Essential Surgery 5/e: Problems Diagnosis and Management

Essential Surgery is a comprehensive and highly illustrated textbook suitable for both clinical medical students as
well junior surgical trainees, preparing for postgraduate qualifications in surgery such as the MRCS. Covering general
surgery, trauma, orthopaedics, vascular surgery, paediatric surgery, cardiothoracic surgery and urology, it
incorporates appropriate levels of basic science throughout. The book is ideal for modern clinical courses as well as
being a practical manual for readers at more advanced levels. Its main aim is to stimulate the reader to a greater
enjoyment and understanding of the practice of surgery.

PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL CARE


Mechanisms of surgical disease and surgery in practice



Managing physiological change in the surgical patient



Immunology, inflammation and infection



Shock and resuscitation



Imaging and interventional techniques in surgery



Screening for adult disease



PERIOPERATIVE CARE

Preoperative assessment

Medical problems

Blood transfusion

Diagnosis and management of common postoperative problems

Principles of operative surgery

Complications of surgery

Principles of cancer management

Principles of transplantation surgery


PRINCIPLES OF ACCIDENT SURGERY

Major injuries

Head and maxillofacial injuries

Soft tissue injuries and burns


SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

Non-acute abdominal pain and other abdominal symptoms and signs

The acute abdomen and acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage

Gallstone diseases and related disorders

Peptic ulceration and related disorders

Disorders of the oesophagus

Tumours of the stomach and small intestine

Tumours of the pancreas and hepatobiliary system

Pancreatitis

Appendicitis

Colorectal polyps and carcinoma

Chronic inflammatory disorders of the bowel

Disorders of large bowel motility, structure and perfusion.

Anal and perianal disorders

Thoracic surgery

Hernias and other groin problems

Disorders of the male genitalia

Symptoms and signs and investigation of urinary tract disorders

Disorders of the prostate

Tumours of the kidney and urinary tract

Stone disease of the urinary tract

Urinary tract infections

Congenital disorders and diseases secondarily involving the urinary tract

Pathophysiology, clinical features and diagnosis of vascular disease affecting the limbs

Managing lower limb arterial insufficiency, the diabetic foot and major amputations

Aneurysms and other peripheral arterial diseases

Venous disorders of the lower limb

Cardiac surgery

Disorders of the breast

Disorders of the skin

Lumps in the head and neck and salivary calculi

Disorders of the mouth

Disorders of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

Acute surgical problems in children

Non-acute abdominal and urological problems in children