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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300231103321

Titolo

GI Surgery Annual : Volume 22 / / edited by Peush Sahni, Sujoy Pal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

981-10-2010-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables, photographs

Collana

GI Surgery Annual, , 2367-3435 ; ; 22

Disciplina

617.43

Soggetti

Abdominal surgery

Minimally invasive surgery

Surgical oncology

Rectum—Surgery 

Abdominal Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Surgical Oncology

Colorectal Surgery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Recent advances in oesophageal adenocarcinoma -- Motility disorders of the colon and rectum -- Screening and prevention of extra colonic cancer in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer -- Complications of intestinal stomas and their management -- Mesenteric tumours -- Current concepts in bariatric surgery -- Acute portal vein thrombosis: Aetiopathogenesis, diagnosis and management -- Associated liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy -- Issues in management of small for size syndrome in live donor liver transplantation -- Advances in gastrointestinal surgery.

Sommario/riassunto

The twenty-second volume of GI Surgery Annual covers a gamut of topics from oesophageal adenocarcinoma, to motility disorders of the colon and rectum, mesenteric tumours as well as the contemporary technique of ALPPS, acute portal vein thrombosis and small for size syndrome in live donor liver transplant. The chapter on advances in gastrointestinal surgery as every year reviews the important new information in the field in an easy to understand manner.