Chapter 68 Neurosurgery Jaime Gasco, Aaron Mohanty, Fadi Hanbali, Joel T. Patterson INTRACRANIAL DYNAMICS CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMORS TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS OF THE SPINE FUNCTIONAL AND…

Chapter 5 Shock, Electrolytes, and Fluid Peter Rhee HISTORY PHYSIOLOGY OF SHOCK RESUSCITATION PERIOPERATIVE FLUID MANAGEMENT ELECTROLYTES Surgeons are the masters of fluids because they need to be. They care…

Chapter 54 The Liver Jason K. Sicklick, Michael D’Angelica, Yuman Fong HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY PORTAL HYPERTENSION INFECTIOUS DISEASES NEOPLASMS HEMOBILIA VIRAL HEPATITIS AND THE SURGEON Historical Perspective The…

Chapter 63 Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Michael B. Silva, Jr., Lori Choi, Charlie C. Cheng EPIDEMIOLOGY BASIC SCIENCE OF VASCULAR DISEASE EVALUATING AND TREATING THE PATIENT WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE…

Chapter 53 Anus Heidi Nelson DISORDERS OF THE ANAL CANAL PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS COMMON BENIGN ANAL DISORDERS LESS COMMON BENIGN ANAL DISORDERS NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS Disorders of the Anal Canal The…

Chapter 62 The Aorta Margaret C. Tracci, Kenneth J. Cherry, Jr. ANEURYSMAL DISEASE AORTOILIAC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE AORTIC DISSECTION A discussion of the aorta is a broad topic, encompassing the diagnosis…

Chapter 49 Stomach David M. Mahvi, Seth B. Krantz ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY PPEPTIC ULCER DISEASE STRESS GASTRITIS POSTGASTRECTOMY SYNDROMES GASTRIC CANCER OTHER GASTRIC LESIONS Anatomy Gross Anatomy Divisions The stomach begins…

Chapter 41 The Adrenal Glands Michael W. Yeh, Quan-Yang Duh HISTORY ANATOMY AND EMBRYOLOGY NORMAL HISTOPATHOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY DISEASES OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASES OF THE ADRENAL…

Chapter 6 Metabolism in Surgical Patients Ahmed Al-Mousawi, Noe A. Rodriguez, David N. Herndon NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT PRINCIPLES GUIDING ROUTES OF NUTRITION SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS SUMMARY…

Chapter 32 Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies Kelly M. McMasters, Marshall M. Urist CUTANEOUS MELANOMA CUTANEOUS MALIGNANCIES: NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCER Cutaneous Melanoma In 1787, Hunter published one of the first accounts…