Essential surgery: problems, diagnosis, and management

Mechanisms of surgical disease and surgery in practice -- Managing physiological change in the surgical patient -- Immunity, inflammation and infection -- Shock and resuscitation -- Imaging and interventional techniques in radiology and surgery -- Screening for adult disease -- Preoperative assessment and management of postoperative problems -- Medical problems -- Blood transfusion -- Principles and techniques of operative surgery including neurosurgery -- Elective orthopaedics -- Complications of surgery -- Principles of cancer management -- Principles of transplantation surgery -- Major trauma -- Head and maxillofacial injuries -- Soft tissue injuries and burns -- Nonacute abdominal pain and other abdominal symptoms and signs -- The acute abdomen and acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage -- Gallstone diseases 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; the spleen -- Pancreatitis -- Appendicitis -- Colorectal polyps and carcinoma -- Chronic inflammatory disorders of the bowel -- Disorders of large bowel motility, structure and perfusion -- Anal and perianal disorders -- Thoracic surgery -- Hernias and other groin problems -- Disorders of the 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 -- Pathophysiology, clinical features and diagnosis of vascular disease affecting the limbs -- Managing lower limb arterial insufficiency, the diabetic foot and major amputations -- Aneurysms and other peripheral arterial disorders -- Venous disorders of the lower limb -- Cardiac surgery -- Disorders of the breast -- Disorders of the skin -- Lumps in the head and neck and salivary calculi -- Disorders of the mouth -- Disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands -- Acute surgical problems in children -- Nonacute abdominal and urological problems in children.

Essential Surgery is well-established as one of the leading textbooks of surgery for medical students, core surgical trainees and those in professions allied to medicine. Covering general surgery, trauma, orthopaedics, vascular surgery, urology, paediatric surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, maxillofacial surgery and ENT, it also incorporates appropriate levels of basic science throughout. The book is ideal to accompany clinical courses, as well as being a practical manual for readers at more advanced levels requiring a revision aid for exams. Its main aim is to stimulate the reader to a greater enjoyment and understanding of the practice of surgery. The uniformity of the writing style and the clarity of elucidation will encourage continued reading, while the emphasis on the principles of surgery will enable a real understanding of the subject matter. The book incorporates a problem-solving approach wherever possible, emphasising how diagnoses are made and why particular treatments are used. The pathophysiological basis of surgical diseases is discussed in relation to their management, acting as a bridge between basic medical sciences and clinical problems. The book's extensive use of original illustrations, colour photographs, radiology images, boxes and tables emphasises important concepts and will promote easy revision of topics. The principles of operative surgery and pre-, peri- and postoperative care are explained together with outlines of common operations, enabling students and trainee surgeons to properly understand procedures and to participate intelligently in the operating department.