the Abdomen

   • Daniel M. Hallam, Muzaffar A. Anwar, Iflikhar M. Khan, Muhammed Ashraf Memon, Kimberly Steele, Anne Lidor et al.

   Pages 1-9

3. Appendicitis During Pregnancy

   • Rachael Nicholson, Myriam J. Curet, Carol E. H. Scott-Conner

   Pages 11-18

4. Stab Wound to the Abdomen

   • Kristen C. Sihler, Samuel E. Bledsoe, Ronald H. Clements, Barbara Latenser, Kristen C. Sihler

   Pages 19-31

5. Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

   • Nate Thepjatri, Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jeffrey Hannon, Daniel J. Deziel

   Pages 33-47

6. Gallstone Pancreatitis

   • Farshad Elmi, William B. Silverman, Shishir K. Maithel, Benjamin E. Schneider, Susan S. Hagen

   Pages 49-61

7. Cholelithiasis with Choledocholithiasis

   • Samuel M. Maurice, Shishir K. Maithel, Benjamin E. Schneider, John Morgan Cosgrove, James K. Fullerton, Gary C. Vitale

   Pages 63-81

8. Choice of Approach for Laparoscopic Common Duct Exploration

   • Rachael Nicholson, Teresa L. LaMasters, Sherry M. Wren, Tony Kelly, Muhammed Ashraf Memon, Carol E. H. Scott-Conner

   Pages 83-93

9. Bleeding After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

   • Kerri Maiers Nowell, Rahul Tevar, Fred Brody, Carol E. H. Scott-Conner

   Pages 95-103

10. Cystic Duct Stump Leak After Cholecystectomy

    • Mohammad Allam, David Scheeres, Carol E. H. Scott-Conner

    Pages 105-113

11. Medical Versus Surgical Management of Uncomplicated Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    • Erik Wallace, Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Ross Meidinger

    Pages 115-128

12. Partial or Complete Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

    • Christopher M. Simons, David Duppler, Michael Cook, William Richardson

    Pages 129-139

13. Barrett’s Esophagus with High-Grade Dysplasia

    • John Leung, Robert W. O’Rourke, John G. Hunter, Mark Johnston

    Pages 141-154

14. Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Morbidly Obese

    • Rebecca Thoreson, Lee Swanström, Sayeed Ikramuddin

    Pages 155-161

15. Achalasia of the Esophagus

    • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jason M. Johnson, Zane T. Hammoud, Kenneth A. Kesler

    Pages 163-175

16. Laparoscopic Management of Achalasia

    • Samad Hashimi, Jo Buyske, Marco G. Patti, James W. Ostroff

    Pages 177-186

17. Preoperative Staging for Esophageal Carcinoma

    • Samuel M. Maurice, Beate Rau, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Amit N. Patel

    Pages 187-204

18. Esophageal Carcinoma

    • Paul B. Tessmann, Michael Kent, James Luketich, Satoshi Yamamoto, Katsunobu Kawahara, Takayuki Shirakusa et al.

    Pages 205-230

19. Gastric Adenocarcinoma

    • José E. Torres, Georgios C. Sotiropoulos, Christoph E. Broelsch, Carol E. H. Scott-Conner

    Pages 231-242

20. Feeding Tube Placement, Gastrostomy Versus Jejunostomy

    • Kent Choi, Gill McHattie, Desmond Birkett

    Pages 243-252

Minimal access, whenever feasible, in the performance of most general surgical procedures is now well established. However, many areas still need clari? cation. They range from indications and contraindications to the optimal route of access, as well as to choices to be made among the various procedures possible for any single surgical problem. This M- ual is unique in that unlike most manuals it is not so much a “how to” but more a “when to,” the “how to” having been covered to a signi? cant extent in the two previous SAGES manuals. This work takes a series of common clinical scenarios and offers various, detailed, often contrasting approaches, commonly but not exclusively minimal access, discussing indications, limitations, and potential complications. In this age of evidence-based surgical practice, the reader will ? nd it refreshing to have abundant data and references to support or reject a particular approach or technique. With a cadre of surgeon authors skilled in open as well as minimal access surgery, including ? exible endoscopy, the student and practitioner of surgery is exposed to not only varying approaches to many common surgical conditions but also comes to appreciate how ? exibility and integration of various approaches can improve the outcome for the patient. The forty-six chapters can each constitute a stand-alone discussion.

• abdomen
• carcinoma
• colon
• cystectomy
• dysplasia
• endoscopy
• esophagus
• general surgery
• insulin
• pancreas
• pregnancy
• pyloric stenosis
• screening
• surgery
• treatment

From the reviews:

"This is a guide to clinical strategy for the general surgeon employing minimal access surgery. … Contemporary trainees in general surgery and senior practitioners … will benefit from this work from an international group of experts with a significant number of contributors from the University of Iowa. … Discussion of treatment alternatives is clear and the review of evidence is excellent. Dr. Scott-Conner and her contributors place an important technique in context for trainees and practitioners."(David J. Dries, Doody’s Review Service, November, 2008)

• Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA

  Carol E. H. Scott-Conner

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