vi | Contents
19 Preparation and Equipment 443
20 Surgical Approach and Exploration 473
21 Suture Patterns, Knots, and Miscellaneous Procedures 511
22 Surgery of the Stomach, Duodenum, and Bile Duct 533
23 Surgical Correction of Small Intestinal Diseases 551
24 Small Intestinal Viability and Extent of Resection 581
25 Resection of Mesentery and Decompression of Small Intestine 595
26 Jejunojejunostomy 607
27 Surgery of the lleum 631
28 Jejunocecostomy 653
29 Surgery of the Cecum 687
30 Surgery of the Large Colon 711
31 Large Colon Resection, Anastomosis, and Bypass 729
32 Colopexy 753
33 Surgery of the Small Colon, Rectum, and Anus 761
34 Miscellaneous Colic-Related Abdominal Surgeries and Procedures 789
35 Adjunctive Intraoperative Procedures 825
36 Intraoperative Complications 839
37 Closure and Management of the Ventral Midline Abdominal Incision 851
38 Complications in Closure of the Ventral Midline Abdominal Incision 873
39 Postoperative Reflux 897
40 Miscellaneous Postoperative Complications 919
41 Postoperative Monitoring 967
42 Postoperative Management 977
43 Postoperative Fluid Therapy 1009
44 Postoperative Feeding 1017