This revised edition contains a new chapter on cardiothoracic surgery, a section on principles of neurosurgery and expanded sections on terminal care, surgical nutrition and gynaecological disorders. There are also full updates on topical issues such as minimally invasive surgical techniques. This text is aimed towards clinical students as well as junior doctors and trainee surgeons. The authors explain the pathophsyiological basis of surgical diseases and their management. There is coverage of the principles of how surgical disorders evolve and the effects of different forms of intervention at different stages. The text contains outlines of common surgical operations in order to help the reader to: explain operations to patients; participate intelligently in the operating department; and to understand prevention of complications. The book includes coverage of epidemiology, disease prevention and the provision of health care - relating the community aspects of surgical medicine to these areas.
PART I BASIC SURGICAL PRINCIPLES Pathophysiological Processes of
Surgical Importance. Introduction to Investigative Procedures. Principles of
Operative Surgery. Principles of Cancer Management PART II PRINCIPLES of
ACCIDENT SURGERY Accidents, Head Injuries and Burns PART III SYMPTOMS,
DIAGNOSIS and MANAGEMENT Non Acute Adbominal Pain and Other Abdominal
Symptoms. The Acute Abdomen and Acute Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage. Gallstone
Disease and Related Disorders. Peptic Ulceration and Related Disorders.
Disorders of the Oesophagus. Tumours of the Stomach and Small Intestine.
Tumours of the Pancreas and Hepatobiliary System. Pancreatitis. Appendicitis.
Colorectal Carcinoma and Polyps. Chronic Inflammatory Disorders of the Bowel.
Disorders of Large Bowel Dynamics. Anal and Perianal Disorders. Disorders of
the Groin and Male Genitalia. Symptoms, Signs and Investigation of Urinary
Tract Disorders. Disorders of the Prostate. Tumours of the Kidney and Urinary
Tract. Stone Disease of the Urinary Tract. Urinary Tract Infections.
Congenital Disorders and Diseases Secondarily Involving the Urinary Tract.
Vascular Disorders. Cardiothoracic Surgery. Disorders of the Breast.
Disorders of the Skin. Disorders of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands.
Paediatric Surgery PART IV MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS of SURGICAL IN-PATIENTS
Medical Problems in Surgical Patients. Complications of Surgery and Trauma
and Their Prevention. Preoperative Assessment and Preparation. Postoperative
Management Problems. Fluid, Electrolyte, Acid-Base and Nutritional Management
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