Preface

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Contributors

xi

PART I

INTRODUCTION

1

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Principles of Surgical Physiology   Steven B. Johnson and Matthew Lissauer

3

2

Essential Topics in General Surgery   Michael J. Moritz

33

3

Medical Risk Factors in Surgical Patients   Pauline K. Park, Howard H. Weitz, and Bruce E. Jarrell

61

Study Questions for Part I

89

Answers and Explanations

92

PART II

THORACIC DISORDERS

95

4

Principles of Thoracic Surgery   D. Bruce Panasuk, William R. Alex, and Richard N. Edie

97

5

Chest Wall, Lung, and Mediastinum   D. Bruce Panasuk, William R. Alex, and Richard N. Edie

106

6

Heart   D. Bruce Panasuk, William R. Alex, Richard N. Edie, and James S. Gammie

118

Study Questions for Part II

134

Answers and Explanations

138

PART III

VASCULAR DISORDERS

141

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Peripheral Arterial Disease   Joseph V. Lombardi, Paul J. Dimuzio, and R. Anthony Carabasi III

143

8

Venous Disease, Pulmonary Embolism, and Lymphatic System   Bruce E. Jarrell, R. Anthony Carabasi III, Mark B. Kahn, and Robert A. Larson

166

Study Questions for Part III

172

Answers and Explanations

174

PART IV

GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS

177

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Common Life-Threatening Disorders   Vincent T. Armenti and Bruce E. Jarrell

179

10

Esophagus   William R. Alex, D. Bruce Panasuk and Richard N. Edie

192

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Stomach and Duodenum   Ernest L. Rosato and Francis E. Rosato Jr.

199

12

Small Intestine   Karen A. Chojnacki and David J. Maron

213

13

Colon, Rectum, and Anus   Scott D. Goldstein and Paul A. Mancuso

219

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Liver, Portal Hypertension, and Biliary Tract   Benjamin Philosophe, Davit D. Neal, Michael J. Moritz, and Bruce E. Jarrell

248

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Pancreas   Jerome J. Vernick and Ronald J. Weigel

281

Study Questions for Part IV

294

Answers and Explanations

303

PART V

ENDOCRINE DISORDERS

309

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Thyroid, Adrenal, Parathyroid, and Thymus Glands   John S. Radomski, Herbert E. Cohn, and John C. Kairys

311

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia and Tumors of the Endocrine Pancreas   John S. Radomski, Herbert E. Cohn, and Ronald J. Weigel

346

Study Questions for Part V

354

Answers and Explanations

356

PART VI

HEAD AND NECK DISORDERS

357

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Benign Lesions   Joseph R. Spiegel, Robert T. Sataloff, and David A. Zwillenberg

359

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Malignant Lesions of the Head and Neck   Joseph R. Spiegel, Robert T. Sataloff, and David A. Zwillenberg

372

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Parotid Gland   R. Anthony Carabasi III and John C. Kairys

393

Study Questions for Part VI

399

Answers and Explanations

401

PART VII

SPECIAL SUBJECTS

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Trauma and Burns   Murray J. Cohen, Michael Weinstein, Kris R. Kaulback, Jerome J. Vernick, and Nasim Ahmed

405

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Spleen   R. Anthony Carabasi III, John C. Kairys, and John S. Radomski

418

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Breast   Karen A. Chojnacki, Kandace Peterson, Diane R. Gillum, and Francis E. Rosato Jr.

428

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Organ Transplantation   Michael J. Moritz, Vincent T. Armenti, and Benjamin Philosophe

440

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Urologic Surgery   Hunter Wessells and Bruce L. Dalkin

456

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Plastic Surgery and Skin and Soft Tissue Surgery   Nick Tarola and John H. Moore Jr.

480

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Neurosurgery   Allan J. Hamilton and Martin Weinand

500

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Orthopedics   Vincent D. Pellegrini, Jr., John T. Ruth and Andrew H. Borom

529

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Pediatric Surgery   Eric Strauch and Charles W. Wagner

552

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Laparoscopic Surgery   John L. Flowers, W. Bradford Carter, David D. Neal, and James A. Warneke

578

Study Questions for Part VII

597

Answers and Explanations

606

Index

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