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The Internist's Guide to Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery

  • One of the few texts specifically designed for medical internists on the ins and outs of minimally invasive GI surgery
  • Organized in a concise and easy-to-read fashion
  • Written by experts in the field

Part of the book series: Clinical Gastroenterology (CG)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Kristen Donohue, Craig Rezac
    Pages 1-3
  3. Endoscopic Interventions

    • Frank Senatore, Haroon Shahid
    Pages 5-23
  4. Benign Esophageal Disease

    • Keith King, Rachel E. NeMoyer, Susannah Wise
    Pages 25-38
  5. Malignant: Esophageal Cancers

    • Anthony Delliturri, Shintaro Chiba, Igor Brichkov
    Pages 39-52
  6. Esophageal Surgery

    • Navid Ajabshir, Daniela Treitl, Anthony Andreoni, Kfir Ben-David
    Pages 53-77
  7. Gallbladder

    • Gian-Paul Vidal, Tomer Davidov
    Pages 79-92
  8. Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery

    • Ioannis Konstantinidis, Laleh Melstrom
    Pages 93-99
  9. Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery

    • Raja R. Narayan, T. Peter Kingham
    Pages 101-116
  10. Minimally Invasive Small Bowel Surgery

    • Jessica S. Crystal, Miral Sadaria Grandhi
    Pages 117-127
  11. Malignant: Polyps and Cancer

    • Alessio Pigazzi, Matthew T. Brady
    Pages 129-136
  12. Benign: Volvulus and Diverticulitis

    • Michelle Y. Chen, Vincent Obias
    Pages 137-153
  13. Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery

    • Karl A. LeBlanc, Zinda Z. LeBlanc
    Pages 155-172
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 173-178

About this book

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery, specifically for the medical internist. Organized by organ system, the text reviews the pathophysiology, workup, treatment, and surgical options for diseases inherent to gastrointestinal surgery. The book also focuses on when and who to refer to for consultation by a minimally invasive surgeon, as well as what to expect in the immediate and long term post-operative period.


Written by experts in the field, The Internist's Guide to Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery is a valuable resource for medical internists on minimally invasive GI surgery and how best to care for these patients in the pre and post-operative setting. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Virginia Hospital Center Physicians Group, Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, USA

    Craig Rezac

  • Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA

    Kristen Donohue

About the editors

Craig Rezac, MD
Virginia Hospital Center Physicians Group
Virginia Hospital Center
Arlington, Virginia
USA



Kristen Donohue, MD
Rutgers University
Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group
New Brunswick, NJ 
USA


 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Internist's Guide to Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery

  • Editors: Craig Rezac, Kristen Donohue

  • Series Title: Clinical Gastroenterology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96631-1

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96630-4Published: 27 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96631-1Published: 07 February 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2197-7399

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7704

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 178

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 28 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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