Foreword Preface Contributors SECTION I: MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IN THE MODERN HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT 1. Cost implications in minimally invasive surgery Christopher M. Schlachta and Janet Martin 2. Enhanced recovery programs in minimally invasive surgery Nicolò Pecorelli and Liane S. Feldman SECTION II: FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPY 3. Training and privileging surgeons and gastroenterologists in endoscopy Judy Wang and Brian J. Dunkin 4. Anesthetic challenges in the gastrointestinal suites Sheila Ryan Barnett 5. Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy Jaclyn Weirzbicki, Adam Reid, I. Bulent Cetindag, Aman Ali, and John D. Mellinger 6. Diagnostic upper endoscopy II: Endoscopic ultrasound Vaibhav Wadhwa and Douglas Pleskow 7. Dilatation and stenting Matthew R. Pittman and Dean J. Mikami 8. Therapeutic upper endoscopy II: Treatment of Barrett esophagus Boris Kiriazov and Vic Velanovich 9. Therapeutic upper endoscopy III: Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux Edward L. Jones, Kyle A. Perry, and Jeffrey W. Hazey 10. Endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic submucosal dissection, and endoscopic full-thickness resection in the upper gastrointestinal tract D. Tami Yamashita and James Ellsmere 11. Endoscopic procedures for morbid obesity Austin L. Chiang and Marvin Ryou 12. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VI: Revisional bariatric techniques—Suturing, scleraltherapy Hans F. Fuchs, Cristina R. Harnsberger, and Garth R. Jacobsen 13. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VII: Management of perforations and fistula Eleanor C. Fung and Dean J. Mikami 14. Therapeutic upper endoscopy VIII: Management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding Robert Gianotti and Tyler Berzin 15. Diagnostic lower endoscopy I Douglas Horst 16. Lower endoscopy therapeutic dilation and stenting David E. Beck 17. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery John H. Marks and Jean F. Salem 18. Transanal minimally invasive surgery Justin J. Kelly, John P. Burke, and Matthew R. Albert 19. Diagnostic lower endoscopy Eleanor C. Fung 20. Endoscopic procedures of the pancreas for complications of pancreatitis Ajaypal Singh and Andres Gelrud 21. Endoscopic procedures of the biliary tree Jeffrey M. Marks and Ping Pan 22. Endoscopy assistance in laparoscopic technique Morris E. Franklin Jr. and Miguel A. Hernandez SECTION III: NATURAL ORIFICE SURGERY 23. Transvaginal access for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery Kurt Eric Roberts and Stephanie G. Wood 24. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Jeffrey L. Ponsky and Avery C. Capone 25. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia Paul Colavita and Lee L. Swanstrom 26. Transvaginal cholecystectomy Bill Ran Luo and Eric S. Hungness 27. Transvaginal appendectomy Kurt Eric Roberts and Stephanie G. Wood 28. Natural orifice surgery: Colectomy Christy E. Cauley and Patricia Sylla SECTION IV: PREPARATION FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY 29. Telementoring in minimally invasive surgery Ian Choy and Allan Okrainec 30. Objective metrics in the simulation of minimally invasive surgery Yusuke Watanabe, Elif Bilgic, Amin Madani, and Melina C. Vassiliou 31. Virtual reality simulation in minimally invasive surgery Suvranu De 32. Training and credentialing in laparoscopy, including the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy Michael A. Russo, Shawn T. Tsuda, and Daniel J. Scott 33. Measuring quality in minimally invasive surgery Elan R. Witkowski and Matthew M. Hutter 34. How the commitment to patient safety impacts operative practice in minimally invasive surgery Eric Luedke, Dan Azagury, and John Morton 35. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in minimally invasive cardiac surgery Mario Montealegre-Gallegos and Feroze Mahmood 36. The impact of skills warm-up in minimally invasive surgery James C. Rosser, Jr., Scott Furer, and Neesha Patel 37. The role of mental training in minimally invasive surgery Armando Rosales and Raul J. Rosenthal 38. The ergonomic minimally invasive surgical/endoscopy suite H. Reza Zahiri and Adrian E. Park 39. Energy sources in minimally invasive surgery Amin Madani and Sharon L. Bachman 40. Anesthesia for laparoscopy: What does a surgeon need to know? Cindy M. Ku and Stephanie B. Jones SECTION V: ACCESS AND IMAGING IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY 41. Access in minimally invasive surgery Margaret E. Clark and Robert B. Lim 42. Single port and reduced port access Benjamin Sadowitz, Alexander Rosemurgy, and Sharona Ross 43. Diagnostic laparoscopy for benign and malignant disease Rita A. Brintzenhoff, William S. Richardson, and Dimitrios Stefanidis 44. Laparoscopic ultrasound in surgery Maurice E. Arregui and Piyush Aggarwal 45. Three-dimensional printing development and medical applications Feroze Mahmood and Daniel B. Jones SECTION VI: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL DISEASE 46. Anatomic and physiologic tests of esophageal function Joel M. Sternbach and Eric S. Hungness 47. 360° Fundo Patrick Reardon 48. Laparoscopic partial fundoplication Alex P. Nagle and Kenric M. Murayama 49. Laparoscopic placement of external magnetic antireflux ring Yulia Zak and Ozanan Meireles 50. Laparoscopic antireflux esophageal lengthening procedure Leena Khaitan and Abel Bello 51. Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia C. Daniel Smith 52. Reoperative surgery after fundoplication Carmen L. Mueller, Lorenzo E. Ferri, and Gerald M. Fried 53. Laparoscopic treatment of achalasia Brian M. Nguyen and Jonathan F. Critchlow 54. Robotic approach to achalasia Alberto S. Gallo and Santiago Horgan 55. Laparoscopic treatment of esophageal diverticula Sarah E. Billmeier and Thadeus L. Trus 56. Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy for curative intent Moshim Kukar and Steven N. Hochwald 57. Minimally invasive Ivor Lewis method for resection of esophageal cancer John-Paul Bellistri and W. Scott Melvin SECTION VII: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF GASTRIC DISEASE 58. Peptic ulcer disease Henry Lin 59. Resection of nonadenomatous gastric tumors Jason K. Sicklick, Michele L. Babicky, and Ronald P. DeMatteo 60. Laparoscopic resection for treatment of gastric cancer Tsuyoshi Etoh, Hajime Fujishima, and Seigo Kitano 61. The laparoscopic placement of feeding tubes Jaisa Olasky SECTION VIII: LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY 62. The impact of obesity epidemic: Relationship between body mass index and 30-day mortality risk Sara A. Hennessy and Bruce D. Schirmer 63. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding Bradley F. Schwack and Jaime Ponce 64. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass David Spector and Scott Shikora 65. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy Jihui Li, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, and Raul J. Rosenthal 66. Laparoscopic management of bariatric surgery complications Sungsoo Park, Hana Alhomoud, Emanuele Lo Menzo, and Raul J. Rosenthal 67. Laparoscopic reoperative bariatric surgery Natan Zundel, Santiago Rodriguez, and Juan D. Hernandez 68. Video-assisted thoracoscopic vagotomy for marginal ulcers Caroline Park and Sidhu Gangadharan 69. Intragastric balloon Alfredo Genco and Ilaria Ernesti SECTION IX: MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OF HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE 70. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and intraoperative biliary imaging Robert D. Fanelli, Thomas J. VanderMeer, and Brandon D. Andrew 71. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration Ezra N. Teitelbaum and Nathaniel J. Soper 72. Laparoscopic left hepatectomy Yasushi Hasegawa and Go Wakabayashi 73. Totally laparoscopic right hepatectomy David Fuks and Brice Gayet 74. Laparoscopic hepatectomy: The Glissonian approach Marcel Autran Cesar Machado 75. Ablative treatment of liver tumors Pascal R. Fuchshuber, John B. Martinie, and David A. Iannitti 76. Robotic approach to hepatic resections Susanne Warner and Yuman Fong 77. Laparoscopic staging for pancreatic malignancy Ammara A. Watkins and Mark P. Callery 78. Robot-assisted minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy Alessandra Storino, Tara S. Kent, and A. James Moser 79. Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple) Ruchir Puri, John A. Stauffer, and Horacio J. Asbun 80. Laparosco