Main description:

Reoperation is one of surgery's greatest challenges. This book provides a practical reference on how to prevent, identify and treat all abdominal complications. Organised primarily by body system Reoperative Abdominal Surgery covers the spectrum of conditions and complications faced by the general surgeon. Separate chapters also cover safety issues, and specific issues related to diagnosis, surgical technique and patient presentation.

Combining the expertise and advice of leading international surgeons the book offers a clinical instructive manual for trainee and practising surgeons.

Focus on abdominal surgery the key province of the general surgeon
Expert guidance on the prevention, identification and management of post-operative complications
Key reference on difficult surgical area for residents and young surgeons
Experience and advice from best surgeons around the world
Covers entire spectrum of reoperative abdominal surgery

Contents:

Preface

Contributors

Chapter 1 - Orientation to reoperative surgery with an emphasis on communication and safety

Chapter 2 - The ethical legal implications of reoperative surgery

Chapter 3 - The broad view of reoperative surgery

Chapter 4 - Anesthetic considerations

Chapter 5 - Reoperative surgery for abdominal wall infection and intraabdominal abscess

Chapter 6 - The modern approach to the open abdomen and abdominal compartment syndrome

Chapter 7 - Laparoscopic reoperative surgery after open and laparoscopic abdominal operations

Chapter 8 - The preferred resuscitation for hemorrhage in the immediate postoperative period

Chapter 9 - Reoperative approach after abdominal trauma and damage control procedures

Chapter 10 - Urgent reoperative vascular surgery

Chapter 11 - Postoperative anastomotic leak, entero-cutaneous and entero-atmospheric fistula

Chapter 12 - Reoperation for open and laparoscopic groin hernia

Chapter 13 - Reoperation for recurrent and complex ventral or incisional hernia (open and laparoscopic)

Chapter 14 - Reoperative bariatric surgery

Chapter 15 - Reoperations for pancreatic surgery complications

Chapter 16 - Reoperative liver surgery

Chapter 17 - Reoperations for complications of biliary tract surgery

Chapter 18 - Reoperations after abdominal organ transplants

Chapter 19 - Reoperative surgery for chronic inflammatory bowel disease

Chapter 20 - Reoperative management of acute and chronic stoma complications (colon and small bowel)

Chapter 21 - Surgical management of C. difficile colitis

Chapter 22 - Reoperative abdominal surgery for chronic vascular events

Chapter 23 - Surgery for recurrent small bowel obstruction

Chapter 24 - The surgical approach to complications (acute and chronic) of radiation injury and chemotherapy

Chapter 25 - The approach to reoperations in the geriatric population