Top Tips in Gastrointestinal Surgery

This book brings together a fascinating collection of practical tips that aim to make gastrointestinal interventions a little easier and safer. Divided into nine sections, the book takes a look at the different aspects of gastrointestinal surgery in turn: opening and closing the abdomen; general surgical techniques; oesophago-gastric surgery; hepatobiliary surgery; pancreatic surgery; surgery of the duodenum and small intestine; stoma surgery; colon and rectal surgery; and anorectal surgery.
It reviews many areas that cause difficulty during surgery an suggests manoeuvres which the authors have found to be of value.
Edited by Ciaran Walsh, Nevelle Jamieson and Victor Fazio, this volume provides a quick and easy reference for all those who undertake gastrointestinal procedures and is an enjoyable and informative read.
All surgeons treasure the practial tips that they pick up from their teachers. Unfortunately, students are only exposed to a limited number of teachers during their training. Top Tips in Gastrointestinal Surgery aims to present to surgeons, both established and in training, a host of great masters and a wealth of knowledge gleaned from many years of experience.