There are about 1,300 general surgery residency spots a year in the US alone. In addition, 20,000 medical students rotate through surgery a year. With medical students and residents routinely scrubbing into surgeries that they've never seen or have only seen a handful of times, an easy, practical, to the point, user friendly reminder of the major steps of an operation is vital. It is not uncommon to see medical students and residents watching videos or searching online frantically to understand a common operation. This book serves as a practical guide for the resident to easily carry in their pocket, quickly skim through, and have the basic steps of every major operation at their fingertips.

Common Surgeries Made Easy is written in a bullet point format with clear illustrations to provide an easy to read, quick overview of the "core" surgeries encountered during residency with some added advanced operations for extended use in the beginning stages of a medical career.Geared towards quick review for the oral board exams, this study guide caters specifically to the resident.

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Efstathios Karamanos, MD
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

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Table of Contents

Section 1. Esophagus

1.         Nissen fundoplication

2.         Heller myotomy

3.         Paraesophageal hernia repair 4.         Ivor Lewis esophagectomy

Section 2. Stomach

5.         Laparoscopic Graham Patch

6.         Billroth I reconstruction

7.         Billroth II reconstruction 8.         Roux en Y gastric bypass

9.         Sleeve gastrectomy

10.     Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

11.       Subtotal gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma

12.       Total gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma

Section 3. Small Bowel

13.       Loop ileostomy

14.       Loop ileostomy reversal

15.       Stricturoplasty

Section 4. Colon

16.       Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy 17.       Laparoscopic left hemicolectomy

18.       Laparoscopic low anterior resection

19.       Abdominoperineal resection

20.       Total abdominal colectomy

21.       End colostomy

22.       End colostomy takedown

23.       Laparoscopic appendectomy

24.       Open appendectomy

Section 5. Liver

25.       Right hepatectomy

26.       Left hepatectomy  

Section 6. Pancreas

27.       Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)

28.       Distal Pancreatectomy

Section 7. Biliary System

29.       Laparoscopic cholecystectomy 

30.       Open cholecystectomy

Section 8. Hernia

31.       Open inguinal hernia repair Bassini

32.       Open inguinal hernia repair Lichtenstein

33.       Open femoral hernia repair McVay

34.       Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair TEP/TAPP

35.       Rives Stoppa hernia repair

36.       Open component separation anterior

37.       Open component transverse abdominis release

Section 9. Breast

38.       Simple mastectomy 39.  &n...