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Minimally Invasive Surgical and Image-Guided Interventional Approaches to the Spleen

The treatment of spleen disorders in modern surgery requires an extensive knowledge of traditional “open” surgical approaches, minimally invasive surgical procedures, and image-guided interventional techniques that can be tailored to the specific disease. The two sections of this chapter will…

Chronic Pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive inflammatory disorder that leads to irreversible destruction of the exocrine and endocrine tissue of the pancreas. Fibrotic replacement of the normal pancreas may be associated with persistent abdominal pain, the development of exocrine insufficiency, and…

Surgical Peritonitis and Other Diseases of the Peritoneum, Mesentery, Omentum, and Diaphragm

Secondary inflammation of the peritoneum frequently presents with the patient in extremis requiring a procedural intervention and is commonly referred to as “surgical peritonitis.” Primary peritonitis or SBP has a distinct pathophysiology and is discussed in Chapter 93 . This…