Table of Contents

General Aspects
General Aspects
1 Preliminary Remarks on the Surgical Intervention
2 Use of Scalpel, Needle Holder, Forceps, and Scissors
3 Ligation and Suture Ligation
4 Knots
5 Skin Suture
6 Drains
7 Urinary Catheter
8 Venous Access
9 Central Venous Port
10 Venous Cutdown
11 Joint Punctures
12 Pleural Punctures (Thoracentesis)
13 Urinary Bladder Puncture
14 Ascites Puncture (Paracentesis)
15 Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
16 Arterial Puncture and Arterial Catheterization
Operations
Skin and Soft Tissues
17 Excision of Skin Lesions
18 Removal of Soft Tissue Tumors
19 Removal of Inguinal Lymph Node
20 Wound Management
21 Secondary Suture
22 Carbuncle of the Neck
23 Bursectomy (Elbow)
24 V-Y Advancement Flap
25 Z-plasty
26 Split-Skin Coverage
27 Ganglion (Wrist)
28 Panaritium (Felon)
29 Paronychia (Run-around)
30 Ingrown Toenail (Unguis Incarnatus; One-third Wedge Resection)
Neck
31 Removal of Cervical Lymph Node
32 Tracheotomy (Open and Percutaneous Tracheostoma)
33 Exposure of the Jugular Vein
34 Subtotal Thyroidectomy
35 Total Thyroidectomy
36 Parathyroidectomy
37 Zenker Diverticulum
Thoracic Wall and Cavity
38 Axillary Lymph-Node Clearance
39 Breast Biopsy
40 Subcutaneous Mastectomy
41 Mastectomy (Auchinclos-Patey)
42 Chest Drain
43 Median Sternotomy
44 Posterolateral Thoracotomy
45 Axillary Thoracotomy
46 Atypical Lung Resection Open
47 Atypical Thoracoscopic Lung Resection
48 Right Superior Lobectomy
49 Pneumonectomy
50 Thoracoscopic Pleurectomy
Abdominal Cavity: Diaphragm
51 Rupture of the Diaphragm
Abdominal Cavity: Esophagus
52 Hiatal Hernia Repair (Lortat-Jacob Hiatoplasty)
53 Fundoplication (Nissen-Rosetti and Toupet)
54 Laparoscopic Fundoplication
55 Cardiomyotomy for Achalasia (Gottstein-Heller)
Abdominal Cavity: Stomach
56 Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
57 Gastrostomy (Witzel)
58 Closure of a Perforated Ulcer
59 Oversewing of a Bleeding Peptic Ulcer
60 Gastrojejunostomy
61 Pyloroplasty (Heineke-Mikulicz, Finney, Jaboulay)
62 Selective Proximal Vagotomy
63 Truncal Vagotomy
64 Gastroduodenostomy (Billroth I)
65 Gastrojejunostomy (Billroth II)
66 Roux-en-Y Gastrojejunostomy
67 Gastrectomy and Longmire Gastric Reconstruction
68 Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Reconstruction
Abdominal Cavity: Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
69 Cholecystectomy
70 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
71 Exploration of the Common Bile Duct
72 Hepaticojejunostomy
Abdominal Cavity: Liver
73 Wedge Resection of the Liver
74 Hepatic Cyst
75 Left Hepatic Lobectomy
76 Hepatic Rupture
77 Port Catheter of the Hepatic Artery
Abdominal Cavity: Pancreas
78 Necrosectomy of the Pancreas
79 Pseudocystojejunostomy
80 Resection of the Tail of the Pancreas
Abdominal Cavity: Spleen
81 Splenectomy
82 Partial Splenectomy
83 Splenic Rupture
84 Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Abdominal Cavity: Peritoneum
85 Peritonitis and Laparostoma
86 Peritoneovenous Shunt
Abdominal Cavity: Small Intestine
87 Segmental Resection of the Small Intestine
88 Intraluminal Stenting of the Small Intestine (Dennis Tube)
89 Meckel Diverticulum
90 End Ileostomy
91 Loop Ileostomy
Abdominal Cavity: Large Intestine
92 Appendectomy
93 Laparoscopic Appendectomy
94 Loop Transverse Colostomy
95 End Sigmoidostomy (Hartmann Procedure)
96 Stoma Closure
97 Colotomy and Polypectomy
98 Palliative Anastomosis between the Distal Ileum and Transverse Colon
99 Right Hemicolectomy
100 Ileocecal Resection
101 Tubular Resection of the Sigmoid Colon
102 Radical Resection of the Sigmoid Colon
103 Laparoscopic Resection of the Sigmoid Colon
104 Left Hemicolectomy
105 Anterior Rectum Resection
106 Rectum Resection
Retroperitoneum
107 Adrenalectomy
108 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Proctology
109 Hemorrhoidectomy (Miles-Gabriel)
110 Perianal Abscess
111 Fistula-In-Ano (Including Sliding Flap)
112 Perianal Thrombosis
113 Lateral Sphincterotomy (Parks)
114 Pilonidal Sinus (Schrudde-Olivari)
External Genital Organs
115 Testicular Hydrocele
116 Vasectomy
Hernias
117 Local Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair
118 Dissection for Inguinal Hernia Repair
119 Inguinal Hernia Repair (Shouldice)
120 Inguinal Hernia Repair (Bassini)
121 Inguinal Hernia Repair (Lichtenstein)
122 Transinguinal Preperitoneal Mesh Repair (TIPP)
123 Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair
124 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
125 Femoral Hernia Repair (Crural Approach)
126 Femoral Hernia Repair (Inguinal Approach; Lotheissen, McVay)
127 Femoral Hernia Repair (Inguinocrural Approach)
128 Epigastric Hernia
129 Umbilical Hernia
130 Incisional Hernia
131 Spigelian Hernia
Pediatric Surgery
132 Inguinal Hernia in Children
133 Orchidopexy for Inguinal Testes (Shoemaker)
134 Circumcision
135 Pyloromyotomy (Weber-Ramstedt)
Vessels
136 Femoral Embolectomy
137 Femoral Thrombectomy
138 Crossectomy, Long Saphenous Vein Stripping, and Perforator Ligation
139 Dialysis Shunt (Cimino Arteriovenous Fistula)
Amputations
140 Finger and Toe Amputation
141 Below-Knee Amputation
142 Above-Knee Amputation
Traumatology
143 Traction Management of Fractures
144 Harvesting Cancellous Iliac Bone for Grafting
145 Septic Arthritis of the Knee
146 Fasciotomy of the Lower Leg
147 Per- and Supracondylar Fracture of the Humerus (Child)
148 Olecranon Fracture–Tension Band Wiring
149 Fracture of the Radius Shaft–ORIF Plate Fixation
150 Distal Radius Fracture–ORIF Plate Fixation
151 Distal Radius Fracture–Kirschner Wire Fixation
152 Dupuytren Fasciectomy
153 Flexor Tendon Repair
154 Extensor Tendon Repair
155 Carpal Tunnel Release
156 Pelvic External Fixation
157 Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS)
158 Proximal Femoral Nailing
159 Femoral Head Replacement (Hemiarthroplasty)
160 Femoral Shaft–ORIF Plate Fixation
161 Patella Fracture–Tension Band Wiring
162 Intramedullary Nailing of the Tibia
163 Lower Leg–External Fixation
164 Medial Malleolus–ORIF
165 Lateral Malleolus–ORIF
166 Fibular Ligament Suture and Ligament Reconstruction with a Periosteal Flap
167 Achilles Tendon Repair

About the Author

Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany

Reviews

This text can serve to fill gaps in basic knowledge. Each procedure is so clearly and systematically described ...that the text [will] serve students and practicing professionals. -- booknews.com “An ‘All inlcusive’ book as a helpful instrument in everyday practice. ” Annals of the Royal College of Surgery January 2011 "[Four stars] Lavishly illustrated...uses clear, full-color drawing to supplement lucid, clear, succinct text...illustrations...are exceptionally well done...an excellent book."--Doody's Review