Main description:

Surgery of the Pancreas and Spleen provides an illustrative, instructive, and comprehensive review that depicts the rationale of basic operative principles essential to surgical therapy in pancreatic and splenic disorders.

The chapters provide pertinent and concise summaries of how to deal with various pancreatic and splenic disorders, spanning benign and malignant problems and minimally invasive procedures. Stages of operative approaches with relevant technical considerations are outlined in an easily understandable manner. Complications are reviewed when appropriate for the organ system and problem. The text is illustrated throughout by line drawings and photographs that depict anatomic or technical principles.

A concise, handbook-sized reference work, this book is a valuable resource for all general surgeons and residents in training.

Contents:

Part 1: Pancreas-Benign.- Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- Acute Pancreatitis.- Chronic Pancreatitis: From Endotherapy to Surgery.- Pancreas Divisum.- Pancreatic Pseudocysts.- Obstructive Jaundice: Preoperative Evaluation.- Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas.- Part 2: Pancreas-Malignant.- Pancreatic Carcinoma.- Nonfunctioning Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors.- Part 3: Spleen-Benign.- Splenectomy.- Cyst and Abscess of the Spleen.- Part 4: Spleen-Malignant.- Malignant Diseases of the Spleen.- Advanced Gastric and Pancreatic Laparoscopic Procedures.