Provides students and junior doctors with texts in the major medical specialties. This work covers various aspects of general surgery and is suitable for revision and examination preparation. It is also a portable mini textbook for medical students, house officers, and trainee surgeons.

This is a brand new edition to the growing "Pocket Essentials" series. Under the overall editorship of Kumar and Clark this series provides students and junior doctors with concise, practical texts in the major medical specialties. As well as core information, all books in the series include emergencies, practical procedures and self-assessment. It covers all aspects of general surgery and is ideal for revision and examination preparation. It is also a portable and convenient mini textbook for medical students, house officers and trainee surgeons. It is also available as PDA software on a CD-ROM (ISBN 0702028150) or as a combined pack (book and PDA CD-ROM, ISBN 0702028061).

SECTION I: Introduction: 1.General issues and legal aspects
2.Overview of surgery. SECTION II: The general surgical take: 3.Care of the critically ill surgical patient
4.Trauma
5.Common surgical emergencies. SECTION III: The surgical specialties: 6.Surgical oncology
7.Upper gastrointestinal disease and disorders of the small bowel
8.Hepatobiliary disease
9.Colorectal disorders
10.Breast disease
11.Endocrine surgery
12.Transplant surgery
13.Vascular and endovascular surgery
14.Cardiothoracic surgery
15.Hernia
16.Urology
17.Paediatric surgery
18.Plastic surgery
19.Orthopaedics
20.Disorders of the eye
21.Ear, nose and throat
22.Neurosurgery. SECTION IV: Practical skills in surgery: 23.General operative principles
24.Simple practical procedures
25.Important steps in common operations.
SECTION V: Self-assessment: 26.True/False questions and answers.