Category Anatomy

Posterior abdominal wall and retroperitoneum

Core Procedures Pancreas Pancreaticoduodenoectomy (Whipple procedure) Distal pancreatectomy ± splenectomy Total pancreatectomy Spleen Splenectomy Partial splenectomy Colon and Rectum Right hemicolectomy ± extended resection Left hemicolectomy ± extended resection Total abdominal colectomy Total proctocolectomy Anterior resection Abdominoperineal resection Colostomy Vascular…

Anterior abdominal wall and inguinal region

Part 1: Anterior abdominal wall Duncan SG Scrimgeour, Matthew J Laviolette, Sam M Wiseman Core Procedures Laparotomy Vertical, transverse and oblique incisions Ventral incisional hernia repair Umbilical hernia repair Spigelian hernia repair Epigastric hernia repair Abdominal wall closure Laparoscopy Hasson's…

Overview of the abdomen

This chapter is an overview of the surgical anatomy of the abdomen, the region of the body that is located between the thoracic diaphragm and the pelvic inlet. It is bounded by muscular layers of the abdominal wall and by…

Mitral and tricuspid valves

Core Procedures Mitral valve repair/replacement The fibrous skeleton of the heart The aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves form one continuous structure, with each valve in close approximation to the other and connected by the fibrous skeleton of the heart. They…

Echocardiographic anatomy of the heart

Core procedures Preoperative imaging Intraoperative imaging Postoperative imaging Non-invasive evaluation of the heart is an essential part of the assessment of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Echocardiography is the commonly used non-invasive imaging modality. Preoperatively, it is an essential part of…

Pericardium and pericardial drainage

Core procedures Pericardiectomy Pericardiocentesis Pericardial harvesting, e.g. closure of atrial septal defect Thoracoscopic pericardial window creation Relief of pericardial tamponade post-cardiotomy Pericardial biopsy Surgical surface anatomy The surface projections of an average adult heart are modified by age, sex, stature,…

Thymus

Core Procedures Thymectomy Clinical anatomy The thymus is an encapsulated soft, bilobed organ; the two lobes are joined in the midline by connective tissue that merges with the capsule of each lobe. It is usually located in the anterior mediastinum.…

Lungs, bronchi and trachea

Core Procedures Tracheal resection: segmental resection Bronchoscopy: assessment Mediastinoscopy: assessment Wedge resection: non-anatomical wedge Segmentectomy: segment or multiple segments Lobectomy: lobe Sleeve lobectomy: lobe with segment of bronchus or pulmonary artery Pneumonectomy: whole lung Trachea Clinical anatomy The adult trachea…