The Internist's Guide to Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery , 1st ed. 2019 Clinical Gastroenterology Series

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery, specifically for the medical internist. Organized by organ system, the text reviews the pathophysiology, workup, treatment, and surgical options for diseases inherent to gastrointestinal surgery. The book also focuses on when and who to refer to for consultation by a minimally invasive surgeon, as well as what to expect in the immediate and long term post-operative period.

Written by experts in the field, The Internist's Guide to Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery is a valuable resource for medical internists on minimally invasive GI surgery and how best to care for these patients in the pre and post-operative setting. 

1. Introduction

Kristen Donohue, Craig Rezac

2. Endoscopic Interventions

Frank Senatore, Haroon Shahid

3. Benign Esophageal Disease

Keith King, Rachel E. NeMoyer, Susannah Wise

4. Malignant: Esophageal Cancers

Anthony Delliturri, Shintaro Chiba, Igor Brichkov

5. Esophageal Surgery

Navid Ajabshir, Daniela Treitl, Anthony Andreoni, Kfir Ben-David

Gian-Paul Vidal, Tomer Davidov

7. Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery

Ioannis Konstantinidis, Laleh Melstrom

8. Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery

Raja R. Narayan, T. Peter Kingham

9. Minimally Invasive Small Bowel Surgery 

Jessica S. Crystal, Miral Sadaria Grandhi 

10. Malignant Colorectal Surgery

Alessio Pigazzi

11. Benign: Volvulus, Diverticulitis

Michelle Chen, Vincent Obias

12. Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery

Karl A. LeBlanc, Zinda Z. LeBlanc

Rutgers University

Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group

New Brunswick, NJ 

USA