Richard L. Whelan
Editor

2006

The second SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons) manual was intended to be a companion piece for the successful first SAGES manual, edited by Carol Scott-Connor, that was published more than 4 years ago. Originally, the goal was to concentrate on tersely covered or often ignored aspects of the preoperative preparation of the patient and the operating room as well as the postoperative care of patients undergoing minimally invasive operations.