Category Surgery

Hepatic Biopsy – Open

Goals/Objectives Identify indications for biopsy Select approach: percutaneous versus laparoscopic Laparoscopic technique NOTES technique Normal Liver Anatomy and Biopsy Techniques V.J. Desmet From Liver – Non-neoplastic Diseases. In: Rosai J: Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology, 10th edition (Mosby 2011) Normal Anatomy…

Ventral Hernia – Open Repair

Goals/Objectives Types of hernia Anatomy and Physiology Technical considerations Hernias Mark A. Malangoni Michael J. Rosen From Hernias, ventral hernias. In: Townsend CM: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 19th edition (Saunders 2012) Incisional Hernia Of all hernias encountered, incisional hernias can be the…

Ventral Hernia – Laparoscopic Repair

Goals/Objectives Etiology Anatomic considerations Technical considerations Ventral Herniation in Adults Jeffrey A. Blatnik Michael J. Rosen From Ventral herniation in adults, laparoscopic operative method. In: Yeo CJ, et al: Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 7th edition (Saunders 2012) Laparoscopic Operative Method Some…

Peritoneal Lesion – Biopsy

Goals/Objectives Anatomic Considerations Indications Technique (Open/Laparoscopic) Peritoneum And Peritoneal Cavity Richard H. Turnage Brian Badgwell From Abdominal wall, umbilicus, peritoneum, mesenteries, omentum and retroperitoneum. In: Townsend CM: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 19th edition (Saunders 2012) Peritoneum And Peritoneal Cavity Anatomy The peritoneum…

Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Insertion

Goals/Objectives Basic Principles Anatomy Technical Considerations Management of Complications Peritoneal Dialysis Ricardo Correa-Rotter Alfonso Cueto-Manzano Ramesh Khanna From Taal MW, Chertow GM, et al: Brenner and Rector's The Kidney, 9th edition (Saunders 2011) Peritoneal Physiology and Transport During PD, both diffusion and convection are…