Main description:

The 17th volume in this series provides surgeons and trainees with the latest advances in their field.

Beginning with a chapter on sepsis biomarkers, the following sections discuss surgical techniques for various diseases, with a focus on different types of cancer. Other chapters cover prenatal surgery, microvascular surgery, and surgical safety.

Each topic is explained in a step by step format, explaining preoperative evaluation, imaging and post-operative management, as well as the procedure itself.

This new volume is highly illustrated with surgical photographs, figures, flowcharts and tables to assist learning.

Key points

New volume covering latest advances and techniques in general surgery
Topics explained in step by step format
Highly illustrated with surgical images, figures and tables
Previous volume (9789352708284) published in 2019

Contents:

Biomarkers of sepsis
Surgical management of carcinoma stomach
Prenatal surgery
Faecal incontinence
Molecular targeted therapy in GI cancer
Pancreatic ascites
Evaluation of dilated bile duct
Antibiotics in abdominal surgeries: current guidelines
Malignant melanoma
Surgical safety checklist
Management of penile cancer
Microvascular surgery
Inflammatory carcinoma breast
Cyst sarcoma phyllodes
Management of thyroid nodule