Synopses & Reviews
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"
Review from previous edition In short it's a little surgical gem."--
Glasgow University Medical JournalUNEDITED UK
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"[It] perfectly summarises surgery in all its glory... a concise and appropriate text for students and doctors alike... the 'Practical Hints and Procedures' is pure genius... I highly recommend this handbook for anyone embarking on a surgical rotation."--
GKT Surgical Society Website June 2003UNEDITED UK
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"This book... is destined to enter the hearts, mind and pockets of medical students, housemen, junior surgical trainees and a myriad of other healthcare professionals... forms part of the essential kit for anyone who employs the art and science of surgery to improve the quality of life of their patients."--
GKT Surgical Society Website June 2003UNEDITED UK
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It goes the extra mile to provide enough up-to-date information to satisfy even the most hair-splitting consultant. I found it an indespensable assistant on the wards."--
Priya Sastry"Surgeons tend to like facts, figures, definitions and an overall knowledge of treatment options and indications, and this book is full of those."--Cambridge Medicine
"I would...highly recommend this handbook to medical students and foundation year doctors..."--Sarita V. Vamadeva, East Surrey Hospital in British Journal of Hospital Medicine
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About the Author
Mr Neil Borley trained at Guy's Hospital Medical School, Cambridge, Canterbury and Oxford. He is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon with an interest in the education and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students of basic sciences and surgery. He is also an examiner in surgery.
Table of Contents
1. Good surgical practice
2. Principles of surgery
3. Surgical pathology
4. Practical hints and procedures
5. Head and neck
6. Breast surgery
7. Upper gastrointestinal surgery
8. Liver, pancreatic and biliary surgery
9. Abdominal wall
10. Urology
11. Colorectal surgery
12. Paediatric surgery
13. Trauma
14. Orthopaedics and trauma
15. Plastic surgery
16. Cardiothoracic surgery
17. Peripheral vascular disease
18. Transplantation
19. Surgery in tropical diseases
20. Eponymous signs, syndromes and rarities