Kirk's General Surgical Operations 6/e

General Surgical Operations is a highly-praised and comprehensive textbook of operative surgery. It is a practical
manual aimed at the surgeon who is about to carry out an operation, rather than just a description of the principles
suitable for an examiner.


Kirk’s General Surgical Operations continues to be aimed at a broad readership: the candidate preparing for the
Intercollegiate FRCS in General Surgery or international equivalents; the trained surgeon faced, through necessity,
with undertaking an infrequently performed procedure; and the many surgeons working in hospitals throughout the world
without access to specialist services. It remains above all a practical text which will guide the surgeon in training,
or one unfamiliar with a procedure, on how to perform it, but more importantly on how to manage the uncertainties which
so often arise


This is a ‘What to do’ book. Using it the reader can aspire to gain diagnostic, decision making and operative
surgical competence with confidence.



New to This Edition
This Sixth Edition is now known as Kirk’s General Surgical Operations in recognition of its distinguished founding
editor, Professor RM Kirk, who is now Editor Emeritus on the textbook.

The new editorial team for the Sixth Edition comprises a colorectal surgeon, a vascular surgeon and an orthopaedic
surgeon


The contents have been restructured and radically revised into 42 chapters, the majority of which have been completely
rewritten.


Laparoscopic techniques have been incorporated into all relevant chapters.


All the illustrations have been redrawn to improve their clarity.

Key Features
The book is written in a clear and direct style and providing explicit instructions using descriptive headings for easy
reference.

The contents covers standard routine operations in full; non-routine and rarely performed operations are included only
where appropriate and in lesser detail


The text includes advice on topics such as patient selection; preparation and access to the site of operation; how to
accomplish the procedure; closing and aftercare


Difficulties are highlighted and advice given on how to respond to unexpected findings


Each procedure is fully described thus avoiding repetitions and cutting cross-references to a minimum


Regular summaries of key points in the decision making process are included.


Table of Contents
Choose well, cut well, get well

Anaesthesia-related techniques


The severely injured patient


Laparotomy: elective and emergency


Principles of minimal access surgery


Abdominal wall and hernias


Appendix and abdominal abscess


Oesophagus


Oesophageal cancer


Stomach and duodenum


Small bowel and operations for obesity


Colonoscopy


Colon


Anorectum


Biliary tract


Pancreas


Liver and portal venous system


Spleen


Breast


Thyroid


Parathyroidectomy


Adrenal


Arteries


Veins and lymphatics


Sympathectomy and the management of hyperhidrosis


Transplantation
Thorax


Head and neck


Orthopaedics and trauma: amputations


Orthopaedics and trauma: general principles


Orthopaedics and trauma: upper limb


Orthopaedics and trauma: lower limb


Plastic surgery


Paediatric surgery


Neurosurgery


Upper urinary tract


Lower urinary tract


Male genitalia


Gynaecological surgery


Ear, nose and throat


Oral and maxillofacial surgery


Ophthalmology