This text attempts to review the most recent opinions and developments in surgery and guides the reader to some key references where more detailed considerations might be sought. The references selected have been drawn wherever possible from the more commonly available journals. Many are review articles rather than papers reporting original work. In addition, several chapters in recent books have been quoted. In this third edition, the selection of topics is again based mainly upon areas of current controversy in surgery. The number of topics has been greatly increased reflecting many of the recent advances in surgery since the second edition was published in 1982. The chapters on percutaneous nephrolithotomy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, transluminal angioplasty and monoclonal antibodies are just a few examples of new topics included in this edition. However, all chapters nave been revised to include recent changes in surgical practice. This book is intended mainly for the postgraduate student preparing for the FRCS examination but it will also be of interest and help to senior medical students.
Upper gastro-intestinal surgery - oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy, hiatus
hernia and gastro-oesophageal reflux, oesophageal carcinoma, duodenal
ulceration, complications of gastric surgery; hepato-biliary surgery -
investigation and management of the jaundiced patient, ERCP, acute and
chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic carcinoma, retained biliary calculi,
splenectomy, portal hypertension; colorectal surgery - colonoscopy,
diverticular disease of the colon, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease,
colorectal carcinoma; urology - bladder tumours, prostatic carcinoma, urinary
diversion, trauma to the urinary tract, testicular tumours, percutaneous
nephrolithotomy, extra-corporeal shock wave lithotripsy; breast cancer -
staging, diagnosis and screening, treatment of early and advanced breast
cancer; vascular surgery - vascular grafts, arterial injury, transluminal
angioplasty; abdominal aortic aneurysm, surgery for cerebral ischaemia and
myocardial ischaemia, post-operative deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary
embolism; organ transplantation - immunosuppresion, renal, liver, cardiac and
pancreatic transplantation; endocrine surgery - phaeochromocytoma
(chromaffinoma), Cushing's syndrome, thryotoxicosis, solitary thyroid
nodules, thyroid tumours, hyperparathyroidism, carcinoid tumours and the
carcinoid syndrome; Zollinger-Ellison syndrome; watery diarrhoea syndrome;
orthopaedic surgery - fractures, knee joint injuries, osteoarthritis,
arthroplasty, management of major trauma, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis,
spinal injuries, bone tumours, low back pain; miscellaneous - abdominal
trauma, thoracic trauma, prophylaxis of post-operative surgical wound
infection, cryosurgery, laser surgery, metabolic response to surgery and
trauma, parenteral nutrition, laparoscopy, tumour markers, skin grafts, flaps
and free tissue transfers, microsugery, monoclonal antibodies, burns, AIDS.
