Scott-Conner & Dawson: Essential Operative Techniques and Anatomy

Looking for a quick reference for review before performing an operation or taking the boards? You won’t find a better resource thanScott-Conner & Dawson:Essential Operative Techniques and Anatomy, 4eand its accompanying online component. Expanded to 134 chapters and enhanced by new color photos and new contributing authors, this edition is an up-to-date, easy-to-use reference to both the surgical technique and the relevant anatomy of nearly all the procedures you will face.

Features
--Prepare for practice with expert coverage of the “Essential Common” and “Essential Uncommon” categories of the SCORE™ curriculum (print) and “Complex” procedures (web version).
--Quickly review key facts and procedures before performing an operation or taking the boards, with three book-opening tables: “Steps in Procedure,” “Hallmark Anatomic Complications,” and “List of Structures.”
--NEW chapters on cutaneous infections, I&D, excision, STSG, ligation, stripping, saphenous vein, loop ileostomy/closure, operations for small bowel obstruction (including laparoscopic), and pediatric umbilical hernia repair.
--Increase your understanding of key procedures with significantly expanded chapters on thoracoscopic surgery of the esophagus and laparoscopic colon resection.

Contributors
Foreword to the First Edition
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
SECTION I The Head and Neck
The Face
1 Parotidectomy
Head and Neck Endoscopy
2 Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation
The Midline and Structures Approached Through the Midline
3 Tracheostomy and Cricothyroidotomy
4 Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy
5 Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
6 Thyroid Lobectomy
7 Parathyroidectomy
The Lateral Neck and Structures Approached from the Side
8 Venous Access: External and Internal Jugular Veins
9 Carotid Endarterectomy
10 Cervical Lymph Node Biopsy and Scalene Node Biopsy
11 Lymph Node Dissections of the Neck
12 Operations for Zenker’s Diverticulum
13 Neck Exploration for Trauma

SECTION II The Pectoral Region and Chest
THE PECTORAL REGION
14 Venous Access: The Subclavian Vein and the Cephalic Vein in the Deltopectoral Groove
15 Ultrasound-Guided Breast Interventions
16 Breast Biopsy, Lumpectomy, and Partial Mastectomy
17 Surgery for Subareolar Abscess; Duct Excision
18 Mastectomy: Total (Simple), Modified, and Classic Radical
19 Oncoplastic Techniques in Breast Surgery
20 Palpable and Sentinel Axillary Lymph Node Biopsies
21 Axillary Node Dissection
22 Mediastinoscopy and Mediastinotomy
23 Median Sternotomy and Thymectomy
Mediastinal Structures and the Median Sternotomy Approach
24 Pericardial Window
The Lungs and Structures Approached through A Thoracotomy Incision
25 Bronchoscopy
26 Tube Thoracostomy, Thoracotomy, Partial Pulmonary (Wedge) Resection, and Pleural Abrasion
27 Thoracoscopy, Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
28 Right and Left Pneumonectomy
29 Lobectomy
30 Thoracoscopic Lobectomy or Segmentectomy
31 Thoracic Outlet Decompression
32 Esophageal Resection: Esophagogastrectomy and the Ivor Lewis Approach
33 Thoracoscopic Surgery of the Esophagus
34 Transhiatal Esophagectomy
35 Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy and Splanchnicectomy
36 Axillobifemoral Bypass

SECTION III The Upper Extremity
37 Radial Artery Cannulation
38 Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
39 Digital Nerve Block
40 Tendon Repair
41 Carpal Tunnel Release

SECTION IV The Abdominal Region
Basic Abdominal Procedures and the Abdomen in General
42 Peritoneal Lavage: Insertion of a Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter
43 FAST Examination for Trauma
44 Exploratory Laparotomy
45 Open Drainage of Abdominal Abscesses
46 Laparoscopy: Principles of Access and Exposure
47 Open Repair of Ventral Hernias
48 Pediatric Umbilical Hernia Repair
49 Laparoscopic Repair of Ventral Hernias
The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract and Structures of the Left Upper Quadrant
50 Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
51 Hiatal Hernia Repair
52 Open Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
53 Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication and Hiatal Hernia Repair
54 Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
55 Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy
56 Management of Esophageal Perforation
57 Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy
58 Laparoscopic Gastrostomy and Jejunostomy
59 Plication of Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
60 Laparoscopic Plication of Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
61 Gastric Resection—Subtotal Gastrectomy for Benign Disease
62 Gastric Resection with D2 Nodal Dissection for Gastric Adenocarcinoma
63 Laparoscopic Gastrojejunostomy
64 Laparoscopic Gastric Resection
65 Truncal Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty and Highly Selective Vagotomy
66 Pyloric Exclusion and Duodenal Diverticulization
67 Pyloromyotomy
68 Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
69 Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
70 Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
71 Laparoscopic Splenectomy
The Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas
72 Cholecystectomy and Common Bile Duct Exploration
73 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Common Bile Duct Exploration
74 Extended Cholecystectomy for Gallbladder Carcinoma
75 Choledochoenteric Anastomosis by Choledochoduodenostomy and Other Biliary Bypass Procedures
76 Surgical Repair of Bile Duct Injuries
77 Laparoscopic Biliary Bypass
78 Transduodenal Sphincteroplasty
79 Ampullary Resection for Tumor
80 Portacaval and Distal Splenorenal Shunts
81 Liver Biopsy—Open and Laparoscopic
82 Major Hepatic Resection
83 Drainage of Hepatic Abscess
84 Pancreatic Resections
85 Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
86 Internal Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocysts
87 Pancreatic Necrosectomy (Open and Laparoscopic)
The Small and Large Intestine
88 Operations for Small Bowel Obstruction
89 Mesenteric Revascularization with Superior Mesenteric Artery Embolectomy and Other Strategies
90 Small Bowel Resection and Anastomosis
91 Pediatric Exploratory Laparotomy for Trauma, Malrotation, or Intussusception
92 Loop Ileostomy and Closure of Loop Ileostomy
93 Laparoscopic Small Bowel Resection and Anastomosis
94 Appendectomy and Resection of Meckel Diverticulum
95 Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Resection of Meckel Diverticulum
96 Colonoscopy
97 Loop Colostomy and Colostomy Closure
98 Laparoscopic Colostomy
99 Right and Left Colon Resections
100 Laparoscopic Partial Colectomy
The Pelvis
101 Abdominoperineal Resection, Low Anterior Resection
102 Laparoscopic Low Anterior and Abdominoperineal Resection
103 Total Abdominal Hysterectomy and Salpingo-Oophorectomy
104 Laparoscopic Surgery of the Female Pelvis
The Retroperitoneum
105 Adrenalectomy
106 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
107 Management of Injuries to Kidneys, Ureter, or Bladder
108 Radical Nephrectomy
109 Cadaveric Donor Nephrectomy and Renal Transplantation
110 Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
111 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Aortofemoral Bypass
112 Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
113 Lumbar Sympathectomy
114 Insertion of Inferior Vena Cava Filters
The Inguinal Region
115 Repair of Inguinal and Femoral Hernias
116 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
117 Hydrocelectomy, Orchiectomy
118 Pediatric Inguinal Hernia
119 Superficial Groin Dissection
120 Sentinel Node Biopsy for Melanoma of the Trunk; Wide Local Excision

SECTION V The Sacral Region and Perineum
121 Pilonidal Cystectomy
122 Hemorrhoid Management
123 Management of Perirectal Abscesses, Anal Fistulas, and Chronic Anal Fissure
124 Transsacral Approach to Rectal Lesions
125 Proctoscopy

SECTION VI The Lower Extremity
126 Debridement and Split-Thickness Skin Graft
127 Transmetatarsal and Ray Amputations
128 Below-Knee Amputation
129 Above-Knee Amputation
130 Ligation, Stripping, and Harvesting of the Saphenous Vein
131 Venous Access: Saphenous Vein Cutdown
132 Peripheral Embolectomy
133 Femoral to Popliteal Bypass
134 Fasciotomy

Index

FEATURES
 • Prepare for practice with expert coverage of the “Essential Common” and “Essential Uncommon” categories of the SCORE™ curriculum (print) and “Complex” procedures (web version).
 • Quickly review key facts and procedures before performing an operation or taking the boards, with three book-opening tables: “Steps in Procedure,” “Hallmark Anatomic Complications,” and “List of Structures.”
 • NEW chapters on cutaneous infections, I&D, excision, STSG, ligation, stripping, saphenous vein, loop ileostomy/closure, operations for small bowel obstruction (including laparoscopic), and pediatric umbilical hernia repair.
 • Increase your understanding of key procedures with significantly expanded chapters on thoracoscopic surgery of the esophagus and laparoscopic colon resection

'Students and surgeons at all degrees of sophistication are an appropriate audience'

'Essential vascular techniques are described for each body region'

'structured around the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) essential procedure list'

Weighted Numerical Score: 91 - 4 Stars!

-Doodys Publishers' Club, Friday, June 6, 2014