The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy and GI Endoscopy Review

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(More customer reviews)A great debt is owed to SAGES for the publication of this book. There is no other resource quite like it. It truly is "the bible" for anyone who performs laparoscopic surgery. Although there will always be different nuances in surgical technique, this is a wonderful starting point for begining laparoscopists.
Heavy on technical information; light on pictures.

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The Sages Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy and GIEndoscopy is a classic in the making--a portable, concise, beautifullyillustrated manual from the world's pioneering society of minimallyinvasive surgery. This book provides an authoritative synopsis of themajor laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures in easy-to-use, outlineform. It is an absolutely must have reference for the general surgeryresident on call or as a refresher before procedures. The laparoscopicsection reviews the important basics of laparoscopic surgery,including equipment set up, access to the abdomen, generating andmaintaining the working space, and the principles of laparoscopichemostasis. All the major and emerging laparoscopic general surgeryprocedures are included and information on indications, patientpreparation and position, and the step-by-step operative technique arefeatured for each operation. Topics include laparoscopiccholecystectomy, laparoscopic gastric surgery, diagnostic laparoscopyand biopsy, laparoscopic common bile duct exploration, laparoscopichernia repair, and pediatric laparoscopy. The endoscopic sectionreviews gastrointestinal endoscopy for the general surgeon. A reviewof the general principles of flexible endoscopy features attributes offlexible scopes, equipment set up, scope handling and care of scopes,conscious sedation and monitoring, and post proceduremanagement. Indications, patient preparation, and techniques areoutlined for a wide variety of procedures including uppergastrointestinal endoscopy, small bowel enteroscopy, endoscopicretrograde cholangiopancreatography, choledochoscopy, flexiblesigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, and pediatric endoscopy.