Epistemis

Stomach and Duodenum Surgery · General Surgery

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Comprehensive treatment of gastric and duodenal surgical pathology: surgical anatomy, pathophysiology, classic and modern operating techniques, surgical oncology, bariatric surgery and management of complications.

What it covers

  1. Introduction to Gastroduodenal Surgery
  2. Surgical Anatomy of the Stomach and Duodenum
  3. · Anatomical Regions of the Stomach
  4. · Arterial Vascularization
  5. · Venous Drainage
  6. · Lymphatic Drainage: Ganglionic Stations (Japanese Classification)
  7. · Surgical Anatomy of the Duodenum
  8. · Innervation: Vagus Nerves and Their Surgical Implications
  9. Applied Physiology to Gastroduodenal Surgery
  10. · Phases of Gastric Acid Secretion
  11. · The Parietal Cell: Final Common Pathway
  12. · Defense Mechanisms of the Gastroduodenal Mucosa
  13. · Motility and Gastric Emptying
  14. Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient with Gastroduodenal Pathology
  15. Peptic Ulcer Disease: Surgical Generalities
  16. · Current Indications for Surgery in Peptic Ulcer
  17. · Classical Surgical Techniques (Historical Context and Selected Cases)
  18. Perforated Gastroduodenal Ulcer
  19. · Clinical Presentation
  20. · Diagnosis
  21. · Surgical Management: Primary Closure with Omentum Patch (Graham)
  22. · Criteria for Definitive Surgery vs. Simple Closure
  23. · Boey Score: Prognostic Stratification
  24. Bleeding Gastroduodenal Ulcer: Surgical Management
  25. · Surgical Control Technique
  26. · Johnson Classification of Gastric Ulcer
  27. Pyloric Stenosis: Cicatricial in Adults and Hypertrophic in Infants
  28. · Adult Cicatricial Pyloric Stenosis (Gastric Outlet Obstruction)
  29. · Infant Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (EPHL)
  30. Gastric Cancer
  31. · Epidemiology and Risk Factors
  32. · Lauren Classification
  33. · TNM staging (AJCC 8th Edition)
  34. · Multimodal Therapeutic Strategy
  35. Gastrectomy and Reconstruction Techniques
  36. · Selection between Subtotal and Total Gastrectomy
  37. · Lymphadenectomy: D1 vs. D2
  38. · Reconstruction Options After Gastrectomy
  39. · Minimally Invasive Approach
  40. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) and Other Non-Adenocarcinoma Neoplasms
  41. · Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)
  42. · Gastric Lymphoma (MALT and Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma)
  43. · Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors (Gastric Carcinoids)
  44. Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
  45. · Indications
  46. · Gastric Sleeve (Sleeve Gastrectomy)
  47. · Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB)
  48. · Other Techniques
  49. · Specific Complications of Bariatric Surgery
  50. Postgastrectomy Syndromes
  51. · Dumping Syndrome
  52. · Afferent Loop Syndrome
  53. · Alkaline Gastritis due to Biliary Reflux
  54. · Roux Stasis Syndrome
  55. · Anemia and Postgastrectomy Nutritional Deficiencies
  56. Gastric Volvulus
  57. · Borchardt Triad
  58. · Management
  59. Gastric Bezoars
  60. · Stepped Management
  61. Gastroduodenal Trauma
  62. · Gastric Trauma
  63. · Duodenal Trauma: The Most Complex Surgical Injury
  64. Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: Surgical Considerations
  65. · Implications for Gastroduodenal Surgery
  66. · Biochemical Diagnosis and Location
  67. · Treatment
  68. General Complications of Gastroduodenal Surgery
  69. · Anastomotic Dehiscence
  70. · Postoperative Hemorrhage
  71. · Prolonged Postoperative Ileus
  72. · Intra-abdominal abscess
  73. Surgical Decision Algorithms

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Subject
Surgery
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
73
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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