Surgical Laparoscopy

SECTION I:: FUNDAMENTALS OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Laparoscopic Surgery:: Historical Perspectives
The Anesthetic Implications of Laparoscopic Surgery
Methods of Creating a Pneumoperitoneum
Concept and Application of the Abdominal Wall Lift Systems
Electrosurgery and Ultrasound for Cutting and Coagulating Tissue in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Laparoscopic Suturing and Knot Tying
Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Acute and Chronic Abdominal Pain
Laparoscopy for the Diagnosis and Staging of Intraabdominal Malignancies
The Role of Laparoscopy in Abdominal Trauma

SECTION II:: LIVER AND HEPATOBILIARY SURGERY
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic Cholangiography
Laparoscopic Management of Acute Cholecystitis
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
Intraoperative Endoscopic Antegrade Sphincterotomy
Flexible Endoscopic Applications for Biliary Surgery
Laparoscopic Biliary Bypass
Laparoscopic Surgery of the Liver
Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Malignancies

SECTION III:: APPENDIX, SMALL BOWEL, COLON, AND RECTUM
Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Laparoscopically Guided Small Intestinal Surgery
Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer
Laparoscopy for Benign Colonic Disease
Laparoscopic Management of Rectal Prolapse
Laparoscopic Abdominal Perineal Resection
Endoluminal Rectal Surgery
Laparoscopic Management of Difficult Colonic Polyps

SECTION IV:: LAPAROSCOPIC FOREGUT SURGERY
Anatomy of the Respiratory Diaphragm and the Esophagogastric Region
Medical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Preoperative Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Technique
Laparoscopic Toupet Fundoplication
The Role of Delayed Gastric Emptying in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux
Gastric Intraluminal Antireflux Surgery
Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernias
Endoscopic Lengthening Procedures for the Shortened Esophagus:: The Combined Laparoscopic/Thoracoscopic Collis Gastroplasty
Reoperation for the Failed Antireflux Procedure
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Achalasia
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Zenkers Diverticulum
Management and Prevention of Specific Complications Associated with Laparoscopic Foregut Surgery
Vagotomy
Laparoscopic Vagotomy for Treatment of Peptic Ulcer
Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Cancer
Laparoscopic Management of Gastric Diverticula
Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery

SECTION V:: MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY FOR TREATMENT OF INGUINAL AND VENTRAL HERNIAS
Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair for Inguinal Hernias
Totally Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy
Laparoscopic Repair of Ventral Hernia
Prosthetic Materials for Herniorrhaphy

SECTION VI:: LAPAROSCOPIC SOLID ORGAN SURGERY
Laparoscopic Splenectomy:: Anterior Approach
Lateral Approach to Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Laparoscopic Management of Adrenal Lesions
Laparoscopic Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts
Laparoscopic Live-donor Nephrectomy

SECTION VII:: THORACOSCOPIC AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY
Endoscopic Sympathectomy and Splanchnicectomy
Thoracoscopic Lung Resection
Thoracoscopic Management of Pleural Disease
Thoracoscopic Cardiac Surgery

SECTION VIII:: MINIMALLY INVASIVE VASCULAR SURGERY
Laparoscopic Vascular Surgery
Endoscopic Technique for Subfascial Perforating Vein Interruption

SECTION IX:: MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Laparoscopy in the Pediatric Patient
Laparoscopic Surgery and the Pregnant Patient
Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis
Laparoscopic Spinal Access Surgery
Minimal Access Surgery for Head and Neck Pathology
Socioeconomic View of Laparoscopy