Epistemis

Stomach and Duodenum Surgery · General Surgery

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Tratado exhaustivo de la patología quirúrgica gástrica y duodenal: anatomía quirúrgica, fisiopatología, técnicas operatorias clásicas y modernas, oncología quirúrgica, cirugía bariátrica y manejo de complicaciones.

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's Rating
  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

The complete study guide is in the app

This page summarizes the outline. The full interactive study guide —with high-yield diagrams, clinical tables, and board review cases— can be read inside Epistemis, completely offline and ad-free.

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