Core Procedures Radical cystectomy Radical prostatectomy Anterior resection of rectum Surgical surface anatomy The inguinal skin crease marks the junction of the anterior thigh with the anterior abdominal wall. It lies approximately 7 cm distal to the inguinal ligament. The anterior…
Core procedures Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) Push enteroscopy Capsule endoscopy Deep enteroscopy Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Endoscopic ultrasound Colonoscopy Flexible and rigid sigmoidoscopy Endoscopy is a critically important tool for both the diagnosis and the treatment of many different gastrointestinal disorders. With recent…
Core Procedures Duodenoplasty for type 1 duodenal atresia Diamond duodenoduodenostomy Duodenojejunostomy Tapering enteroplasty with end-to-back enteroanastomosis Ladd procedure for malrotation Meckel's diverticulectomy (open, laparoscopic) Over the past quarter-century significant advances have occurred that have resulted in safer and more available…
Core Procedures Open adrenalectomy Transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy Embryology The adrenal (suprarenal) gland consists of two main parts, each with different embryonic origins. The inner part of the gland, the adrenal medulla, is originally derived from ectodermal neural…
Core Procedures Open splenectomy Laparoscopic splenectomy Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy Partial splenectomy Open/laparoscopic splenulectomy The spleen is a large, encapsulated, complex mass of vascular and lymphoid tissue situated in the upper left quadrant of the abdominal cavity between the fundus of…
Core procedures Pancreas Pancreaticoduodenectomy Lateral pancreaticojejunostomy Modified Appleby procedure Whipple at the splenic artery (WATSA) Posterior and standard retrograde anterior modular pancreaticosplenectomy (RAMPS) Gallbladder Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (critical view of safety approach) Open cholecystectomy Biliary Tract Mid bile duct excision with…
Core procedures Right hepatectomy for malignancy Left hepatectomy for malignancy Extended right hepatectomy for malignancy Extended left hepatectomy for malignancy Live donor right hepatectomy Live donor left hepatectomy Caudate lobe resection Clinical anatomy Liver resection (LR) is divided into anatomical…
Core Procedures Liver Biopsy Percutaneous liver biopsy Transjugular liver biopsy Hepatic Resection Left lateral sectionectomy Left hepatectomy Extended left hepatectomy Right posterior sectionectomy Right anterior sectionectomy Right hepatectomy Extended right hepatectomy Central (mesoaxial) hepatectomy Segmental hepatic resection Liver Transplantation Embryology…
Core Procedures Colon and Appendix Segmental colectomy Appendicectomy Hartmann's procedure Rectum (Low) anterior resection Abdominoperineal resection Anal Canal Internal anal sphincterotomy Fistulotomy Incision and drainage of perianal abscess Haemorrhoidectomy Clinical anatomy The colon is a capacious tubular conduit that extends…
Core Procedures Small intestinal resection and anastomosis Small intestinal bypass Stricturoplasty Ileostomy creation and reversal Surgery of the small intestine was rarely performed successfully prior to the development of anaesthetics and antisepsis. The advances of Bigelow and Lister allowed operations…