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Achalasia of the Esophagus 20 Valerie A. Williams, Daniela Molena, and Jeffrey H. Peters
Disorders of Esophageal Motility 26 Joseph DeSimone and Stephen C. Yang
Management of Pharyngoesophageal (Zenkers) Diverticula 30 James I. Cohen
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 34 Parag Bhanot and Nathaniel J. Soper
Endoluminal Approaches to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 41 Benjamin K. Poulose and William O. Richards
Barretts Esophagus 43 William R. Lynch, Henning Gerke, and Mark D. Iannettoni
Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia 46 C. Daniel Smith
Chemical Esophageal Injuries 49 Anne C. Fischer
Management of Esophageal Tumors 52 Christian G. Peyre and Tom R. DeMeester
Esophageal Stents 57 Malcolm V. Brock
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy of Esophageal Cancer 62 Michael K. Gibson
Endoscopic Treatment of Barretts Esophagus 65 Matthew J. Alef, Matthew J. Schuchert, and James D. Luketich
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula 71 Kevin N. Boykin and Paul M. Colombani
Complications of Esophageal Surgery 74 Vinay K. Gupta and Richard F. Heitmiller
Chapter 2: THE STOMACH
Benign Gastric Ulcer 81 William E. Fisher and F. Charles Brunicardi
Duodenal Ulcer 84 Brian J. Winkleman, Anatolie Usatii, and E. Christopher Ellison
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome 88 Samuel E. Rice-Townsend and Jeffrey A. Norton
Postgastrectomy Syndromes 93 Magesh Sundaram and David W. McFadden
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome 98 Sean P. Harbison and Daniel T. Dempsey
Morbid Obesity 103 Todd M. McCarty and Jeffrey Lamont
Gastric Adenocarcinoma 105 Clifford S. Cho and Murray F. Brennan
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors 111 David T. Efron
Chapter 3: SMALL BOWEL
Small Bowel Obstruction 117 Kurtis A. Campbell
Postoperative Ileus 121 Andreas M. Kaiser and Robert W. Beart, Jr.
Crohns Disease of the Small Bowel 123 Yoav Mintz and Mark A. Talamini
Strictureplasty in Crohns Disease 128 Robert R. Cima and John H. Pemberton
Small Bowel Tumors 132 Vitaliy Y. Poylin and Josef E. Fischer
Diverticulosis of the Small Bowel 136 Douglas Bernstein, Frederic E. Eckhauser, and Martin A. Makary
Mesenteric Vascular Disease of the Small Bowel 139 Jason F. Hall and Charles M. Ferguson
Enterocutaneous Fistula 143 Edmund S. Kassis and Martin A. Makary
Management of the Short Bowel Syndrome 145 Jon S. Thompson
Small Bowel Carcinoid Tumors 150 Lindsey N. Jackson and B. Mark Evers
Motility Disorders of the Stomach and Small Bowel 156 Corey W. Iqbal, Michael S. Kasparek, and Michael G. Sarr
Chapter 4: LARGE BOWEL
Virtual Colonoscopy 161 Karen M. Horton and Elliot K. Fishman
Diverticular Disease of the Colon 166 Matthew R. Dixon and Judith L. Trudel
Chronic Ulcerative Colitis 170 Anna Serur, Frank J. Caliendo, Luz P. Angel, and John A. Procaccino
Crohns Colitis 178 Susan Galandiuk Ischemic Colitis 183 C. Neal Ellis
Clostridium difficile Colitis 186 Karen E. Deveney
Large Bowel Obstruction 189 Bruce G. Wolff and Anne-Marie Boller
Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Olgilvies Syndrome) 192 Amy L. Halverson
Colonic Volvulus 195 David A. McClusky, III and Aaron S. Fink
Rectal Prolapse and Obstructed Defecation 198 Susan L. Gearhart
Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome 204 Janice F. Rafferty
Radiation Injury to the Small and Large Bowel 205 Najjia N. Mahmoud and Robert D. Fry
Surgery of the Polyposis Syndromes 210 James M. Church
Colon Cancer 217 Michael A. Choti
Rectal Cancer 220 Nita Ahuja
The Use of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Management of Colorectal Cancer 232 Tobias Leibold, Ignacio A. Echenique, and Jose´ G. Guillem
Adjuvant Treatment for Colorectal Cancer 235 Jeff Infante and Wells Messersmith
Tumors of the Anal Region 241 Jennifer M. Ayscue and Lee E. Smith
Colorectal Polyps 244 Anthony J. Senagore
Management of Peritoneal Surface Malignancy: The Surgeons Role 246 Jesus Esquivel and Paul H. Sugarbaker
Surgical Management of Constipation 251 Charles M. Friel and Ann C. Lowry
Preoperative Bowel Preparation 256 David A. Margolin and Charles B. Whitlow
Acute Appendicitis 257 Genevieve B. Melton and Mark D. Duncan
Hemorrhoids 261 Sharon G. Gregorcyk and Philip J. Huber, Jr.
Anal Fissures 268 Meagan Costedio and Peter A. Cataldo
Anorectal Abscess and Fistula 271 Sean C. Glasgow and David W. Dietz
Anorectal Stricture 277 John G. Carson and Michael J. Stamos
Pruritus Ani 281 Christopher Kenyon and Anthony R. MacLean
Fecal Incontinence 285 Madeleine Poirier and Herand Abcarian
Rectovaginal Fistula 291 N. Anh Tran and Alan G. Thorson
Condyloma Acuminata 296 Katherine Facklis and Phillip Fleshner
Modern Management of Pilonidal Disease 299 Jan Rakinic
Approach to Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding 306 Charles E. Lucas, Anna M. Ledgerwood, and Choichi Sugawa
Chapter 5: THE LIVER
Newer Techniques in Liver Surgery 311 Rebecca Taylor and Yuman Fong
Hepatic Abscess 317 Conrad H. Simpfendorfer and J. Michael Henderson
Cystic Disease of the Liver 322 Reid B. Adams and Todd W. Bauer
Echinococcal Disease of the Liver 331 Timothy M. Pawlik
Benign Liver Lesions 335 Jane M. Liaw and William C. Chapman
Liver Hemangioma 342 Steven C. Cunningham and Robert C. Moesinger
Malignant Liver Tumors 346 Keith D. Gray, Dario Ribero, and Jean-Nicholas Vauthey
Hepatic Malignancy: Resection versus Transplantation 351 Eric T. Castaldo and C. Wright Pinson
Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastases 356 Ronald P. DeMatteo
Colorectal Cancer Metastatic to the Liver: Radiofrequency Ablation 362 Anton J. Bilchik
Factors Affecting Morbidity and Mortality after Liver Resection 366 Nestor F. Esnaola and Steven A. Curley
Chapter 6: PORTAL HYPERTENSION
Portal Hypertension: The Role of Shunting Procedures 373 Layton F. Rikkers Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS) 380 Ashkan A. Malayeri, Gregory Czuczman, and Aravind Arepally
Portal Hypertension: Role of Liver Transplantation 386 Andrew M. Cameron, Jonathan R. Hiatt, and Ronald W. Busuttil
Endoscopic Therapy for Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage 391 Priscilla Magno and Anthony N. Kalloo
Refractory Ascites 393 Kevin A. Moreman and H. Franklin Herlong
Hepatic Encephalopathy 396 Mack C. Mitchell, Jr.
Budd-Chiari Syndrome 399 Andrew S. Klein and Steven Colquhoun
Chapter 7: GALLBLADDER AND BILIARY TREE
Asymptomatic (Silent) Gallstones 405 Robert A. Garwood and John B. Hanks
Acute Cholecystitis 408 Harry Zemon and Todd A. Ponsky
Management of Common Duct Stones 412 Brent D. Matthews and Steven M. Strasberg
Acute Cholangitis 417 Siong-Seng Liau and Edward E. Whang
Benign Biliary Strictures 420 Marshall S. Baker and Keith D. Lillemoe
Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 425 Aaron Eckhauser and Kenneth W. Sharp
Cystic Disorders of the Bile Ducts 430 Jayme E. Locke and Pamela A. Lipset
Gallstone Ileus 436 Sam G. Pappas and Steven A. Ahrendt
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis 438 Nicholas J. Zyromski and Henry A. Pitt
Bile Duct Cancer 442 Steven C. Cunningham and Richard D. Schulick
Gallbladder Cancer 448 Daniela P. Ladner and Sherry M. Wren
Antibiotic Selection in Biliary Surgery 453 Donald E. Fry
Transhepatic Interventions for Obstructive Jaundice 456 Eleni Liapi, Christos S. Georgiades, and Jean-Francois Geschwind
Obstructive Jaundice: Endoscopic Therapy 467 David F. Hutcheon
Chapter 8: THE PANCREAS
Acute Pancreatitis 473 Zara Cooper and Stanley W. Ashley
Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis 477 Thomas J. Howard
Pancreas Divisum and Other Variants of Dominant Dorsal Duct Anatomy 481 Andrew L. Warshaw
Pancreatic Abscess 485 Katherine A. Morgan and David B. Adams
Pancreatic Pseudocysts 490 Kevin E. Behrns
Pancreatic Ductal Disruptions Leading to Pancreatic Fistula, Pancreatic Ascites, or Pleural Effusion 494 L. William Traverso, Mehran Fotoohi, and Richard A. Kozarek
Chronic Pancreatitis 499 James K. Fullerton and Gary C. Vitale
Periampullary Cancer 506 O. Joe Hines and Howard A. Reber
Palliative Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer 514 Theodore N. Pappas and Sebastian G. de la Fuente
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer 520 Vincent J. Picozzi
Unusual Pancreatic Tumors 524 Kacy Phillips, Jason B. Fleming, Eric P. Tamm, and Douglas B. Evans
Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas 530 Kenneth J. Woodside and Taylor S. Riall
Management of Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors Excluding Gastrinoma 535 Herbert Chen
Transplantation of the Pancreas 540 Miguel Tan and Joseph Keith Melancon
Chapter 9: THE SPLEEN
Splenectomy for Hematologic Disordeers 545 Molly L. Sebastian and Michael R. Marohn
Cysts, Tumors, and Abscesses of the Spleen 551 Thomas McIntyre and Michael E. Zenilman
Splenic Salvage Procedures: Therapeutic Options 554 Adil H. Haider and Edward E. Cornwell, III
Chapter 10: HERNIA
Groin Hernia 561 Leena Khaitan and J. Barry McKernan
The Management of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia 569 Gregory J. Mancini and Bruce J. Ramshaw
Incisional, Epigastric, and Umbilical Hernias 573 Anthony P. Tufaro and Kurtis A. Campbell
Spigelian, Lumbar, and Obturator Herniation 576 Thomas Rauth, Michael Holzman, and John Tarpley
Chapter 11: ENDOCRINE GLANDS
Adrenocortical Tumors 583 James A. Lee and Electron Kebebew
Pheochromocytoma 592 Geoffrey B. Thompson and Clive S. Grant
Adrenal Incidentaloma 597 L. Michael Brunt and Jeffrey F. Moley
Management of Thyroid Nodules 602 lizabeth A. Mittendorf and Christopher R. McHenry
Nontoxic Goiter 608 Martha A. Zeiger
Thyroid Cancer 610 Rasa Zarnegar and Orlo H. Clark
Hyperthyroidism 618 Clive S. Grant and Geoffrey B. Thompson
Thyroiditis 622 James A. Stefater and Alan P. B. Dackiw
Primary Hyperparathyroidism 626 Sanziana Roman and Robert Udelsman
Persistent or Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism 630 Elizabeth A. Mittendorf and Nancy D. Perrier
Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism 635 Sanziana A. Roman and Julie Ann Sosa
Chapter 12: THE BREAST
The Role of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy in the Management of Breast Disease 641 Monica Morrow and Kathryn Evers
Benign Breast Disease 644 Julie R. Lange
Screening for Breast Cancer 647 Lisa K. Jacobs
Cellular, Biochemical, and Molecular Targets in Breast Cancer 649 Helen Krontiras and Kirby I. Bland
Breast Cancer: Surgical Therapy 652 Marshall M. Urist
Ablative Techniques in the Treatment of Benign and Malignant Breast Disease 655 V. Suzanne Klimberg
Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymphadenectomy 659 Peter W. Henderson and Rache M. Simmons
Advances in Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer 662 Lisa A. Newman
Inflammatory Breast Cancer 670 S. Eva Singletary
Ductal and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast 673 Armando E. Giuliano and Helen Mabry
Management of Recurrent and Disseminated Breast Cancer 676 Theodore N. Tsangaris
Male Breast Cancer 681 Kenneth A. Kern
Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy: Indications, Techniques, and Results 685 Michele A. Manahan and Navin Singh
Chapter 13: CHEST WALL, MEDIASTINUM, TRACHEA
Chest Wall Trauma 691 Paul Freeswick and B. Robert Gibson
Primary Chest Wall Tumors 694 Leora B. Balsam and Richard I. Whyte
Tracheostomy: Timing, Techniques, and Outcomes 698 Allan Philp and Thomas M. Scalea
Pneumothorax 702 S. Rob Todd, Gary A. Vercruysse, and Frederick A. Moore
Hemothorax 705 Russell L. Gruen and Gregory J. Jurkovich
Mediastinal Masses 708 J. Timothy Sherwood and John D. Mitchell
Primary Tumors of the Thymus 717 Kenneth A. Kesler
Management of Tracheal Stenosis 723 Robert E. Merritt and Douglas J. Mathisen
The Management of Acquired Esophageal Respiratory Tract Fistula 726 Cameron D. Wright
Chapter 14: VASCULAR SYSTEM
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Open Repair 731 Michael A. Curi and Brian G. Rubin
Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 736 Mahmoud B. Malas
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 742 Brian G. DeRubertis and Peter L. Faries
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Unexpected Abdominal Pathology 746 David P. Kuwayama and Glen S. Roseborough
Transperitoneal versus Retroperitoneal Approach to the Aorta 750 G. Melville Williams
Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms 753 James H. Black, III
Acute Aortic Dissection and Its Complications 761 Thomas Reifsnyder and Robert Garvin
Popliteal and Femoral Artery Aneurysms 765 William C. Krupski
False Aneurysm and Arteriovenous Fistula 774 Kevin E. Taubman and David C. Han
Carotid Endarterectomy 779 Louis L. Nguyen and Michael S. Conte
Management of Recurrent Carotid Stenosis 784 Adnan H. Siddiqui and Robert H. Rosenwasser
Balloon Angioplasty and Stents in Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease 791 E. Lynne Kelley and Jean Pierre Becquemin
Brachiocephalic Reconstruction 796 Ali F. AbuRahma and Patrick A. Stone
Management of Aneurysms of the Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Arteries 801 Virginia L. Wong and Jerry Goldstone
Nonoperative Treatment of Claudication 806 H. Alden Kirk and Charles S. OMara
Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease 809 Rabih A. Chaer, Brian G. DeRubertis, and K. Craig Kent
Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease 816 David Rosenthal
Management of Tibioperoneal Arterial Occlusive Disease 820 Spence M. Taylor, Dwight C. Kellicut, Dane E. Smith, and Jerry R. Youkey
Profunda Femoris Reconstruction 826 Jimmy Pak and Christopher Zarins
Axillofemoral Bypass 830 Evan C. Lipsitz
Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease: Angioplasty, Stenting, and Endovascular Graft Treatment 834 Juan Carlos Jimenez and Samuel S. Ahn
Upper Extremity Arterial Occlusive Disease 839 Alexander D. Shepard and Robert R. Slater
Management of Infected Vascular Graft 844 Bruce A. Perler
Gangrene of the Foot 849 Juan Carlos Jimenez and Peter F. Lawrence
Management of Peripheral Arterial Embolism 854 Deepak Nair and Elliot L. Chaikof
Buergers Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans) 858 Carl-Magnus Wahlgren and Bruce L. Gewertz
Peripheral Arterial and Bypass Graft Occlusion: Thrombolytic Therapy 860 Anthony J. Comerota and Santiago Chahwan
Vascular Access 866 Michael J. Costanza and Vivian Gahtan
Atherosclerotic Renovascular Disease 871 R. Eugene Zierler
Raynauds Syndrome 875 Ravi Veeraswamy and Gregorio A. Sicard
Thoracic Outlet Syndromes 878 David J. Caparrelli and Julie A. Freischlag
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia 884 Heitham T. Hassoun
Management of Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia 889 Kaj H. Johansen and Sanjiv Parikh
Diabetic Foot 891 Dennis F. Bandyk and Patrick A. Stone
Diagnosis of Venous Disease 895 George Manis, Nicos Labropoulos, and Peter J. Pappas
Deep Venous Thrombosis 899 John Byrne, Sean P. Roddy, and R. Clement Darling, III
Pulmonary Thromboembolism 903 Stephen T. Smith and G. Patrick Clagett
Inferior Vena Cava Filters 908 Christos S. Georgiades and Kelvin Hong
Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism 913 Eric Peden and Alan B. Lumsden
Lymphedema 917 Julie E. Park, Paul N. Manson, and E. Gene Deune
Chapter 15: TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY CARE
Airway Management in the Trauma Patient 921 Robert C. Mackersie and Julin F. Tang
Initial Assessment and Resuscitation of Trauma Patients: A Practical, Efficient, and Evidence-Based Medicine Approach 930 Norman E. McSwain, Jr.
Emergency Department Thoracotomy 936 Jay Menaker and Thomas M. Scalea
Coagulopathy in the Trauma Patient 940 Peter Rhee and Kenji Inaba
Blood Transfusion Therapy 944 Melissa M. Cushing and Paul M. Ness
Head Injuries 949 Jon David Weingart
The Surgeons Use of Ultrasound in Thoracoabdominal Trauma 953 Christopher J. Dente and Grace S. Rozycki
Blunt Abdominal Trauma 960 Anna M. Ledgerwood and Charles E. Lucas
Penetrating Abdominal Trauma 964 L.D. Britt and G.D. Rushing
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome 970 Horacio Hojman and Reuven Rabinovici
Diaphragmatic Injuries 975 Udo Rudloff and H. Leon Pachter
Liver Injury 987 Christopher J. Sonnenday
Pancreatic and Duodenal Injuries 992 Michael F. Rotondo and Mark A. Newell
Injuries to the Small and Large Bowel 996 J. David Richardson
Rectal Injuries 1000 Jordan A. Weinberg and Timothy C. Fabian
Injury to the Spleen 1003 Rebecca D. Edmonds and Andrew B. Peitzman
Retroperitoneal Injuries: Kidney and Ureter 1006 Steven B. Brandes and Robert F. Buckman, Jr.
Damage Control in the Trauma Patient 1014 Aurelio Rodriguez and Adrian W. Ong
The Abdomen That Wont Close 1019 Rao R. Ivatury, Adai K. Malhotra, Michael B. Aboutanos, and There`se M. Duane
The Management of Vascular Trauma 1028 Ben L. Zarzaur and Martin A. Croce
The Management of Extremity Compartment Syndrome 1032 David V. Feliciano
Pelvic Fractures 1037 H. Gill Cryer, III
Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries 1042 Michael Pasquale and Mark Li
Facial Injuries 1051 Paul N. Manson
Penetrating Neck Trauma 1059 Carrie A. Sims and Patrick M. Reilly
Blunt Cardiac Injury 1063 Elliott R. Haut
Burn Wound Management 1066 Richard L. Gamelli and Geoffrey M. Silver
Fluid Management and Nutritional Support of the Burn Patient 1072 Stephen M. Milner, Vijay A. Singh, and Jennifer Eldred
Cold Injury 1075 Robert J. Spence
Electrical and Lightning Injuries 1079 Robert J. Spence
Chapter 16: SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE
Skin Lesions: Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Management 1085 Rebecca Kazin and Michele A. Shermak
Cutaneous Melanoma 1096 Mark B. Faries and Donald L. Morton
Soft-Tissue Sarcoma 1101 Samuel Singer and Robert J. Canter
Management of the Isolated Neck Mass 1107 Wayne M. Koch and David E. Tunkel
Nerve Injury and Repair 1112 Gedge D. Rosson and A. Lee Dellon
Hand Infections 1118 Hugo St-Hilaire and Richard J. Redett
Gas Gangrene of the Extremity 1125 William C. Watson and Peter Muscarella, II
Necrotizing Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections 1128 Michele A. Manahan, Stephen M. Milner, Paul Freeswick, and John W. Harmon
Chapter 17: PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE
Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy 1133 Jared M. Huston, Soumitra R. Eachempati, and Philip S. Barie
Nutritional Support in the Critically Ill 1138 Kevin P. Keating and William Marshall
Catheter Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit 1141 Carol R. Schermer and Ben L. Zarzaur
Preoperative Assessment of the Elderly Patient 1144 Martin A. Makary, Colleen Christmas, and John R. Burton
Perioperative Care and Monitoring of the Surgical Patient: Evidence-Based Performance Practices 1148 Robert W. Thomsen, Elizabeth A. Martinez, and Brett A. Simon
Surgical Site Infections 1152 Meghan A. Arnold and Adrian Barbul
Intra-Abdominal Infections 1160 Rahima Nenshi and John C. Marshall
Abnormal Operative and Postoperative Bleeding 1164 John J. Como and Charles J. Yowler
Occupational Exposure to HIV and Other Blood-Borne Pathogens 1168 John G. Bartlett
Antifungal Therapy in the Surgical Patient 1174 Joseph S. Solomkin
Chapter 18: SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE
Surgical Palliative Care 1179 Geoffrey P. Dunn
Analgesia and Sedation in Critical Care Medicine 1187 Brad Winters
Cardiovascular Pharmacology 1191 Paul R. Crisostomo, Daniel R. Meldrum, and Alden H. Harken
Postoperative Respiratory Failure 1196 Pedro Alejandro Mendez-Tellez and Todd Dorman
Acute Renal Failure 1201 Richard J. Mullins
Electrolyte Disorders 1206 Brett Waibel and Anthony Meyer
Acid-Base Problems 1214 Kristen C. Sihler and Ronald V. Maier
The Septic Response 1220 Badar U. Jan and Stephen F. Lowry
Antibiotics for Critically Ill Patients 1224 John M.A. Bohnen
Endocrine Changes with Critical Illness 1228 Frank Rosemeier and Sean Berenholtz
Nutritional Support in the Critically Ill 1234 William B. Norbury, Esther Situ, and David N. Herndon
Coagulopathy in the Critically Ill Patient 1245 Michael B. Streiff
Extracorporeal Life Support for Respiratory Failure 1258 Jonathan Haft and Robert Bartlett
Multiple Organ Dysfunction and Failure 1260 Lena M. Napolitano
Chapter 19: MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 1271 Kimberly Steele and Anne Lidor
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration 1276 John D. Mellinger and Bruce V. MacFadyen
Laparoscopic Appendectomy 1282 Avraham Belizon, Daniel L. Feingold, and Richard L. Whelan
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia 1285 Jonathan Pearl, Michael Rosen, and Raymond P. Onders
Laparoscopic Repair of Recurrent Inguinal Hernias 1288 Robert Fang and Thomas Vargish
Laparoscopic Ventral and Incision Hernia Repair 1292 Adrian Park and Stephen M. Kavic
Laparoscopic Gastric Surgery 1296 B. Todd Heniford
Laparoscopic Colon Surgery 1302 Deborah Nagle
Laparoscopic Management of Crohns Disease 1309 Thomas E. Read
Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication 1312 David Hazzan, Edward H. Chin, and Barry A. Salky
Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernias 1317 Sarah M. Cowgill and Alexander S. Rosemurgy, II
Laparoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Motility Disorders 1322 Robert W. ORourke and Blair A. Jobe
Esophageal Achalasia 1329 Colleen B. Gaughan and Jeffrey A. Hagen
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy 1336 Lee L. Swanstrom and Christy Dunst
Laparoscopic Hepatectomy 1340 Edward C.S. Lai
Laparoscopic Splenectomy 1344 David Maccabee and John G. Hunter
Laparoscopic Pancreatic Resections 1348 Attila Nakeeb
Laparoscopic Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts 1353 Swee H. Teh and Brett C. Sheppard
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery 1358 Sunil Singhal and Larry R. Kaiser
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy 1367 Vimal K. Narula and W. Scott Melvin
Laparoscopic Surgery for Morbid Obesity 1372 Michael Schweitzer and Thomas Magnuson