Essentials of Clinical Surgery 2/e

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside the United States. It is a brand new edition
to the growing Pocket Essentials series. Under the overall editorship of Kumar and Clark this series provides students
and junior doctors with concise, practical texts in the major medical specialties. As well as core information, all
books in the series include emergencies, practical procedures and self-assessment. It covers all aspects of general
surgery and is ideal for revision and examination preparation. It is also a portable and convenient mini textbook for
medical students, house officers and trainee surgeons. It is also available as PDA software on a CD-ROM (ISBN
0702028150) or as a combined pack (book and PDA CD-ROM, ISBN 0702028061).





SECTION I Introduction
1.General issues and legal aspects
2.Overview of surgery

SECTION II The general surgical take
3.Care of the critically ill surgical patient
4.Trauma
5.Common surgical emergencies

SECTION III The surgical specialties
6.Surgical oncology
7.Upper gastrointestinal disease and disorders of the small bowel
8.Hepatobiliary disease
9.Colorectal disorders
10.Breast disease
11.Endocrine surgery
12.Transplant surgery
13.Vascular and endovascular surgery
14.Cardiothoracic surgery
15.Hernia
16.Urology
17.Paediatric surgery
18.Plastic surgery
19.Orthopaedics
20.Disorders of the eye
21.Ear, nose and throat
22.Neurosurgery

SECTION IV: Practical skills in surgery
23.General operative principles
24.Simple practical procedures
25.Important steps in common operations

SECTION V Self-assessment
26. True/False questions and answers