Advances in Surgery-2010

Contributors
An Overview of the Treatment of Infected Prosthetic Vascular Grafts 3
The Case for Conservative Management of Infected Prosthetic Grafts 17
The Case Against the Conservative Nonresectional Management of Infected Prosthetic Grafts 33
Management of the Short Gut Syndrome 43
The Management of Perianal Diseases 59
The Clinical Use of Gastrointestinal Hormones for Alimentary Tract Disease 79
Endovascular Stents and Stented Grafts for the Treatment of Aneurysms and Other Arterial Lesions 93
The Management of Intrahepatic Stones 111
Colonic Volvulus 131
Laparoscopic Colon Resection for Cancer - A Favorable View 141
Laparoscopic Colon Resection for Cancer - An Unfavorable View 155
Current Uses and Abuses of Total Parenteral Nutrition 165
Thrombolytic Therapy in Peripheral Vascular Disease 191
Current Management of Meckel's Diverticulum 207
Pelvic Exenteration for Recurrent Rectal Cancer 215
Vascular Resection and Intraoperative Radiation Therapy During Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Rationale and Technique 235
Tamoxifen Therapy - Long-Term Results and Complications 263
The Current Management of Common Bile Duct Stones 271
Endoscopic Vagotomy for Duodenal Ulcer Disease: Procedures and Appraisal 291