Each year, Advances in Surgery reviews the most current practices in general surgery. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. John Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in general surgery bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. vii 5. Associate Editors - p. ix 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Controversies in the Management of Diverticulitis - p. 1 8. Venous Thromboembolism Prevention and Treatment in Cancer Surgery - p. 17 9. The Value of Surgical Coaching Beyond Training - p. 31 10. Neoadjuvant Therapy: When Should It Be Used for Pancreatic Cancer? - p. 49 11. Islet Tumors: Resect or Follow? - p. 69 12. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Surgery - p. 89 13. What Is the Current Status of Lung Transplantation? - p. 103 14. Contemporary Management of Mitral Valve Disease - p. 129 15. Surgery Resident Wellness Programs: The Current State of the Field and Recommendations for Creation and Implementation - p. 149 16. Evidence-Based Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis - p. 173 17. Management of Melanoma Patients with Positive Nodes - p. 191 18. Video Assessment of Surgeons and Surgery - p. 205 19. Fascial Closure: New Surgery Paradigms - p. 215 20. Enteral Feeding: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomies, Tubes, and Formulas - p. 231 21. Increasing Importance of Ethics in Surgical Decision Making - p. 251 22. Per Oral Pyloromyotomy for Gastroparesis - p. 265 23. What Is the Role of Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy for Retroperitoneal Sarcoma? - p. 273 24. New Models of Surgical Training - p. 285
Each year, Advances in Surgery reviews the most current practices in general surgery. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. John Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in general surgery bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. vii 5. Associate Editors - p. ix 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Controversies in the Management of Diverticulitis - p. 1 8. Venous Thromboembolism Prevention and Treatment in Cancer Surgery - p. 17 9. The Value of Surgical Coaching Beyond Training - p. 31 10. Neoadjuvant Therapy: When Should It Be Used for Pancreatic Cancer? - p. 49 11. Islet Tumors: Resect or Follow? - p. 69 12. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Surgery - p. 89 13. What Is the Current Status of Lung Transplantation? - p. 103 14. Contemporary Management of Mitral Valve Disease - p. 129 15. Surgery Resident Wellness Programs: The Current State of the Field and Recommendations for Creation and Implementation - p. 149 16. Evidence-Based Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis - p. 173 17. Management of Melanoma Patients with Positive Nodes - p. 191 18. Video Assessment of Surgeons and Surgery - p. 205 19. Fascial Closure: New Surgery Paradigms - p. 215 20. Enteral Feeding: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomies, Tubes, and Formulas - p. 231 21. Increasing Importance of Ethics in Surgical Decision Making - p. 251 22. Per Oral Pyloromyotomy for Gastroparesis - p. 265 23. What Is the Role of Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy for Retroperitoneal Sarcoma? - p. 273 24. New Models of Surgical Training - p. 285
