Common Surgeries Made Easy. A Quick Guide for Residents and Medical Students

Section 1. Esophagus

1. Nissen fundoplication
2. Heller myotomy
3. Paraesophageal hernia repair
4. Ivor Lewis esophagectomy

Section 2. Stomach

5. Laparoscopic Graham Patch
6. Billroth I reconstruction
7. Billroth II reconstruction
8. Roux en Y gastric bypass
9. Sleeve gastrectomy
10. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
11. Subtotal gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma
12. Total gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma

Section 3. Small Bowel

13. Loop ileostomy
14. Loop ileostomy reversal
15. Stricturoplasty

Section 4. Colon

16. Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy
17. Laparoscopic left hemicolectomy
18. Laparoscopic low anterior resection
19. Abdominoperineal resection
20. Total abdominal colectomy
21. End colostomy
22. End colostomy takedown
23. Laparoscopic appendectomy
24. Open appendectomy

Section 5. Liver

25. Right hepatectomy
26. Left hepatectomy

Section 6. Pancreas

27. Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple)
28. Distal Pancreatectomy

Section 7. Biliary System

29. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
30. Open cholecystectomy

Section 8. Hernia

31. Open inguinal hernia repair - Bassini
32. Open inguinal hernia repair - Lichtenstein
33. Open femoral hernia repair - McVay
34. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair TEP/TAPP
35. Rives - Stoppa hernia repair
36. Open component separation - anterior
37. Open component - transverse abdominis release

Section 9. Breast

38. Simple mastectomy
39. Lumpectomy
40. Axillary lymph node dissection/Sentinel Lymph node biopsy

Section 10. Endocrine

41. Total thyroidectomy with central lymph node dissection
42. Parathyroidectomy

Section 11. Skin

43. Split thickness skin graft

Section 12. Amputations

44. Above the knee
45. Below the knee
46. Transmetatarsal

Section 13. Miscellaneous

47. Percutaneous tracheostomy
48. PEG placement
49. Abdominal access

There are about 1,300 general surgery residency spots a year in the US alone. In addition, 20,000 medical students rotate through surgery a year. With medical students and residents routinely scrubbing into surgeries that they've never seen or have only seen a handful of times, an easy, practical, to the point, user friendly reminder of the major steps of an operation is vital. It is not uncommon to see medical students and residents watching videos or searching online frantically to understand a common operation. This book serves as a practical guide for the resident to easily carry in their pocket, quickly skim through, and have the basic steps of every major operation at their fingertips.

Common Surgeries Made Easy is written in a bullet point format with clear illustrations to provide an easy to read, quick overview of the "core" surgeries encountered during residency with some added advanced operations for extended use in the beginning stages of a medical career. Geared towards quick review for the oral board exams, this study guide caters specifically to the resident.

Efstathios Karamanos, MD
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX