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SMITH / KAYE / CHRISTOPHI /BROWN
Textbook of Surgery
Textbook of Surgery is a core book for medical and surgical students providing a comprehensive overview of general and speciality surgery. Each topic is written by an expert in the field.The book focuses on the principles and techniques of surgical management of common diseases. Great emphasis is placed on problem-solving to guide students and junior doctors through their surgical training.Table of ContentsSection 1: Principles of Surgery1 Pre-operative management2 Assessment of surgical risk3 Anaesthesia and pain medicine4 Post-operative management5 Surgical techniques6 Management of surgical wounds7 Nutrition and the surgical patient8 Care of the critically ill patient9 Surgical infection10 Transplantation surgery11 Principles of surgical oncology12 Introduction to the operating theatre13 Emergency general surgerySection 2: Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery14 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and hiatus hernias15 Tumours of the oesophagus16 Peptic ulcer disease17 Gastric neoplasms18 Obesity and bariatric surgerySection 3: Hepatopancreaticobiliary19 Gallstones20 Malignant diseases of the hepatobiliary system21 Liver infections22 Pancreatitis23 Pancreatic tumours24 Portal hypertension and surgery on the patient with cirrhosisSection 4: Lower Gastrointesinal Surgery25 Principles of colorectal and small bowel surgery26 Physiology of small and large bowel: alterations due to surgery and disease27 Small bowel obstruction and ischaemia28 The appendix and Meckel's diverticulum29 Inflammatory bowel disease30 Diverticular disease of the colon31 Colorectal cancer32 Large bowel obstruction33 Perianal disorders I: excluding sepsis34 Perianal disorders II: sepsisSection 5: Breast Surgery35 Breast assessment and benign breast disease36 Malignant breast disease and surgerySection 6: Endocrine Surgery37 Thyroid38 Parathyroid39 Tumours of the adrenal glandSection 7: Head and Neck Surgery40 Eye injuries and infections41 Otorhinolaryngology42 Tumours of the head and neckSection 8: Hernias43 HerniasSection 9: Skin and Soft Tissues44 Tumours and cysts of the skin45 Soft tissue tumoursg46 Infection of the extremities47 Principles of plastic surgerySection 10: Trauma48 Principles of trauma management49 BurnsSection 11: Orthopaedic Surgery50 Fractures and dislocations51 Diseases of bone and jointsSection 12: Neurosurgery52 Head injuries53 Intracranial tumours, infection and aneurysms54 Nerve injuries, peripheral nerve entrapments and spinal cord compressionSection 13: Vascular Surgery55 Disorders of the arterial system56 Extracranial vascular disease57 Venous and lymphatic diseases of the limbs58 Endovascular therapiesSection 14: Urology59 Benign urological conditions60 Genitourinary oncologySection 15: Cardiothoracic Surgery61 Principles and practice of cardiac surgery62 Common topics in thoracic surgerySection 16: Problem Solving63 Chronic constipation64 Faecal incontinence65 Rectal bleeding66 Haematemesis and melaena67 Obstructive jaundice68 The acute abdomen, peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscesses69 Ascites70 Neck swellings71 Acute airway problems72 Dysphagia73 Leg swelling and ulcers74 Hematuria75 Post-operative complications76 Massive haemoptysi77 Epistaxis78 Low back and leg pain79 Acute scrotal pain80 Post-traumatic confusion81 Sudden onset severe headache82 The red eye83 Double visionAnswers to MCQsIndex