Oesophagogastric Surgery, 4th Edition A Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice

The Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series provides surgeons in higher training and those wanting an update with a practical reference source of the most current information on recent developments, the latest management issues and operative procedures in each of the major sub-specialties. The series is thoroughly referenced and supported by evidence-based data. The eight volumes comprising the series are written and produced to a very tight schedule allowing these aspirations to be met. In order to meet the increasing interest in Evidence-Based Medicine the authors have cited wherever available the meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, systematic literature reviews and observational studies and have identified key references within the text that support evidence-based practice. Test sections and references are highlighted using a ‘scalpel code’ to indicate the presence of evidence for the interventional procedures under discussion. The titles in the series are: Core Topics in General and Emergency Surgery Oesophagogastric Surgery Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Colorectal Surgery Breast Surgery Endocrine Surgery Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Transplantation Surgery

Key Features

• A templated approach is used across the series to provide up-to-date information in a way that will be consistent and familiar to the reader.
• Each volume gives a current and concise summary of the key topics within each major surgical sub-specialty.
• Each volume highlights evidence-based practice both in the text and by also identifying the key papers in the extensive list of references at the end of every chapter.

New to this Edition

• Now presented in colour throughout.
• Includes colour photographs of operative procedures, investigations and clinical signs throughout the text.
• Comprehensively updated with particular reference to the evidence-based content of each chapter.
• A stylish new text design enhances the presentation of the text throughout the series.
• Available for purchase as a single volume or as part of a set of all eight volumes in an elegant slipcase.

• Pathology of benign, malignant and premalignant oesophageal and gastric tumours • Epidemiology, genetics and screening for oesophageal and gastric cancer • Staging of oesophageal and gastric cancer • Preoperative assessment and perioperative management in oesophageal and gastric surgery • Surgery for cancer of the oesophagus • Treatment of early oesophageal cancer and endoscopic oesophageal surgery • Surgery for cancer of the stomach • Endoscopic and surgical treatment of early gastric cancer • Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in treatment of oesophageal and gastric cancer • Palliative treatments of carcinoma of the oesophagus and stomach • Other oesophageal and gastric neoplasms • Pathophysiology and investigation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease • Treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease • Treatment of the complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and failed gastro-oesophageal surgeryBarrett’s oesophagus • The management of achalasia and other motility disorders of the oesophagus • Para-oesophageal hernia and gastric volvulus • Benign ulceration of the stomach and duodenum and the complications of previous ulcer surgery • Oesophageal emergencies • Surgery for the obese • Index

O autorze:

S. Michael Griffin, MD, FRCS, Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Northern Oesophago-gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; and Simon A. Raimes, MD, FRCS, Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon, Northern Oesophago-gastric Unit, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, UK