Main description:

This new edition has been fully revised to provide general surgeons with the latest advances and knowledge in their field.

Beginning with an overview of preoperative preparation, the operation room, principles of incision, and instruments, the following sections discuss surgical techniques for diseases and disorders in different parts of the body including breast diseases, salivary glands, stomach and duodenum, urologic surgeries, and much more.

Each procedure is presented in a step by step approach, explaining the technique, potential complications, and their avoidance.

The comprehensive text of nearly 1500 pages is highly illustrated with more than 3000 clinical photographs, detailed diagrams, and tables.

Key points

Fully revised, new edition providing latest advances in general surgery
Nearly 1500 pages cover techniques for diseases and disorders throughout the body
Highly illustrated with more than 3000 clinical images and tables
Previous edition (9789350251218) published in 2014

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction and Principles in Operative Surgery

Chapter 2: Preoperative Preparation, Operation Room, Postoperative Care

Chapter 3: Basic Principles of Incision, Dissection, Suturing and Haemostasis

Chapter 4: Day Care Surgery, Ambulatory Surgery, Outpatient Surgery

Chapter 5: Instruments

Chapter 6: Energy Sources in Surgery

Chapter 7: Basic Surgical Procedures

Chapter 8: Principles of Surgical Management in Trauma

Chapter 9: Principles of Surgical Treatment in Infections

Chapter 10: Amputations

Chapter 11: Surgeries in Arterial Diseases

Chapter 12: Surgery in Venous and Lymphatic Diseases

Chapter 13: Surgeries of Nerves, Muscles and Tendons

Chapter 14: Surgeries of Face, Head and Neck

Chapter 15: Surgery for Thyroid and Parathyroid

Chapter 16: Surgeries for Breast Diseases

Chapter 17: Surgeries of Salivary Glands

Chapter 18: Basic Principles in Laparotomy and Laparoscopy

Chapter 19: Surgeries in Hernia

Chapter 20: Surgery of Oesophagus

Chapter 21: Surgery of Stomach and Duodenum

Chapter 22: Surgeries of small bowel and appendix

Chapter 23: Surgeries of liver and biliary system

Chapter 24: Surgeries of pancreas and spleen

Chapter 25: Colonic Surgeries

Chapter 26: Anorectal Surgeries

Chapter 27: Retroperitoneal Surgeries

Chapter 28: Urologic Surgeries

Chapter 29: Adrenal Gland Surgeries

Chapter 30: Surgeries of Penis, Scrotum and Testis

Chapter 31: Obesity and Morbid Obesity

Chapter 32: Basic Surgeries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Chapter 33: Other procedures