Acknowledgements
Editors
Preface
Editors
Forward
Jeffrey Milsom, MD
Section I. Preoperative
Chapter 1
Perioperative Assessment
Charlotte Kvasnovsky, MD, MPH and Andrea Chao Bafford, MD, FACS
Chapter 2
Patient Positioning, Instrumentation, and Trocar Placement
Mehraneh Dorna Jafari, MD, Michael J. Stamos, MD, and Steven Mills, MD
Chapter 3
Surgical Anatomy
Todd D. Francone, MD, MPH and Ron G. Landmann, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Section II. Procedures
Chapter 4
Right Colectomy: Straight Laparoscopic
Steven R. Hunt, MD
Chapter 5
Right Colectomy: Hand-Assist
Kirk A. Ludwig, MD and Timothy Ridolfi, MD
Chapter 6
Laparoscopic Left/Sigmoid Colectomy
Toyooki Sonoda, MD
Chapter 7
Hand Assisted Left Colectomy
Steven Lee-Kong, MD and Daniel L. Feingold, MD
Chapter 8
Total Abdominal Colectomy: Straight Laparoscopic Approach
Amanda V. Hayman, MD, MPH and Eric J. Dozois, MD
Chapter 9
Total Abdominal Colectomy: Hand Assisted Approach
Kiyokazu Nakajima, MD, FACS, Tsunekazu Mizushima, MD, PhD, and Riichiro Nezu, MD, PhD
Chapter 10
Operative Details of Laparoscopic Rectal Resection for Cancer
Martin R. Weiser, MD
Chapter 11
Laparoscopic Hand-Assisted Low Anterior Resection
Govind Nandakumar, MD and Sang W. Lee, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 12
Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection
Jennifer S. Davids, MD and Justin A. Maykel, MD
Chapter 13
Laparoscopic Proctocolectomy
David A. Etzioni, MD, MSHS and Tonia M. Young-Fadok,MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 14
Laparoscopic Rectopexy
Mia DeBarros, MD and Scott Steele, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 15
Minimally Invasive Approach for Stoma Creation
Seth I. Felder, MD, Zuri Murrell, MD, and Philip Fleshner, MD
Chapter 16
Laparoscopic Stomal Reversal
Emre Gorgun, MD, FACS
Chapter 17
Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair Joshua A. Tyler, MD and Matthew G. Mutch, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Section III. Technical Challenges and Tips
Chapter 18
Overcoming Technical Challenges: The Abdomen
Eric K. Johnson, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 19
Overcoming Technical Challenges: The Pelvis
M. Shane McNevin, MD
Chapter 20
Overcoming Technical Challenges: Reoperative Surgery
Brian R. Englum, MD, M. Benjamin Hopkins, M, and John Migaly, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 21
Overcoming Technical Challenges: Prevention and Managing Complications
Bradley R. Davis, MD
Section IV. New Horizons
Chapter 22
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Approaches to Colorectal Disease
Virgilio George, MD
Chapter 23
Natural Orifice Surgery (NOTES)
Mark H. Whiteford, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 24
Robotic Surgery
Mehraneh Dorna Jafari, MD, David E. Rivadeneira, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, and Alessio Pigazzi, MD, PhD
Chapter 25
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS): Operative Technique, Pitfalls, and Tips
Francisco Quinteras, MD, Kumaran Thiruppathy, FRCS(Eng), MBBS, M.Phil, BSc, , and Matthew R. Albert MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 26
Combined Endo-Laparoscopic Surgery (CELS)
Kelly A. Garrett, MD FACS FASCRS and Sang W. Lee, MD FACS FASCRS
Section V. Special Situations
Chapter 27
Emergency Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Rodrigo Pedraza, MD, and Eric M. Haas, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 28
Laparoscopy in the Elderly Patient
Joshua I. S. Bleier, MD, FACS, FASCRS, and Brian R. Kann,MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 29
Laparoscopic Colectomy in the Obese Patient
Arida Siripong, MD, and H. David Vargas, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 30
Minimally Invasive Surgery in Crohn's Disease Patients
Chang Sik Yu, MD, PhD
Chapter 31
Minimally Invasive Surgery in Ulcerative Colitis Patients
Marco E. Allaix, MD, and Alessandro Fichera, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Chapter 32
Minimally Invasive Approaches to Colon and Rectal Disease: Techniques and Best Practices – Pediatrics
Eric J. Krebill, MD, and Daniel J. Robertson, MD
Chapter 33
Laparoscopy in Pregnant Patients
Melissa M. Alvarez-Downing, MD, and David J. Maron, MD, MBA
Chapter 34
Economics of Laparoscopic Colectomy
Anthony J. Senagore, MD, MS, MBA
Chapter 35
Outcomes of Laparoscopic Surgery
Jennifer Leahy, BA, MS, and Rocco Ricciardi, MD, MPH
Section VI. Conclusions
Chapter 36 "
Future Directions in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Howard Ross, MD, FACS, FASCRS, and Matthew Miller Philp, MD
