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.

Esophagus

Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
Minimally Invasive Heller Myotomy
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
Stomach
The Graham Patch
Billroth 1 Gastroduodenostomy
Billroth 2 Gastroenterostomy
Subtotal gastrectomy with D2 Lymphadenectomy
Total Gastrectomy
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Sleeve Gastrectomy
Small Bowel
Loop ileostomy- laparoscopic
Loop ileostomy/colostomy reversal
Stricturoplasty
Colon
Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy (Medial-to-Lateral Approach)
Laparoscopic Left Hemicolectomy (Medial-to-Lateral Approach)
Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection
Abdominoperineal Resection
Total Abdominal Colectomy
Open partial colectomy with end ileostomy and distal stump creation - Hartmann's procedure
End Colostomy Takedown
Laparoscopic appendectomy
Open appendectomy
Liver
Right hepatectomy
Left hepatectomy
Pancreas
Open Distal Pancreatectomy.-Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure)
Biliary System
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Open cholecystectomy
Hernia
Inguinal Hernia Repair - Open Tissue Repair (Bassini)
Open Inginual Hernia Repair - Lichtenstein Repair
Open femoral hernia repair - McVay
Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair - TAPP
Rives-Stopa Ventral Hernia Repair
Anterior Component Separation
Posterior Component Separation
Breast
Simple mastectomy
Lumpectomy and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Endocrine
Thyroidectomy
Thyroid lobectomy
Parathyroidectomy
Skin
Split Thickness Skin Graft (STSG)
Amputations
Above knee amputation (AKA)
Below Knee Amputation (BKA)
Toe/ray amputation
Miscellaneous
Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube placement
Abdominal Access for Laparoscopic Surgery
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