More than a Board review for USMLE Steps 2 and 3, Blueprints Surgery, Fourth Edition can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. This popular Blueprints book has been refined and updated while keeping its concise, organized style and clinical high-yield content. Features include USMLE-style questions and answers with full explanations; Key Points in every section; and a color-enhanced design that increases the usefulness of figures and tables. This edition has more questions and answers, new chapters, and a new appendix on commonly used operation notes. Each chapter ends with evidence-based references (journals) for students to do additional reading/research.

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi

Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

1 Surgical Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

2 Vascular Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

3 Breast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

4 Colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

5 Pituitary, Adrenal, and Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

6 Esophagus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

7 Gallbladder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

8 Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

9 Hernias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .62

10 Kidneys and Bladder . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 66

11 Liver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

12 Lung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

13 Prostate and Male Reproductive Organs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

14 Neurosurgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

15 Organ Transplantation . . . . . . . . . . . .106

16 Pancreas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

17 Parathyroid Gland . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .121

18 Skin Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .127

19 Small Intestine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

20 Stomach and Duodenum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

21 Spleen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

22 Thyroid Gland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

23 Trauma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

24 Plastic Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

25 Orthopedic Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

26 Perioperative Care . . . . . .. . . . . .182

Appendix: Sample Operative Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Inguinal Hernia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207