The 25th anniversary edition of a classic textbook of surgery originally published in 1969, and most recently (5th ed.) in 1989. The present edition is extensively revised and updated to reflect the explosion of scientific information and the advancement of the field of surgery. The chapters on breast, tumors of the head and neck, peripheral arterial disease, manifestations of gastrointestinal disease, esophagus and diaphragmatic hernia, colon, rectum, and anus, gallbladder and biliary tract, pancreas, abdominal wall hernias, pituitary, urology, gynecology, neurosurgery, and orthopedics all represent new presentations by new authors. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
