Radiology of the Post Surgical Abdomen

Radiology of the Post Surgical Abdomen


Radiology of the Post Surgical Abdomen provides a comprehensive overview of all abdominal operations involving the
gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, hepatobiliary and genitourinary systems. Each chapter is fully illustrated with
artists' drawings and radiological images of normal post operative anatomy. The complications associated with each
procedure are described alongside imaging examples. Written by experts in the field, Radiology of the Post Surgical
Abdomen provides the reader with key teaching points emphasising differentiation between normal post-operative anatomy
and complications.








Oesophagus.- Oesophagectomy.- Oesophageal dilatation.- and colonic interposition.- Surgery for gastro-oesophageal
reflux.- Stomach.- Gastrectomy.- Gastric bypass procedures.- Vertical banded gastroplasty.- Duodenal ulcer surgery and
vagotomy.- Duodenal switch.- Pancreas.- Whipple’s procedure.- for chronic pancreatitis (Frey’s, Puestow’s and
Berger’s).- Total pancreatectomy.- Sphincterotomy.- Management of pseudocysts.- Liver.- Orthoptic liver
transplantation.- Liver resection.- Radiofrequency ablation.- TACE.- Biliary.- Cholecystectomy.- Bile duct injury.-
Biliary fistula.- Retained calculi.- Biliary-enteric anastomoses.- Small bowel.- Enterectomy and anastomosis.- The
small bowel after liver transplantation, gastric and pancreatic surgery.- Post operative small bowel obstruction and
ileus.- Short bowel, blind loop and pouch syndromes.- Stomas.- Reservoirs.- Large bowel.- Resections (anterior
resection, abdominoperineal, Hartman’s).- Anastomoses.- Colostomies and cecostomies.- Pouches.- Mucous fistulas.-
Surgery for anal fistula.- Genitourinary.- Partial and total nephrectomy.- Renal transplantation.- Urinary diversions.-
Cystectomies.- Reservoirs.- male urethra.- General chapter - CT of the post operative abdomen.- Pneumoperitoneum.-
Fluid collections.- Hernias.- Retained surgical products.- Shock.- Pitfalls.- List of abbreviations.