Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery

I. Surgical Education: Mastering Minimally Invasive Approaches 
Chapter 1: Teaching and Learning Laparoscopic Procedures
Daniel J. Scott
Chapter 2: Teaching and Learning Advanced Flexible Endoscopy
Jeffrey W. Hazey

II. Tools of the Trade 
Chapter 3: New Technology in Flexible Endoscopy
Michael C. Larsen and Christopher C. Thompson
Chapter 4: New Laparoscopic Instrumentation: Single Port, Minilap, and Beyond
Michael B. Ujiki and Amy K. Yetasook
Chapter 5: Imaging Systems in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Steven D. Schwaitzberg
Chapter 6: Surgical Robotics
Avishai Meyer and Dmitry Oleynikov

III. Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Foregut
A. Benign Disorders of the Esophagus and Stomach
Chapter 7: Anatomic and Physiologic Testing of Esophageal Function
Stefan Niebisch and Jeffrey H. Peters
Chapter 8: Endoluminal Therapy of GERD: Current Status
Reginald C.W. Bell
Chapter 9: Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
Ezra N. Teitelbaum and Nathaniel J. Soper
Chapter 10: Laparoscopic Partial Fundoplication
Carsten Zornig
Chapter 11: Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery:
Esophageal Lengthening Procedures
Renato A. Luna, Corey E. van Hove, and John G. Hunter
Chapter 12: Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery: Reoperations at the Esophageal Hiatus
C. Daniel Smith
Chapter 13: Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernias
Edward D. Auyang and Brank K. Oelschlager
Chapter 14: Esophageal Achalasia
Marco Zoccali and Marco G. Patti
Chapter 15: Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Achalasia and other Motility Disorders
Haruhiro Inoue and Lee L. SwanstrÖm
Chapter 16: Other Esophageal Motility Disorders and Diverticula
Glyn G. Jamieson, Ahmad Aly, and Sarah K. Thompson
Chapter 17: Surgical Treatments for Gastroparesis
Christy M. Dunst and Neil Bhayani
B. Premalignant and Malignant Diseases of the Foregut
Chapter 18: Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Evaluation of Foregut Neoplasia
Chad Gonczy, John D. Mellinger, Aman Ali and Nicholas R. Trane
Chapter 19: Endoscopic Therapies for Barrett’s Esophagus
Brian J. Dunkin and Calvin Lyons
Chapter 20: Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy
Toshitaka Hoppo and Blair A. Jobe
Chapter 21: A Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Method for Resection of Esophageal Cancer with Curative Intent
Ninh T. Nguyen and Jason F. Richardson
Chapter 22: Endoscopic Palliation of Unresectable Cancer of the Esophagus
Samuel Wade Ross and Frederick L. Greene
Chapter 23: Endoscopic Resection of Premalignant and Malignant Foregut Disease
Eric M. Pauli and Jeffrey M. Marks
Chapter 24: Resection of Nonadenomatous Gastric Tumors
Kyle C. Ward and Brent D. Matthews
Chapter 25: Laparoscopic Resection for Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Han-Kwang Yang, Seong-Ho Kong, William W. Hope, Kent W. Kercher, and B. Todd Heniford
C. Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Chapter 26: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
George Fielding and Emma Patterson
Chapter 27: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Daniel B. Leslie, Robert B. Dorman, and Sayeed Ikramuddin
Chapter 28: Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Vivek N. Prachand
Chapter 29: Laparoscopic and Single-Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy
Michele Diana and Silvana Perretta
Chapter 30: Endolumenal Treatments for Morbid Obesity
Aditya Gupta and Kevin M. Reavis
Chapter 31: Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes
Alpana Shukla and Francesco R. Rubino

IV. Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Chapter 32: Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract: Endoscopy of Bile and Pancreatic Ducts
Gary C. Vitale, Brian R. Davis, and Michael H. Bahr
Chapter 33: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Gerald M. Fried and Amy Neville
Chapter 34: Surgery of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts
Ankur Gupta and Edward H. Phillips
Chapter 35: Biliary and Vasculobiliary Injuries
Steven M. Strasberg
Chapter 36: Laparoscopic and Image-Guided
Treatment of Liver Tumors
Sung W. Cho and Paul D. Hansen
Chapter 37: Liver Resection
Noah B. Zuker, Andrew A. Gumbs, and Brice Gayet
Chapter 38: Endoscopic Techniques for Evaluating,
Staging, and Treating Pancreatic, Ampullary, and Periampullary Tumors
Viney K. Mathavan, Boris I. Bronfine, and Maurice E. Arregui
Chapter 39: Endoscopic and Laparoscopic
Management of Pseudocysts and Pancreatitis
John Tiedeken and Fred Brody
Chapter 40: Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Resection
Craig P. Fischer

V. Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery
Chapter 41: Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
James G. Bittner IV and L. Michael Brunt
Chapter 42: Less Invasive Approaches to the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
Salem I. Noureldine and Emad Kandil

VI . Endoscopic Surgery of the Small and Large Bowel
Chapter 43: Endoscopic Diagnosis of Small Intestinal Diseases
Viktor Reich and Charles J. Filipi
Chapter 44: Laparoscopic Treatment of Disorders of the Small Bowel
Demetrius E. Litwin, Mitchell Cahan, and Erica B. Sneider
Chapter 45: Flexible Endoscopy of the Lower
Gastrointestinal Tract 496
Christopher J. Bruce and John A. Coller
Chapter 46: Laparoscopic Surgery of the Appendix and Beyond—Single Incision and NOTES Appendectomy
Klaus J. Thaler and Brent W. Miedema
Chapter 47: Laparoscopic Surgery for Benign Diseases of the Colon
Ute Gawlick and Mark Whiteford
Chapter 48: Laparoscopic Resection for Carcinoma of the Colon
Tonia M. Young-Fadok
Chapter 49: Laparoscopic Resection for Carcinoma of the Rectum
Bashar Safar, Matthew D. Vrees, Steven D. Wexner
Chapter 50: Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery
Dana R. Sands

VII. Abdomen and Abdominal Wall
Chapter 51: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Edward L. Felix
Chapter 52: Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair and
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
David M. Krpata and Michael J. Rosen

VIII . Laparoscopic Surgery of the Spleen and Kidney
Chapter 53: Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Omar Y. Kudsi and Daniel B. Jones
Chapter 54: Laparoscopic Nephrectomy for Malignant Conditions
Alan E. Thong and Mark L. Gonzalgo
Chapter 55: Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Tayyab S. Diwan and Justin M. Burns

IX. Minimally Invasive Pediatric, Thoracic, and GYN Surgery
Chapter 56: Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgeryfor the General Surgeon
Alberto de Hoyos and Shari L. Meyerson
Chapter 57: Pediatric Laparoscopy and Endoscopy
Steven S. Rothenberg
Chapter 58: Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery for the General Surgeon
Chandhana Paka, Elizabeth Buescher, M. Ali Parsa, and Camran Nezhat

X. New Developments in Endoscopic Surgery
Chapter 59: Update on Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)
Stephanie G. Wood and Kurt E. Roberts
Chapter 60: Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery: General Techniques and Technologies
Paul G. Curcillo II, and Stephanie A. King

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