Operative techniques in thoracic and esophageal surgery / / Mary T. Hawn, MD,MPH, editor, Professor, Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, ; Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD, editor-in-chief, Professor of Surgery and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797186603321
• Autore: Hawn Mary T.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer, , [2015]; �2014
• ISBN: 1-4963-1895-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : color illustrations
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 617.548
• Soggetti: Esophagus - Surgery; Chest - Surgery
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: section I. Trachea -- section II. Lung -- section III. Mediastinum -- section IV. Esophagus -- section V. Diaphragm -- section VI. Treatment of paraesophageal hernias -- section VII. Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux -- section VIII. Treatment of Barrett's esophagus and early esophageal caner -- section IX. Treatment of esophageal cancer -- section X. Treatment of esophageal perforation.
• Sommario/riassunto: "As part of the series Operative Techniques in Surgery, this volume focuses on the detailed technical aspects of thoracic and esophageal surgery. This book will serve as a guide to surgeons and trainees with and interest in thoracic and esophageal surgery. The unique aspects of this book are the provision of multiple approaches to a surgical problem with step by step instructions complimented by detailed illustrations and photos. The contributors to this text are surgeons well known for their technical expertise, with a specific focus on innovative approaches to the challenging practice of surgery. The goal of the textbook is to provide not only the technical steps of an operation, but ; the tips and pearls from master surgeons on how they approach the procedure. The book succinctly describes preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative clinical decision-making as well as potential pitfalls and how to mitigate them"--Provided by publisher.