Essentials of General Surgery 5/e

For nearly 25 years, medical students and faculty alike have chosen Essentials of General Surgery and its companion
textbook, Essentials of Surgical Specialties, for authoritative coverage of surgical information that every physician
in training should know. The Fifth Edition incorporates current research from the field; new sample questions, answers,
and rationales; and new tables and algorithms. A new art program presents concepts and images뾦ncluding an Appendix
with 50 burn images뾦n full color for optimal learning and retention.


Why is this textbook so popular?

- With its overview of anatomy, physiology, and coverage of pertinent complications for each case, the text prepares
students for the NBME shelf exam for surgery, as well as residency training.

- The authors뾞ll of whom are practicing surgeons뾠arefully manage the depth and breadth of content so that each
section can be reasonably read and thoroughly understood by third- and fourth-year students.

- Organized by systems, the text features a closing section on surgical procedures to orient students to some of the
most common cases seen on a general surgery rotation.

With your purchase of the text, you뭠l receive access to:

Interactive question bank with answer explanations

? Fully searchable eBook

? Bonus chapters on ethics and surgical procedures

? Image Bank



Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: PERIOPERATIVE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SURGICAL PATIENTS

CHAPTER 2: FLUIDS, ELECTROLYTES, AND ACID-BASE BALANCE

CHAPTER 3: NUTRITION

CHAPTER 4: SURGICAL BLEEDING: BLEEDING DISORDERS, HYPERCOAGULABLE STATES, AND REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN THE SURGICAL
PATIENT

CHAPTER 5: SHOCK: CELL METABOLIC FAILURE IN CRITICAL ILLNESS

CHAPTER 6: SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE

CHAPTER 7: WOUNDS AND WOUND HEALING

CHAPTER 8: SURGICAL INFECTIONS

CHAPTER 9: TRAUMA

CHAPTER 10: BURNS

CHAPTER 11: ABDOMINAL WALL, INCLUDING HERNIA

CHAPTER 12: ESOPHAGUS

CHAPTER 13: STOMACH AND DUODENUM

CHAPTER 14: SMALL INTESTINE AND APPENDIX

CHAPTER 15: COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS

CHAPTER 16: BILIARY TRACT

CHAPTER 17: PANCREAS

CHAPTER 18: LIVER

CHAPTER 19: BREAST

CHAPTER 20: SURGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

CHAPTER 21: SPLEEN AND LYMPH NODES

CHAPTER 22: DISEASES OF THE VASCULAR SYSTEM

CHAPTER 23: TRANSPLANTATION

CHAPTER 24: SURGICAL ONCOLOGY: MALIGNANT DISEASES OF THE SKIN, THE LYMPHATICS, AND SOFT TISSUE

BONUS ONLINE CHAPTERS:

CHAPTER 25: SURGICAL PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES, AND SKILLS

CHAPTER 26: A CUT ABOVE: RISING TO THE PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CHALLENGES FACING THE SURGICAL STUDENT