Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD

Professor of Surgery and Oncology

Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology

John L. Cameron M.D. Professor of Alimentary Tract Diseases

Director, Johns Hopkins Medicine Liver Tumor Center Multi-Disciplinary Clinic

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, MD

Shishir K. Maithel, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Division of Surgical Oncology

Department of Surgery

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Nipun Merchant, MD

Professor of Surgery and Cancer Biology

Director, Vanderbilt Pancreas Center

Department of Surgery

Vanderbilt Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee

Provides helpful guidelines and "tricks of the trade" to avoid potential complications

All chapters are written by national and world leaders in their respective discipline

Detailed information on managing severe, life-threatening, difficult issues not found in other texts

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Tracheo-esophageal Fistula.- Esophageal strictures refractory to endoscopic dilatation.- Esophgeal anastomotic leak.- Transhiatal esophagectomy: intraoperative disasters.- Chyle leak after esophageal surgery.- Management of airway, hoarseness and vocal cord dysfunction after esophagectomy.- Severe reflux induced esophagitis.- Introperative solutions for gastric conduit that will not reach.- Injury to the right gastroepiploic artery.- Intraoperative solutions for ischemic gastric conduit.- Jejunal feeding tube complications.- Bile reflux and gastroparesis.- Gastric surgery: dealing with dumping syndrome.- Afferent loop syndrome.- Duodenal stump blowout.- Postoperative complications after surgery for gastric cancer: Anastomotic leakage.- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery: postoperative hepatic insufficiency.- Biliary leaks and thoracobiliary fistula.- Contralateral bile duct injury during hepatic resection.- Massive Intra-operative Hemorrhage During Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery.- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: Intraoperative injury to Hepatic Arterial Structures.- Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery: hepatic abscess.- Hepaticojejunostomy anastomotic strictures.- Stricture at Pancreatico-Jejunostomy or Pancreatico-Gastrostomy.- Postoperative Portal, Mesenteric and Splenic Vein Thrombosis.- Post-pancreatectomy Hemorrhage: Early and Late.- Major Disruptions of Pancreaticojejunostomy.- Persistent Pancreatic Fistula.- Management of Chyle Leaks Following Pancreatic Resection.- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: Preventing Pancreatic Fistula following Distal Pancreatectomy.- Pearls for the Small Bowel and Colon That Will Not Reach.- Anastomotic Leak / Pelvic Abscess.- Management of Anastomotic Stricture.- Colorectal Surgery: Intraoperative Ureteral Injury.- Colorectal surgery: Prostatic Urethral Injury.- Vaginal Injury During Stapled.- Anastomosis.- Management of rectovaginal fistula.- Management of Presacral / Pelvic Bleeding.- Breakdown / Nonhealing of Perineal Wound.- Complications after TEM (Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery) and TAMIS Maria.- Parastomal hernia.- Stoma Retraction/Ischemia/Stenosis.- Incontinence after Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy/ Fistulotomy.- Anal Stenosis after Hemorrhoidectomy: Avoidance and Management.- Delivering Bad News: Conversations with My Surgeon.