Controversies in Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXII

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2. Surgical Publishing in the Twenty-First Century

   • Claude H. Organ Jr., Jonathan L. Meakins, Thomas Karger, Arnoud De Kemp, Cynthia J. Laitman, Layton F. Rikkers et al.

   Pages 1-21

3. Malignant Melanoma

   • Douglas Tyler, Hilliard Seigler, Dina Lev-Chelouche, Joseph M. Klausner, Charles M. Balch

   Pages 23-49

4. Primary Esophageal Motility Disorders

   • Hubert J. Stein, Jörg Theisen, Robert Kalimi, Gary R. Gecelter, Cedric G. Bremner

   Pages 51-68

5. Benign Hepatic Lesions

   • Irving S. Benjamin, Sanjay Gupta, Jonathan Koea, Yuman Fong, O. James Garden

   Pages 69-94

6. Cholelithiasis

   • Samuel Eldar, Ibrahim Matter, Ulf Haglund, Ib Rasmussen, David Fromm

   Pages 95-120

7. Non-Adenocarcinoma Pancreatic Tumors

   • Matthias Rothmund, D. Bartsch, Claudio Bassi, Massimo Falconi, Paolo Pederzoli, Richard A. Prinz et al.

   Pages 121-142

8. Appendicitis

   • Shawn J. Pelletier, Timothy L. Pruett, Roger Saadia, Jeremy Lipschitz, Zygmunt H. Krukowski

   Pages 143-165

9. Mesenteric Ischemia

   • Jon S. Thompson, Thomas G. Lynch, Hannes A. Rüdiger, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Darren B. Schneider, Louis M. Messina et al.

   Pages 167-197

10. Ascites

    • RamóN Bataller, Vicente Arroyo, Gilles Pomier-Layrargues, Ziad Hassoun, Dominique Franco, Sheila Sherlock

    Pages 199-216

11. Surgical Intensive Care Unit

    • Philip S. Barie, David T. Harrington, William G. Cioffi, Bashar Fahoum, Charles A. Adams Jr., Edwin A. Deitch et al.

    Pages 217-249

12. Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

    • Joaquin A. Rodriguez, Ronald A. Hinder, Santiago Horgan, Lloyd M. Nyhus, Toni Hau, Malek Massad et al.

    Pages 251-308

13. Vascular Trauma

    • James W. Dennis, David A. Spain, Eddy H. Carrillo, J. David Richardson, Asher Hirshberg, Martin A. Schreiber

    Pages 309-324

14. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    • I. Michael Leitman, Stephen E. Burpee, Jonathan E. Efron, Steven D. Wexner, Hunter H. McGuire Jr.

    Pages 325-342

15. Morbid Obesity

    • Robert E. Brolin, Nicola Scopinaro, Francesco Papadia, Walter J. Pories

    Pages 343-364

16. Surgical Malpractice

    • Eric R. Frykberg, Seymour Boyers, Anthony H. Gair, Robert E. Condon

    Pages 365-383

17. Back Matter

    Pages 385-395

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"When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest. " WILLIAM HAZLITT (1778-1830) This is the fourth volume in a series which we started in 1997. In 1976, Varco and Delaney edited a "surgical bestseller" entitled Controversy in Surgery. This was fol­ lowed by a second volume in 1985. The immense success of these books among both surgical trainees and experienced surgeons, and their wide international ap­ peal, supported the editors' notion that a view of controversy is integral to teach­ ing. However, despite major advances in surgical science and practice, no other similar publication has since been put together with the objective of addressing major controversies in surgery. The aim of this series is to address such deficiency by covering the most crucial current controversies in general, vascular and trauma surgery. Since almost everything is controversial in surgery, we will be able to tackle different issues almost each year. The editors have selected a nationally/internationally recognized authority for each topic. Most books available today are either "North American:' "British-Com­ monwealth" or "British-European:' contributing to the constant transatlantic rival­ ry. Our series specifically aims to bridge this "culture gap" and includes North American, British, European, and other authors while maintaining a cohesive structure. This will hopefully also broaden the appeal of such a book across both sides of the Atlantic and beyond.

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• Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Brooklyn, USA

  Moshe Schein, Leslie Wise

• New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, USA

  Moshe Schein

• Department of Surgery, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, USA

  Leslie Wise

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