TEXTBOOK OF SURGERY. 4TH EDITION

Contributors viii
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
Section 1 Principles of Surgery
1 Preoperative management 3
2 Assessment of surgical risk 13
3 Anaesthesia and pain medicine 19
4 Postoperative management 25
5 Surgical techniques 35
6 Management of surgical wounds 45
7 Nutrition and the surgical patient 49
8 Care of the critically ill patient 57
9 Surgical infection 65
10 Transplantation surgery 75
11 Principles of surgical oncology 87
12 Introduction to the operating theatre 93
13 Emergency general surgery 109
Section 2 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
14 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and hiatus hernias 115
15 Tumours of the oesophagus 123
16 Peptic ulcer disease 133
17 Gastric neoplasms 143
18 Obesity and bariatric surgery 151
Section 3 Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery
19 Gallstones 163
20 Malignant diseases of the hepatobiliary system 173
21 Liver infections 191
22 Pancreatitis 199
23 Pancreatic tumours 209
24 Portal hypertension and surgery on the patient with cirrhosis 219
Section 4 Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery
25 Principles of colorectal and small bowel surgery 229
26 Physiology of small and large bowel: alterations due to surgery and disease 237
27 Small bowel obstruction and ischaemia 243
28 The appendix and Meckel’s diverticulum 249
29 Inflammatory bowel disease 255
30 Diverticular disease of the colon 267
31 Colorectal cancer 273
32 Large bowel obstruction 285
33 Perianal disorders I: excluding sepsis 293
34 Perianal disorders II: sepsis 301
Section 5 Breast Surgery
35 Breast assessment and benign breast disease 309
36 Malignant breast disease and surgery 317
Section 6 Endocrine Surgery
37 Thyroid 331
38 Parathyroid 339
39 Tumours of the adrenal gland 345
Section 7 Head and Neck Surgery
40 Eye injuries and infections 353
41 Otorhinolaryngology 359
42 Tumours of the head and neck 369
Section 8 Hernias
43 Hernias 381
Section 9 Skin and Soft Tissues
44 Tumours and cysts of the skin 397
45 Soft tissue tumours 403
46 Infection of the extremities 415
47 Principles of plastic surgery 423
Section 10 Trauma
48 Principles of trauma management 431
49 Burns 443
Section 11 Orthopaedic Surgery
50 Fractures and dislocations 457
51 Diseases of bone and joints 465
Section 12 Neurosurgery
52 Head injuries 483
53 Intracranial tumoursinfection and aneurysms 493
54 Nerve injuriesperipheral nerve entrapments and spinal cord compression 511
Section 13 Vascular Surgery
55 Disorders of the arterial system 527
56 Extracranial vascular disease 537
57 Venous and lymphatic diseases of the limbs 545
58 Endovascular therapies 553
Section 14 Urology
59 Benign urological conditions 565
60 Genitourinary oncology 577
Section 15 Cardiothoracic Surgery
61 Principles and practice of cardiac surgery 587
62 Common topics in thoracic surgery 603
Section 16 Problem Solving
63 Chronic constipation 617
64 Faecal incontinence 625
65 Rectal bleeding 633
66 Haematemesis and melaena 637
67 Obstructive jaundice 643
68 The acute abdomenperitonitis and intra-abdominal abscesses 649
69 Ascites 659
70 Neck swellings 667
71 Acute airway problems 675
72 Dysphagia 679
73 Leg swelling and ulcers 685
74 Haematuria 693
75 Postoperative complications 699
76 Massive haemoptysis 707
77 Epistaxis 711
78 Low back and leg pain 715
79 Acute scrotal pain 727
80 Post-traumatic confusion 735
81 Sudden-onset severe headache 745
82 The red eye 749
83 Double vision 757
Answers to MCQs 763
Index 767

Textbook of Surgery is a core book for medical and surgical students providing a comprehensive overview of general and speciality surgery. Each topic is written by an expert in the field. The book focuses on the principles and techniques of surgical management of common diseases. Great emphasis is placed on problem-solving to guide students and junior doctors through their surgical training.