Case Prep
- Abdominoperineal Resection (APR)
- Adrenalectomy (Laparoscopic, Open)
- Anal Fistula (Fistulotomy / Seton Placement)
- Appendectomy (Open, Laparoscopic)
- Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (Levels I–II)
- Cholecystectomy (Laparoscopic, Open)
- Colostomy Creation & Reversal
- Distal Gastrectomy with Reconstruction
- Epigastric Hernia Repair
- Exploratory Laparotomy for Trauma
- Feeding Jejunostomy
- Femoral Hernia Repair
- Gastrojejunostomy (Antecolic / Retrocolic)
- Gastrostomy (PEG or Open)
- Graham Patch Repair for Perforated Ulcer
- Hartmann’s Procedure
- Hemorrhoidectomy (Ferguson / Milligan-Morgan)
- Hiatal & Paraesophageal Hernia Repair (Open, Laparoscopic, Robotic)
- Ileostomy Creation & Takedown
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Left Colectomy (Open, Laparoscopic)
- Low Anterior Resection (LAR)
- Lumpectomy with Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Meckel’s Diverticulectomy
- Median Arcuate Ligament Release with Celiac Gangliotomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Neck Dissection (Selective Neck Dissection)
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple Procedure)
- Parastomal Hernia Repair
- Parathyroidectomy
- Perianal Abscess – Incision and Drainage
- Pilonidal Cyst Excision
- Port-a-Cath (Implantable Venous Port) Insertion
- Pyloroplasty (Heineke–Mikulicz)
- Rectal Prolapse Repair (Perineal vs Abdominal Laparoscopic/Robotic)
- Right Colectomy (Open, Laparoscopic, Robotic)
- Sigmoid Colectomy (Open, Laparoscopic, Robotic)
- Simple/Total Mastectomy ± Sentinel Node Biopsy
- Small Bowel Obstruction – Exploratory Laparotomy
- Splenectomy (Open, Laparoscopic, Robotic)
- Subtotal / Total Colectomy (Open, Laparoscopic, Robotic)
- Thyroidectomy (Lobectomy / Total)
- Total Mesorectal Excision (TME)
- Tracheostomy
- Transverse Colectomy (Open, Laparoscopic, Robotic)
- Umbilical Hernia Repair
- Ventral / Incisional Hernia Repair (Open, Laparoscopic, Robotic)
- Wound Debridement and VAC Placement
About Case Prep
Operative prep briefs for the cases you’re most likely to see on service — indications, step-by-step workflow, critical anatomy, informed-consent highlights, and rapid-fire questions worth having rehearsed the night before. Each page follows the canonical section order established in mals so you always know where to find what you need.