Prophylactic Surgery

ISBN-13: 9783030668525 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 512 str.

Osman Nuri Dilek; Selman Uranues; Rifat Latifi

Spis treści

Preface

Foreward

1. Prophylactic surgery;  Why, when and how?

2. Minimal invasive procedures and prophylactic surgery 

3. PROPHYLACTIC APPROACHES IN ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY: PREVENTING AND REPAIRING THE BURST ABDOMEN

4. Cost-effectiveness of prophylactic surgeries in preventing hereditary predisposition syndromes

5. Prophylactic thyroidectomy

6. Prophylactic parathyroidectomy

7. Genetic Predispositions and Prophylactic Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients

8. Prophylactic mastectomy for benign pathologies

9. Prophylactic surgery for liver pathologies

10. Prophylactic surgical procedures for pancreas pathologies

11. Prophlactic surgery for gallbladder and biliary tract pathologies

12. Prophylactic splenectomy

13. Prophylactic surgical procedures for esophageal pathologies

14. Stomach and duodenum resections for genetic predispositions

15. Prophylactic surgery for benign diseases of stomach and duodenum

16. PROPHYLACTIC SURGERY FOR SMALL INTESTINES

17. Prophylactic appendectomy

18. Vascular problems related to colectomy: habitual and variant anatomy, prevention and tactical aspects

19. Prophylactic resection for genetic predispositions of colon and rectum

20. Prophylactic colon and rectum resections for benign pathologies

21. Prophylactic adrenalectomy

22. Omentectomy; Whether to Perform Should be Questioned

23. Open access in laparoscopic surgery to prevent entry complications

24. Prophylactic Surgery in Trauma

25. Surgical prophlaxis of obesity

26. Histopathological findings in prophylactic surgical specimens

27. Prophylactic surgery for genetic predisposition of female organs

28. Prophylactic surgery for benign gynecologic pathologies 

29. Prophylactic surgical procedures in Plastic Surgery
30. Prophylactic cardiac and vascular surgery procedures

31. Prophylactic chest surgery procedures

32. Prophylactic surgery for Urologic pathologies

33. Prophylactic procedures in Pediatric Surgery

34. Prophylactic surgery for Neurosurgical pathologies

35.  Prophylactic procedures for orthopedic pathologies

36. ETHICAL AND LEGAL DIMENSIONS OF PROPHYLACTIC SURGERY

37. Psychiatric aspects of prophylactic surgery in adults

38. Child and adolescent aspects in prophylactic surgery

39. Endoscopic approaches for prophlactic purposes

40. The place of prophylactic surgery in guidelines

41. Interventional procedures reducing the needs  for conventional surgery

42. Radiological Screening for Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Syndromes

O autorze

Osman Nuri Dilek graduated at the Ankara University Medical School  and currently is Professor of Surgery at the School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery of the Izmir Katip Celebi Universitesi, Turkey. His main areas of interest are Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery. He is a very active researcher, and a member of several professional societies.

Selman Uranues is Professor of Surgery at the Medical University of Graz. He has acquired an international reputation based on his expertise in minimally invasive surgery, as well as visceral traumatology and acute care surgery. His main areas of interest are gastrointestinal, pancreatic, splenic and reflux surgery. He has published widely on rather all areas of abdominal surgery. He is an honorary member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, the Turkish Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery and the Serbian Society of Surgery.

Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS, FICS, FKCS,  is a Professor and Chairman of surgery at New York Medical College (NYMC), School of Medicine, and Director of the Department of Surgery at Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Dr. Latifi’s special clinical interests are in complex re-operative surgery, geriatric surgery, telemedicine, trauma and nutrition support for critically ill patients. He is the author or co-author of more than 250 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, has written or edited 19 books, and serves on the editorial boards of a number of peer-reviewed journals. He is the founding president  and Fellow of Kosova College of Surgeons and the Editor-in-Chief of Kosova Journal of Surgery. In addition, he is an associate editor of the Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery and section editor of Hernia Journal.

Blurb

This volume introduces the reader to the most important standards and principles of prophylactic surgery. After discussing the comparative effectiveness of screening in the treatment of hereditary cancer syndromes and evaluating genetic predisposition, the book moves on to address ethical, legal, social and cost-effectiveness dimensions of prophylactic surgery. With the aim of preventing hereditary predisposition syndromes, it also includes a chapter on the application of preventive surgery to all specific fields of surgery. Given its scope, the book will appeal to a broad readership, from experienced surgeons to students.