Essentials of Clinical Surgery
By- Ian Franklin, MS, FRCS(GenSurg), Consultant Surgeon, Charing Cross and Kingston Hospitals, London; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK
- Peter Dawson, MS, FRCS, Consultant Surgeon, Charing Cross Hospital, London; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK
- Alex Rodway, MD FRCS(GenSurg), Senior Specialist Registrar, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside the United States. It is a brand new edition to the growing Pocket Essentials series. Under the overall editorship of Kumar and Clark this series provides students and junior doctors with concise, practical texts in the major medical specialties. As well as core information, all books in the series include emergencies, practical procedures and self-assessment. It covers all aspects of general surgery and is ideal for revision and examination preparation. It is also a portable and convenient mini textbook for medical students, house officers and trainee surgeons. It is also available as PDA software on a CD-ROM (ISBN 0702028150) or as a combined pack (book and PDA CD-ROM, ISBN 0702028061).
Paperback, 440 Pages
Published: May 2012
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-0-7020-4362-8
Contents
- SECTION I Introduction
1.General issues and legal aspects
2.Overview of surgery
SECTION II The general surgical take
3.Care of the critically ill surgical patient
4.Trauma
5.Common surgical emergencies
SECTION III The surgical specialties
6.Surgical oncology
7.Upper gastrointestinal disease and disorders of the small bowel
8.Hepatobiliary disease
9.Colorectal disorders
10.Breast disease
11.Endocrine surgery
12.Transplant surgery
13.Vascular and endovascular surgery
14.Cardiothoracic surgery
15.Hernia
16.Urology
17.Paediatric surgery
18.Plastic surgery
19.Orthopaedics
20.Disorders of the eye
21.Ear, nose and throat
22.Neurosurgery
SECTION IV: Practical skills in surgery
23.General operative principles
24.Simple practical procedures
25.Important steps in common operations
SECTION V Self-assessment
26. True/False questions and answers
