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Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery

An Expositive Atlas

  • Extensively revised and expanded with new procedures and new features
  • Emphasis on surgical strategy unmatched by other textbooks of surgical technique
  • Over 1100 elegant illustrations and new radiographs
  • Includes “ Surgical Legacy Techniques” - a resource of expertise in rarely-performed operations unique to this text

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Table of contents (126 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. General Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Concepts and Strategies of Surgery

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 3-4
    3. Mechanical Basics of Operative Technique

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 5-18
    4. Incision, Exposure, Closure

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 19-25
    5. Dissecting and Suturing

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 27-37
    6. Surgical Stapling: Principles and Precautions

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 39-44
    7. Control of Bleeding

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 45-48
    8. Management of the Contaminated Operation

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 49-53
    9. Damage Control Laparotomy

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner
      Pages 55-57
    10. Mechanical Basics of Laparoscopic Surgery

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner
      Pages 59-68
    11. Rational Use of Drains

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 69-72
    12. Illustrated Glossary of Surgical Instruments

      • Mohammad Khreiss, Jamal Hoballah
      Pages 73-92
    13. The Operative Note

      • Jamal J. Hoballah
      Pages 93-95
  3. Esophagus

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
    2. Concepts in Esophageal Surgery

      • Thomas H. Gouge
      Pages 99-109
    3. Esophagectomy: Right Thoracotomy and Laparotomy

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 111-129
    4. Esophagogastrectomy: Left Thoracoabdominal Approach

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 131-161
    5. Transhiatal Esophagectomy

      • Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, Jameson L. Chassin
      Pages 163-169
    6. Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

      • Marcovalerio Melis, Costas S. Bizekis, Thomas H. Gouge
      Pages 171-180

About this book

The Fourth Edition of Chassin’s Operative Strategy in General Surgery: An Expositive Atlas is designed to expand this comprehensive and unique general surgery reference while remaining true to the special character of the work. This unique text continues to provide an emphasis on surgical strategy that is unmatched by other textbooks of surgical technique. It continues to comprehensively cover all non-vascular operations commonly performed by general surgeons. As always, Chassin’s explains the conceptual basis of each operation, outlines strategies to avoid common pitfalls, and carefully describes and beautifully illustrates the technical steps of each operation. The Fourth Edition has been expanded and updated by adding both new procedures and new features. A significant new feature, “Documentation Basics” has been added to each chapter, providing a bulleted list of key features that need to be listed in the operative note to accurately describe extent of procedure and enhance accuracy of coding.

General surgery continues to evolve.  Procedures are added and many operations are done through new minimal access approaches. However, as a surgeon may be called upon to perform an operation that has become rare, Chassin’s unique “legacy” material has been retained for reference. In addition, 17 new chapters have been added, including 4 new chapters on colorectal surgery. Over 1100 elegant illustrations and new radiographs accompany detailed textual explanations. Mo

re than ever, Chassin’s Operative Strategy in General Surgery: An Expositive Atlas, Fourth Edition is an indispensable reference for all surgical residents and practicing surgeons.

Reviews

“This is one of the best comprehensive and current atlases of Surgical Practice. Hundred’s of line drawings and pictures support a step by step approach to surgery. … This is a must read if you are a resident, student, fellow, and certified surgeon. … The diagrams, line drawings, etc. of traditional and endoscopic strategies are very well presented. … This book is essential for general surgeons wanting to review before scrubbing in on cases.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, August, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Medicine Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver, Iowa City, USA

    Carol E.H. Scott-Conner

About the editor

Carol E.H. Scott-Conner, MD, PhD
University of Iowa, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Iowa City, IA, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chassin's Operative Strategy in General Surgery

  • Book Subtitle: An Expositive Atlas

  • Editors: Carol E.H. Scott-Conner

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1393-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3680-9Published: 19 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-1393-6Published: 19 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 4

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 1130

  • Number of Illustrations: 1236 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Abdominal Surgery

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Buying options

eBook USD 219.00
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 279.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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