Lecture Notes: General Surgery, Edition 12 - softcover

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Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge of surgery, General Surgery Lecture Notes presents 'need to know' information for all those carrying out general surgical procedures.

Biography

Professor Harold Ellis, CBE DM FRCS FRCOG

Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London

Professor Sir Roy Calne, MD FRCP FRCS

Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge

Mr Christopher Watson, MA MD FRCS

Reader in Surgery and Honorary Consultant, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge

Editorial Reviews - Lecture Notes
Features -Lecture Notes Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction.Acknowledgements.
Abbreviations.

Table of Contents

1. Surgical Strategy.
2. Fluid and Electrolyte Management.
3. Pre-operative Assessment.
4. Post-operative Complications.
5. Acute Infections.
6. Shock.
7. Tumours.
8. Burns.
9. The Skin and its Adnexae.
10. The Chest and Lungs.
11. The Heart and Thoracic Aorta.
12. Arterial Disease.
13. Venous Disorders of the Lower Limb.
14. The Brain and Meninges.
15. Head Injury.
16. The Spine.
17. Peripheral Nerve Injuries.
18. The Oral Cavity.
19. The Salivary Glands.
20. The Oesophagus.
21. The Stomach and Duodenum.
22. Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction.
23. The Small Intestine.
24. Acute Appendicitis.
25. The Colon.
26. The Rectum and Anal canal.
27. Peritonitis.
28. Paralytic Ileus.
29. Hernia.
30. The Liver.
31. The Gallbladder and Bile Ducts1.
32. The Pancreas.
33. The Spleen33.
34. The Lymph Nodes and Lymphatics.
35. The Breast.
36. The Neck.
37. The Thyroid.
38. The Parathyroids.
39. The Thymus.
40. The Suprarenal Glands.
41. The Kidney and Ureter.
42. The Bladder.
43. The Prostate.
44. The Male Urethra.
45. The Penis.
46. The Testis and Scrotum.
47. Transplantation Surgery.