The acclaimed abdominal operations book -- now in full color for the first time Maingot's Abdominal Operationshas built a well-deserved reputation as the most complete, current, and trusted resource among general, colerectal, and gastrointestinal surgeons. The unsurpassed abdominal surgery companion thoroughly covers benign and malignant conditions -- along with both common and esoteric diseases. From to cover, you'll find skill-sharpening perspectives -- many new to this edition -- on all clinically relevant areas of abdominal surgery, from abdominal abscess and enteric fistula to endocrine tumors of the pancreas. The twelfth edition is enriched by more than 1,400 figures and illustrations, many in full color.

SECTION I. INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. A Focused History of Surgery
Chapter 2. Preoperative and Postoperatve Management
Chapter 3. Endoscopy and Endoscopic Intervention
SECTION II. ABDOMINAL WALL
Chapter 4. Incisions, Closures, and Management of the Abdominal Wound
Chapter 5. Hernias
Chapter 6. Intestinal Stomas
Chapter 7. Abdominal Abscess and Enteric Fistula
SECTION III. ESOPHAGUS
Chapter 8. Benign Esophageal Disorders
Chapter 9. Cancer of the Esophagus
Chapter 10. Surgical Procedures to Resect and Replace the Esophagus
SECTION IV. STOMACH AND DUODENUM
Chapter 11. Benign Gastric Disorders
Chapter 12. Ulcer Complications (Including Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome)
Chapter 13. Stomach and Duodenum: Operative Procedures
Chapter 14. Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Chapter 15. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Chapter 16. Morbid Obesity and Operations for Obesity
SECTION V. SMALL INTESTINE AND COLON
Chapter 17. Bowel Obstruction
Chapter 18. Diverticular Disease of the Colon
Chapter 19. Crohn s Disease
Chapter 20. Ulcerative Colitis
Chapter 21. Appendix
Chapter 22. Tumors of the Small Intestine
Chapter 23. Tumors of the Colon
SECTION VI. RECTUM AND ANUS
Chapter 24. Benign Disorders of the Anorectum (Pelvic Floor, Fissures, Hemorrhoids, Fistulas)
Chapter 25. Cancer of the Rectum
Chapter 26. Cancer of the Anus
Chapter 27. Complications Following Anorectal Surgery
SECTION VII. LIVER
Chapter 28. Hepatic Abscess and Cystic Disease of the Liver
Chapter 29. Benign and Malignant Primary Liver Neoplasms
Chapter 30. Colorectal Metastasis (Resection, Pumps, RF Ablation, and Cryoablation)
Chapter 31. Portal Hypertension
SECTION VIII. GALLBLADDER AND BILE DUCTS
Chapter 32. Cholecystectomy (Open and Laparoscopic)
Chapter 33. Choledocholithiasis and Cholangitis
Chapter 34. Choledochal Cyst and Biliary Strictures
Chapter 35. Cancer of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
SECTION IX. PANCREAS
Chapter 36. Management of Acute Pancreatitis
Chapter 37. Complications of Acute Pancreatitis (Including Pseudocysts)
Chapter 38. Chronic Pancreatitis
Chapter 39. Disorders of the Duodenal Ampullae
Chapter 40. Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
Chapter 41. Cancer of the Pancreas and Other Periampullary Cancers
Chapter 42. Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
SECTION X. SPLEEN
Chapter 43. The Spleen