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Category Anatomy

Adrenal glands

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…

Spleen

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…

Pancreas, gallbladder and biliary tree

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…

Liver

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…

Colon, rectum and anus

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…

Small intestine

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…

Abdominal oesophagus and stomach

Core Procedures Oesophagectomy for gastro-oesophageal junction cancer: resection of the oesophagus generally with creation of a gastric conduit to facilitate a thoracic or cervical anastomosis Subtotal or total gastrectomy and lymph node retrieval for cancer: varying amounts of gastric resection…

Peritoneum, mesentery and peritoneal cavity

Core Procedures All operations can be performed via open, laparoscopic or robotic approaches and therefore the approach is not specified. Stomach: total gastrectomy, partial gastrectomy Pancreas: subtotal pancreatectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy Liver: hepatectomy Spleen: splenectomy Appendix: appendicectomy Colon: complete mesocolic excision, total…