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Here are the core procedures every general surgeon needs to master, in step-by-step detail with commentary from experts in the field. In two full-color volumes, Fischer's Mastery of Surgery, Seventh Edition includes the essentials of diagnosis, anatomy, and pre-operative planning while maintaining a focus on clear, step-by-step depictions and descriptions of procedures. This thoroughly revised edition brings you up to date with evidence-based approaches for virtually any surgery you'll be called upon to perform.Key Features

Provides extensive coverage of vascular surgery as well as of common thoracic, breast, esophageal, endocrine, colorectal, gastric, pancreatic, liver, and biliary procedures.
Walks you step by step through each procedure, with tips and cautions from leading surgeons.
Includes background and history for each procedure, as well as diagnostic and postoperative considerations.
Features more than 3,400 illustrations that offer a surgeon's-eye-view of the most advanced approaches.
Concludes each chapter with expert editorial commentary that puts the chapter material in a broad context and provides helpful critiques of the most recent literature.
Streamlines the table of contents to combine chapters on open and minimally invasive approaches.

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Contents:

CHAPTER 1: Metabolic and Inflammatory Responses to Trauma and Infection

CHAPTER 2: Perioperative Management: Practical Principles, Molecular Basis of Risk, and Future Directions

CHAPTER 3: Enteral Nutrition Support

CHAPTER 4: Cardiovascular Monitoring and Support

CHAPTER 5: Pulmonary Risk and Ventilatory Support

CHAPTER 6: Hemorrhagic Risk and Blood Component

CHAPTER 7: Perioperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Treatment of Surgical Infection

CHAPTER 8: Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome: Prevention and Clinical Management

CHAPTER 9: Immunosuppression in Organ Transplantation

CHAPTER 10: Surgeons and the Opioid Epidemic

CHAPTER 11: Ventral Abdominal Hernia: Open and Minimally Invasive and Component Separation Release

CHAPTER 12: Laparoscopic Suturing and Stapling

CHAPTER 13: Ultrasonography by Surgeons

CHAPTER 14: Tumor Ablation: Technologies and Clinical Applications

CHAPTER 15: Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

CHAPTER 16: Soft Tissue Reconstruction With Flap Techniques

CHAPTER 17: Hand Surgery: Traumatic and Infectious Emergencies

CHAPTER 18: Robotic Surgery

CHAPTER 19: Surgical Energy

CHAPTER 20: Anatomy of the Head and Neck

CHAPTER 21: Surgery of the Major Salivary Glands

CHAPTER 22: Anatomy of the Parotid Gland, Submandibular Triangle, and Floor of the Mouth

CHAPTER 23: Lip Reconstruction

CHAPTER 24: Surgery for Cancer of the Oral Cavity

CHAPTER 25: Neck Dissection

CHAPTER 26: Congenital Lesions: Thyroglossal Duct Cysts, Branchial Cleft Anomalies, and Cystic Hygromas

CHAPTER 27: Vascular Anomalies of Infancy and Childhood

CHAPTER 28: Surgical Treatment of Laryngeal Cancer: A Legacy of Minimally Invasive Innovation and the Preservation of Airway, Swallowing, and Vocal Function

CHAPTER 29: Surgical Treatment of Pharyngeal Cancer

CHAPTER 30: Malignant Melanoma and Skin Cancer

CHAPTER 31: Melanoma

CHAPTER 32: Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection: Indications and Surgical Technique

CHAPTER 33: Evaluation and Repair of Common Facial Injuries

CHAPTER 34: Resection and Reconstruction of the Trachea

CHAPTER 35: Penetrating Neck Injuries

CHAPTER 36: Neurosurgical and Neurologic Emergencies for Surgeons

CHAPTER 37: Tracheotomy

CHAPTER 38: Surgical Anatomy of the Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Adrenal Glands

CHAPTER 39: Biopsy, Lobectomy, Total Thyroidectomy, and Lymph Node Dissection for Thyroid Cancer

CHAPTER 40: Comprehensive Parathyroidectomy for the Treatment of PHPt, Including Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assay-Guided Parathyroidectomy

CHAPTER 41: Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy

CHAPTER 42: Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism

CHAPTER 43: Transsternal, Transcervical, and Minimally Invasive Thymectomy for Benign and Malignant disease

CHAPTER 44: Adrenalectomy- Minimally Invasive and Open

CHAPTER 45: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

CHAPTER 46: Embryology and Anatomy of the Breast

CHAPTER 47: Benign Disease and Breast Pain

CHAPTER 48: Diagnostic Approach to Breast Abnormalities

CHAPTER 49: Breast-Conserving Surgery

CHAPTER 50: Radiation Treatment, Whole and Partial Breast and Intraoperative Irradiation

CHAPTER 51: Ablative Techniques for Benign and Malignant Breast Tumors

CHAPTER 52: Sentinel Lymph Lode Biopsy in Breast Cancer

CHAPTER 53: Lymphedema- Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Treatment

CHAPTER 54: Modified Radical Mastectomy and Radical Mastectomy

CHAPTER 55: Oncoplastic Techniques for Breast Conservation Surgery

CHAPTER 56: Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy

CHAPTER 57: Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction for Advanced/ Recurrent Carcinoma of the Breast

CHAPTER 58: Clinical Trials and Follow-up for Breast Cancer

CHAPTER 59: The Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction

CHAPTER 60: Applied Anatomy of the Chest Wall and Mediastinum

CHAPTER 61: Thoracic Trauma

CHAPTER 62: Pulmonary Resection

CHAPTER 63: Surgical Anatomy of the Diaphragm

CHAPTER 64: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

CHAPTER 65: Eventration of the Diaphragm

CHAPTER 66: Traumatic Injury to the Diaphragm

CHAPTER 67: Paraesophageal Hernia-Open Repair

CHAPTER 68: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Infants and Children

CHAPTER 69: The Anatomy of the Esophagus

CHAPTER 70: Transthoracic Antireflux Procedures

CHAPTER 71: Laparoscopic Esophagectomy

CHAPTER 72: Nissen-Rossetti Antireflux Fundoplication (Open Procedure)

CHAPTER 73: Modified Hill Repair for Gastroesophageal Reflux

CHAPTER 74: Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery

CHAPTER 75: Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia and Endoluminal Approaches for GERD

CHAPTER 76: Minimally Invasive Treatment of Achalasia and Other Esophageal Dysmotility

CHAPTER 77: Esophagogastrectomy for Carcinoma of the Esophagus

CHAPTER 78: Transhiatal Esophagectomy Without Thoracotom

CHAPTER 79: Esophageal Perforation

CHAPTER 80: Repair of Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula

CHAPTER 81: Pathology and Treatment of Zenker Diverticulum

CHAPTER 82: Anatomic Considerations in Gastroduodenal Surgery

CHAPTER 83: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

CHAPTER 84: Distal Gastrectomy With Billroth I or Billroth II Reconstruction

CHAPTER 85: Selective Vagotomy, Antrectomy, and Gastroduodenostomy for the Treatment of Duodenal Ulcer

CHAPTER 86: Selective and Nonselective Vagotomies

CHAPTER 87: Duodenal Ulcer Disease: Pathogenesis and Management of Complications

CHAPTER 88: Gastric Cancer

CHAPTER 89: Distal Gastrectomy With Roux-en-Y Reconstruction and Laparoscopic Gastrectomy

CHAPTER 90: Postgastrectomy Syndromes in the Current Era

CHAPTER 91: Congenital Pyloric Stenosis and Duodenal Obstruction

CHAPTER 92: Diabetes and Other Metabolic Diseases

CHAPTER 93: Vascular Compression of the Duodenum

CHAPTER 94: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

CHAPTER 95: The Laparoscopic Gastric Band Technique of Placement

CHAPTER 96: Revision and Conversion of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

CHAPTER 97: Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

CHAPTER 98: Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve

CHAPTER 99: Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch

CHAPTER 100: EndoBarrier for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity and Type II Diabetes

CHAPTER 101: Revisional Bariatric Surgery

CHAPTER 102: Management of Complications of Gastric Bypass and Repair

CHAPTER 103: Surgical Anatomy of the Liver and Bile Ducts

CHAPTER 104: Diagnostic Considerations in Biliary and Liver Disease

CHAPTER 105: Approaches to Drainage of Hepatic, Perihepatic, and Subhepatic Abscesses

CHAPTER 106: Echinococcal Cyst-Open and Laparoscopic Approach

CHAPTER 107: Hepatic Resection for Primary and Metastatic Tumors

CHAPTER 108: Treatment of Major Hepatic Trauma

CHAPTER 109: Cholecystostomy, Cholecystectomy, and Intraoperative Evaluation of the Biliary Tree

CHAPTER 110: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Intraoperative Cholangiography, and Common Bile Duct Exploration

CHAPTER 111: Reconstruction of the Bile Duct: Anatomic Principles and Surgical Techniques

CHAPTER 112: Current Application of Endoscopic Sphincterotomy, Lateral Choledochoduodenostomy, and Transduodenal Sphincteroplasty

CHAPTER 113: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

CHAPTER 114: High Malignant Biliary Tract Obstruction

CHAPTER 115: Cholecystojejunostomy and Choledocho/ Hepaticojejunostomy

CHAPTER 116: Operative Treatment for Choledochal Cysts

CHAPTER 117: Biliary Atresia- Portoenterostomy

CHAPTER 118: Liver Transplantation

CHAPTER 119: Special Comment: The Unfinished Legacy of Liver Transplantation

CHAPTER 120: The Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) Approach

CHAPTER 121: Surgical Anatomy of the Pancreas

CHAPTER 122: Selection of Surgical Therapy for Chronic Pancreatitis

CHAPTER 123: Operative Interventions for Chronic Pancreatitis

CHAPTER 124: Parenchyma-Sparing, Limited Partial and Total Pancreatic Head Resection for Inflammatory Tumor, Cystic Neoplasia, Neuroendocrine Adenoma, and Low-Risk Periampullary Malignant Tumor

CHAPTER 125: Necrosectomy for Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis

CHAPTER 126: Management of Complications of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis: Endoscopic, Laparoscopic, and Open Approaches to Pancreatic Pseudocysts and Pancreatic Necrosis

CHAPTER 127: Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Total Pancreatectomy for Cancer

CHAPTER 128: Operative Management of Pancreatic Trauma

CHAPTER 129: Splanchnic Denervation of the Pancreas for Intractable Pain

CHAPTER 130: Anatomy of the Portal System and Experience With Portacaval Shunt

CHAPTER 131: Small-Diameter Prosthetic Interposition Shunt

CHAPTER 132: Distal Splenorenal Shunts: Hemodynamics of Total Versus Selective Shunting

CHAPTER 133: Central Splenorenal Shunts

CHAPTER 134: Endoscopic Therapy in the Management of Esophageal Varices

CHAPTER 135: Small Bowel Obstruction

CHAPTER 136: Metabolic Surgery and Intestinal Bypass for Hypercholesterolemia

CHAPTER 137: The Continent Ileostomy

CHAPTER 138: Technique of Ileostomy Construction and Closure

CHAPTER 139: Gastrointestinal-Cutaneous Fistulas

CHAPTER 140: Surgical Treatment of Small Bowel Crohn Disease

CHAPTER 141: Clinical Anatomy for Procedures Involving the Small Bowel, Colon, Rectum, and Anus

CHAPTER 142: The Appendix

CHAPTER 143: Large Bowel Obstruction

CHAPTER 144: Surgical Treatment of Colonic and Perianal Crohn Disease

CHAPTER 145: Surgery for Toxic Megacolon

CHAPTER 146: Total Proctocolectomy and Intersphincteric Proctectomy for Benign Disease

CHAPTER 147: Ileoanal Pouch Procedure for Ulcerative Colitis and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

CHAPTER 148: Total Colectomy and Ileorectal Anastomosis

CHAPTER 149: Surgery for Diverticulitis

CHAPTER 150: Technique of Colostomy Construction and Closure

CHAPTER 151: Care of Stomas

CHAPTER 152: Open and Minimally Invasive Right Hemicolectomy for Cancer

CHAPTER 153: Open and Minimally Invasive Left Hemicolectomy for Neoplasms of the Descending Colon, Sigmoid, and Upper Rectum

CHAPTER 154: Historical Perspectives on Total Mesorectal Excision

CHAPTER 154A: Advances in Total Mesorectal Excision

CHAPTER 155: Open and Minimally Invasive Sphincter-Preserving Radical Resection for Malignant Disease of the Middle and Lower Thirds of the Rectum

CHAPTER 156: Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer

CHAPTER 157: Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer

CHAPTER 158: The Approach to Reoperative Pelvic Surgery in Rectal Cancer

CHAPTER 159: Sacral Resection for Recurrent Rectal Cancers

CHAPTER 160: Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Cancers of the Appendix and Colon

CHAPTER 161: Management of Retrorectal Tumors

CHAPTER 162: Rectal Prolapse: The Open Abdominal Approach

CHAPTER 163: Rectal Prolapse

CHAPTER 164: Anorectal Disorders

CHAPTER 165: Transanal Excision of Rectal Neoplasms

CHAPTER 166: Functional Bowel Disorders

CHAPTER 167: Groin Dissection

CHAPTER 168: Transanal Pull-through for Hirschsprung Disease

CHAPTER 169: Neonatal Enterocolitis and Short Bowel Syndrome

CHAPTER 170: Laparoscopic Splenectomy

CHAPTER 171: Anatomy of the Kidneys, Ureter, and Bladder

CHAPTER 172: Surgical Management of Nephrolithiasis

CHAPTER 173: Operations on the Ureteropelvic Junction

CHAPTER 174: Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Cancer

CHAPTER 175: Radical Cystectomy and Orthotopic Urinary Diversion for Bladder Cancer

CHAPTER 176: Laparoscopic Pelvic and Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection

CHAPTER 177: Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

CHAPTER 178: The Undescended Testis

CHAPTER 179: Surgical Management of Wilms Tumor

CHAPTER 180: Genitourinary Tract Trauma

CHAPTER 181: Supravesical Urinary Diversion

CHAPTER 182: Cesarean Delivery

CHAPTER 183: Abdominal Hysterectomy

CHAPTER 184: Radical Hysterectomy

CHAPTER 185: Surgical Management of Ovarian Carcinoma

CHAPTER 186: Anterior and Posterior Colporrhaphy

CHAPTER 187: Surgical Anatomy of the Hernial Rings

CHAPTER 188: Overview of Inguinal and Femoral Hernia Repairs

CHAPTER 189: The Shouldice Method of Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

CHAPTER 190: Iliopubic Tract Repair of Inguinal Hernia: The Anterior (Inguinal Canal) Approach

CHAPTER 191: Iliopubic Tract Repair of Inguinal and Femoral Hernia: The Posterior (Preperitoneal) Approach

CHAPTER 192: Kugel Technique of Groin Hernia Repair

CHAPTER 193: Generations of the Plug-and-Patch Repair: Its Development and Lessons From History

CHAPTER 194: Postherniorrhaphy Inguinodynia: Causes, Prevention, and Surgical Treatment: Triple Neurectomy

CHAPTER 195: Carotid Bifurcation Disease: Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting

CHAPTER 196: Brachiocephalic Reconstruction: Open and Endovascular

CHAPTER 197: Carotid Body Tumors

CHAPTER 198: Open Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

CHAPTER 199: Open Infrarenal and Pararenal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

CHAPTER 200: Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

CHAPTER 201: Ruptured Adominal Aortic Aneurysms

CHAPTER 202: Femoral and Popliteal Artery Aneurysms

CHAPTER 203: Treatment of Splenic Artery Aneurysms: Open and Endovascular

CHAPTER 204: Aortofemoral Bypass

CHAPTER 205: Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: Extraanatomic Bypass

CHAPTER 206: Endovascular Procedures for Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease

CHAPTER 207: Reversed Vein Bypass Grafts to Popliteal, Tibial, and Peroneal Arteries

CHAPTER 208: Peripheral Arterial Disease: Prosthetic Bypass

CHAPTER 209: Dorsalis Pedis, Tarsal, and Plantar Artery Bypass

CHAPTER 210: Peripheral Vascular Occlusive Disease: Endovascular

CHAPTER 211: Minor Amputations

CHAPTER 212: Major Lower Extremity Amputation

CHAPTER 213: The Prevention and Treatment of Problems With The Diabetic Foot

CHAPTER 214: Embolectomy

CHAPTER 215: Fasciotomy

CHAPTER 216: Renal Artery Occlusive Disease: Open and Endovascular Management

CHAPTER 217: Acute Mesenteric Artery Ischemia: Open and Endovascular

CHAPTER 218: Techniques of Open and Endovascular Revascularization to Treat Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia

CHAPTER 219: Mycotic Aneurysms

CHAPTER 220: Surgical Management of Aortic Graft Infections

CHAPTER 221: Contemporary Operative Venous Thrombectomy

CHAPTER 222: Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis: Endovascular

CHAPTER 223: Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis/Postthrombotic Syndrome: Open and Endovascular Treatment

CHAPTER 224: Vena Cava Filter Placement

CHAPTER 225: Venous Insufficiency

CHAPTER 226: Autogenous Arteriovenous Hemodialysis Access

CHAPTER 227: Hemodialysis Access-Prosthetic Arteriovenous Access

CHAPTER 228: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

CHAPTER 229: Thoracic Aortic Transection

CHAPTER 230: Vascular Injuries to the Neck, Including the Subclavian Vessels

CHAPTER 231: Injury to the Abdomen: Open and Endovascular

CHAPTER 232: Injury to the Extremities: Open and Endovascular Management