- Covers the "core" surgeries encountered during residency
- Lab coat pocket-sized for ease of use
- Written in bullet point format
- Includes key points at the beginning of each chapter
- Each operation is illustrated
There are about 1,300 general surgery residency spots a year in the US alone. In addition, 20,000 medical students rotate through surgery a year. With medical students and residents routinely scrubbing into surgeries that they've never seen or have only seen a handful of times, an easy, practical, to the point, user friendly reminder of the major steps of an operation is vital. It is not uncommon to see medical students and residents watching videos or searching online frantically to understand a common operation. This book serves as a practical guide for the resident to easily carry in their pocket, quickly skim through, and have the basic steps of every major operation at their fingertips.
Common Surgeries Made Easy is written in a bullet point format with clear illustrations to provide an easy to read, quick overview of the "core" surgeries encountered during residency with some added advanced operations for extended use in the beginning stages of a medical career. Geared towards quick review for the oral board exams, this study guide caters specifically to the resident.
Table of ContentsSection 1. Esophagus- 1. Nissen fundoplication
- 2. Heller myotomy
- 3. Paraesophageal hernia repair
- 4. Ivor Lewis esophagectomy
Section 2. Stomach- 5. Laparoscopic Graham Patch
- 6. Billroth I reconstruction
- 7. Billroth II reconstruction
- 8. Roux en Y gastric bypass
- 9. Sleeve gastrectomy
- 10. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- 11. Subtotal gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma
- 12. Total gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma
Section 3. Small Bowel- 13. Loop ileostomy
- 14. Loop ileostomy reversal
- 15. Stricturoplasty
Section 4. Colon- 16. Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy
- 17. Laparoscopic left hemicolectomy
- 18. Laparoscopic low anterior resection
- 19. Abdominoperineal resection
- 20. Total abdominal colectomy
- 21. End colostomy
- 22. End colostomy takedown
- 23. Laparoscopic appendectomy
- 24. Open appendectomy
Section 5. Liver- 25. Right hepatectomy
- 26. Left hepatectomy
Section 6. Pancreas- 27. Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)
- 28. Distal Pancreatectomy
Section 7. Biliary System- 29. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- 30. Open cholecystectomy
Section 8. Hernia- 31. Open inguinal hernia repair - Bassini
- 32. Open inguinal hernia repair - Lichtenstein
- 33. Open femoral hernia repair - McVay
- 34. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair TEP/TAPP
- 35. Rives - Stoppa hernia repair
- 36. Open component separation - anterior
- 37. Open component - transverse abdominis release
Section 9. Breast- 38. Simple mastectomy
- 39. Lumpectomy
- 40. Axillary lymph node dissection/Sentinel Lymph node biopsy
Section 10. Endocrine- 41. Total thyroidectomy with central lymph node dissection
- 42. Parathyroidectomy
Section 11. Skin- 43. Split thickness skin graft
Section 12. Amputations- 44. Above the knee
- 45. Below the knee
- 46. Transmetatarsal
Section 13. Miscellaneous- 47. Percutaneous tracheostomy
- 48. PEG placement
- 49. Abdominal access
