Main description:

This is an open access book.
The book focuses mainly on the surgical technique, OR setup, equipments and devices necessary in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). It serves as a compendium of endolaparoscopic surgical procedures. It is an official publication of the Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA).
The book includes various sections covering basic skills set, devices, equipments, OR setup, procedures by area. Each chapter cover introduction, indications and contraindications, pre-operative patient's assessment and preparation, OT setup (instrumentation required, patient's position, etc.), step by step description of surgical procedures, management of complications, post-operative care. It includes original illustrations for better understanding and visualization of specific procedures.
The book serves as a practical guide for surgical residents, surgical trainees, surgical fellows, junior surgeons, surgical consultants and anyone interested in MIS. It covers most of the basic and advanced laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery procedures meeting the curriculum and examination requirements of the residents.

Contents:

Part 1 Basic Principles

1 Access, Pneumoperitoneum and Related Complications

2 Image Systems in Endo-Laparoscopic Surgery

3 Care and Handling of Laparoscopic Instrumentations

4 Electrosurgery and energy devices

5 Endo-laparoscopic Suturing

6 Ergonomics in Laparoscopic Surgery

7 Hemostasis in Laparoscopic Surgery

8 Imaging-Enhancing System

9 Instrumentations and Access Devices

10 Operating Room Setup and Patient Positioning in MIS

11 Surgical Smoke, Its Risks and Mitigation Strategies

Part 2 Anesthesia in Laparoscopic Surgery

12 Principles of Anesthesia

13 Physiologic Considerations in Laparoscopic Surgery

Part 3 Diagnostic Laparoscopy

14 Staging Laparoscopy for Intra-Abdominal Carcinoma

15 Diagnostic Laparoscopy

Part 4 Emergency Laparoscopy

16 Perforated Ulcer Treatment

17 Laparoscopic Appendectomy

18 Meckel's Diverticula

19 Emergency Groin Hernia Repair

20 Laparoscopic Subtotal Cholecystectomy

21 Adhesiolysis for Bowel Obstruction

22 Emergency Laparoscopic Small Bowel Resection

23 Laparoscopic Hartmann's procedure

Part 5 Endocrine Surgery

24 Remote Access Endoscopic Thyroidectomy

25 Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy

26 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy Abdominal Approach

27 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Retroperitoneal approach

Part 6 Breast Surgery

28 Endoscopy-Assisted Breast Surgery for Breast Cancer

29 Laparoscopic Omental Flap Partial Breast Reconstruction

Part 7 Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

30 Basic Principles and Advanced VATS procedures

Part 8 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery - Esophageal Surgery

31 Achalasia

32 Resection of Gastroesophageal Junction Submucosal Tumours (SMTs)

33 Transoral Endoscopic Zenker Diverticulotomy

34 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

35 Hiatal Hernia

36 Esophageal Cysts

37 McKeown Esophagectomy

Part 9 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery - Gastric Surgery

38 Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours

39 Gastric Carcinoma : Subtotal and Total Gastrectomy

Part 10 Bariatric Procedures

40 Laparoscopic Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity

41 Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

42 LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX EN Y GASTRIC BYPASS (LRYGB)

43 One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB)

Part 11 Hepatobiliary Surgery - Gallbladder

44 Elective Cholecystectomy

Part 12 Hepatobiliary Surgery - Common Bile Duct Stones

45 Laparoscopic Choledochotomy for Bile Duct Stones

Part 13 Hepatobiliary Surgery - Liver

46 Hepatic cyst/ abscess

47 Laparoscopic Wedge Liver Resection

48 Laparoscopic Left Liver Resection

49 Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy

Part 14 Pancreas

50 Laparoscopic internal drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts

51 Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy

52 Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Part 15 Spleen

53 Laparoscopic Splenectomy

54 Intraoperative Splenic Injuries

Part 16 Inguinal Hernia

55 Transabdominal Pre-peritoneal approach (TAPP)

56 Totally Extra-peritoneal approach in Inguinal Hernia Repair

57 Laparoscopic Management of Recurrent and Re-Recurrent hernia

58 Laparo-endoscopic approach to Complex Inguinal

Hernia

Part 17 Incisional/ Ventral Hernia Repair

59 Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh (IPOM) and IPOM plus

60 Extraperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair

61 Endoscopic anterior component separation technique (eACS)

62 Role of Botulinum Toxin-A in Chemical Component Separation Technique.

63 Endo-Laparoscopic Repair of Lateral Ventral Hernia

Part 18 Diastasis Recti

64 Posterior Plication or Combined Plication of the Recti Diastasis

65 Endo-laparoscopic retromuscular repair

66 Endoscopic Subcutaneous Onlay Laparoscopic Approach

Part 19 Other Hernias

67 Minimally Invasive Surgery for Diaphragmatic Hernia

68 Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair

Part 20 Colorectal Surgery

69 Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy with Complete Mesocolic Excision and Central Vascular Ligation (CME/CVL) for Right sided Colon Cancer

70 LAPAROSCOPIC LEFT HEMICOLECTOMY

71 Anterior Resection

72 Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection

73 Laparoscopic Total Colectomy

74 Laparoscopic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy

Part 21 Robotic Surgery

75 Robotic Surgery - Operating Room Set Up and Docking

Part 22 Other Laparoscopic Procedures

76 Laparoscopic Varicocoelectomy

77 Laparoscopic Paediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair