Operative Surgery: Fundamental International Techniques—Abdomen

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 240; no. 3; p. 280
• Main Author: Liechty, R. Dale
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Medical Association 21-07-1978
• ISSN: 0098-7484; 1538-3598
• DOI: 10.1001/jama.1978.03290030098041

"This is not an encyclopedia— rather a definitive description of what has been found practical and useful for the majority." Most surgeons will find that this book is both practical and useful. Five hundred pages of excellent black-and-white drawings illustrate various abdominal procedures from abdominal wall incisions to resections of the liver and pancreas.American surgeons should take special interest in two sections that describe the techniques of highly selective vagotomy for treating peptic ulcer disease. Developed in England and Denmark, this procedure has become the standard ulcer operation throughout much of Western Europe. On this side of the Atlantic, most surgeons are still wondering if they should join this medical common market. The key question is whether ten or 15 years postoperatively this new procedure will produce fewer "melancholy Danes" (and Britons) than the older, proved operations for peptic ulcer disease.A section on hydatid cysts of the liver