Essential Surgery 3/e
Problems, diagnosis
and management
October 2001; 12.950 Ptas. / 77,83 €; 720 Pag. / 574 Illus.
George Burkitt ,
Consultant in Men's Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Clive R G Quick ,
Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon and
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Illustrations by : Philip
J Deakin , General Medical Practitioner, Sheffield
Essential
Surgery is a comprehensive and highly illustrated textbook for clinical students
- its unique feature being the broadly problem-oriented approach taken, as
distinct to the traditional disease-based structure.
Unlike many other surgery texts
for students, this book also explains the pathophysiological basis of surgical
diseases and of their management, helping to bridge the gap between the basic
medical sciences and clinical problems; relates the community aspects of
surgical problems to aetiology, disease prevention and primary care; contains
clear outlines of common surgical operations and includes a major section on
accident surgery related to the general surgeon.
Reviews
An excellent textbook ... which
should be essential reading for medical students with any interest in surgery
... and for any interested surgeons in the early part of their career.
(Annals of the Royal College of
Surgeons of England)
The writing is clear, confident
and there is no wastage of words ... refreshing tendency to use quite short
sentences to convey the necessary information ... attractive layout with good
summaries of the main points ... a splendid book that will be popular.
(Source unknown)
exciting to read ... excellent
layout makes for easy reading ... first class line diagrams ... no hesitation in
recommending it.
(BMJ)
Instant student appeal.
(Guy's Gazette)
Features
- Adopts
a problem-solving approach - in line with current teaching trends
- Extensive
use of illustration material - emphasises the important concepts
- Now
uses colour throughout - attractive book to the eye
- High-quality
X-rays and clinical photographs included - these are of typical appearances
rather than gross examples of disorders so that the student can see how
patients commonly present
- Concentrates
on the principles of how surgical disorders evolve and the effects of
different forms of intervention at various stages
What's New
- * Now
in full colour throughout
- New
larger page format with attractive new design
- All
illustrations re-drawn to utilise colour specifically to make information
clearer and to link better with text
- New
colour photographs of clinical and operative procedures
- New
colour coding of boxes and tables
- Contents
substantially reorganised to make for a more logical approach to subjects
- All
radiology replaced or digitally represented for improved quality
- Text
fully updated to take account of recent advances in the minimal access
diagnostic techniques which have simplified and speeded up the diagnostic
process and brought about novel therapeutic applications
- Consensus
guidelines for managing common disorders have been incorporated into the
text
- Role of
laparascopic general surgery and its application is fully updated
- Section
on palliative care has been greatly enhanced
- New
section on the involvement of surgeons in HIV cases
- Advances
in the understanding of the pathophysiology of head injury has led to
clearer management guidelines, which are included in the text
- Section
on prostate cancer has been re-written to include the classification and
management of the various stages of the condition
Contents
SECTION 1 - Basic principles
of surgical practice
1. Pathophysiological
mechanisms of surgical disease: inflammation and infection
2. Systemic responses to
surgery and trauma
3. Principles of blood
transfusion
4. Principles of
transplantation surgery
5. Imaging for surgical
investigation and management
6. Principles of operative
surgery
7. Principles of cancer
management
SECTION 2 - Principles of
accident surgery
8. Accident surgery: general
principles and soft tissue injuries
9. Head and maxillofacial
injuries
10. Abdominal and chest
injuries
SECTION 3 - Symptoms diagnosis
and management
ABDOMEN, GENERAL PRINCIPLES
11. Non-acute abdominal pain
and other abdominal symptoms
12. The acute abdomen and
acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL AND
HEPATOBILIARY
13. Gallstone diseases and
related disorders...
14. Peptic ulceration and
related disorders
15. Disorders of the
oesophagus
16. Tumours of the stomach and
small intestine
17. Tumours of the pancreas
and hepatobiliary system
18. Pancreatitis
COLOPROCTOLOGY
19. Appendicitis
20. Colorectal polyps and
carcinoma
21. Chronic inflammatory
disorders of the bowel
22. Disorders of large bowel
dynamics
23. Anal and perianal
disorders
THORACIC SURGERY EXCLUDING
CARDIAC
24. Thoracic surgery
GROIN AND MALE GENITALIA
25. Diagnosis of problems in
the groin and scrotum
26. Hernias and other groin
lumps
27. Disorders of the male
genitalia
URINARY TRACT
28. Symptoms, signs and
investigation of urinary tract disorders
29. Disorders of the prostate
30. Tumours of the kidney and
urinary tract
31. Stone disease of the
urinary tract
32. Urinary tract infections
33. Congenital disorders and
diseases secondarily involving the urinary tract
CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
34. Vascular diseases of the
lower limb - pathophysiology and clinical features
35. Principles of management
of arterial insufficiency of the lower limb and the diabetic foot
36. Aneurysms and other
peripheral arterial disorders
37. Venous disorders of the
lower limb
38. Cardiac surgery
BREAST
39. Disorders of the breast
SKIN
40. Disorders of the skin
HEAD AND NECK
41. Lumps in the head and neck
including salivary calculi
42. Disorders of the mouth
43. Disorders of the thyroid
and parathyroid glands
NEONATAL AND PAEDIATRIC
SURGERY
44. The acute abdomen in
children
45. Non-acute abdominal
problems in children
SECTION 4 - Management
problems of surgical in-patients
46. Medical problems in
surgical patients
47. Complications of surgery
and trauma and their prevention
48. Preoperative assessment
and preparation
49. Common postoperative
problems - diagnosis and management
50. Fluid, electrolyte, acid-base
and nutritional management