Overview

Containing essential information on approximately 100 carefully selected topics pertinent to modern practice in clinical general surgery, this title is the ideal reference and revision aid for postgraduate examinations in general surgery. Wherever possible the information is presented in a uniform manner, with the focus on diagnosis and management. This new edition features several new topics and updates to the existing topics and also includes guidence on evidence-based medicine.

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Author:   N. R. F. Lagattolla (Dorset County Hospital, UK) ,  C. R. Lattimer (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, UK) ,  N. M. Wilson (Royal Hampshire County Hospital, UK) ,  N.R.F. Lagatolla (Dorset County Hospital, Dorset)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Bios Scientific Publishers Ltd
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9781859961643

ISBN 10:   1859961649
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   15 June 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Abdominal trauma. Acute appendicitis. Acute pancreatitis. Adrenal tumors. AIDS. Amputations. Aneurysm. Anorectal investigation. Anorectal sepsis and fissure. Antibiotics and bacterial resistance. Assessment of the acute abdomen. Benign breast disease. Bladder outflow obstruction. Blood transfusion. Breast cancer. Burns. Calf pump failure and venous ulceration. Carcinoma of the bladder. Carcinoma of the prostate. Cerebrovascular disease. Chest trauma. Chronic pancreatitis. Clinical governance. Colorectal carcinoma. Common pediatric conditions. Critical leg ischaemia. Crohn's disease. Cushing's syndrome. Day case surgery. Deep vein thrombosis. Diverticular disease. Endoscopy. Endovascular techniques. Femoral hernia. Fluid replacement. Gall stones and their complications. Gastric cancer. Gastrointestinal fistulae. Gastrointestinal polyps. Gastro-oesophageal reflux. Goitre. Haemorrhoids. Head injury. Hepatic tumors and biliary cancer.Hyperparathyroidism. Hyperthyroidism - treatment. Incisional and other abdominal hernias. Intensive care. Intermittent claudication. Intestinal obstruction. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction and ileus. Irritable bowel syndrome. Jaundice - investigation. Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Lymphoedema and the management of the swollen limb. Malignant melanoma. Meckel's diverticulum. Minimal access surgery. Multiple organ failure. Non-specific abdominal pain. Nutrition in the surgical patient. Oesophageal cancer. Oesophageal dysmotility. Pancreatic cancer. Penile conditions and scrotal swellings. Peptic ulceration. Pilonidal sinus disease. Portal hypertension. Postoperative care and complications. Postoperative pain relief. Pre-operative assessment. Renal access surgery. Renal tumors. Renovascular surgery. Salivary gland calculi. Salivary gland tumors. Screenin. Sentinel node biops. Skin cover. The skin and subcutaneous tissues. Small bowel tumors. Soft tissue swellings. The spleen. Testicular tumors. Thyroglossal tract abnormalities. Thyroid neoplasms. Trauma management. Ulcerative colitis. Undescended testes. Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Urinary calculi. Varicose veins. Vascular imaging and investigatio. Vascular malformations and tumors. Vascular trauma. Vasomotor and vasculitic conditions. Wounds: healing, closure and sutures.

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