Essentials of Surgical Specialties

by Bell, Richard M.; Dayton, Merril T.

• ISBN13: 9780781750042
• ISBN10: 0781750040
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-04
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

"Essentials of Surgical Specialties provides third and fourth-year medical students the clinical foundations of surgical specialties. The text is organized by specialty, and each chapter provides the basic skills needed in each of the core rotations." "New to this edition: updated information on treatment options, imaging modalities, operative techniques, advances in laproscopic surgery and robotic surgery, surgical devices and products, and postoperative care; over 200 illustrations that provide clear demonstrations of relevant anatomy and common surgical approaches; new two-color interior design; numerous references throughout the text for those wishing to explore a topic in-depth; and multiple-choice questions, expanded and rewritten to conform to NMBE format, and provided online to students." "Whether you enter a primary care field, a nonsurgical specialty, or a surgical specialty, this leading resource will provide you with essential surgical knowledge and problem-solving skills that all physicians need!"--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Contributors	xi
Anesthesiology	1	(50)
Susan L. Polk
Constance H. Hill
John J.A. Marota
Arthur J.L. Schneider
Pediatric Surgery: Surgical Diseases of Children	51	(43)
Philip J. Wolfson
Dan Poenaru
Barbara Pettitt
David Rogers
Plastic Surgery: Diseases of the Skin and Soft Tissue, Face, and Hand	94	(54)
Garrett A. Wirth
Gregory R.D. Evans
Cardiothoracic Surgery: Diseases of the Heart, Great Vessels, and Thoracic Cavity	148	(43)
Alan Spotnitz
Marshall L. Jacobs
Manisha R. Shende
Otolaryngology: Diseases of the Head and Neck	191	(40)
Gerald Berke
Andrew Celmer
Joseph Valentino
Richard C. Haydon
Toni M. Ganzel
Orthopedic Surgery: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System	231	(54)
John J. Murnaghan
Urology: Diseases of the Genitourinary System	285	(46)
Joel Gelman
Barry P. Duel
Isaac Yi Kim
Neurosurgery: Diseases of the Nervous System	331	(65)
Mark E. Linskey
Ophthalmology: Diseases of the Eye	396	(43)
Alan S. Crandall, Jr.
Irving Raber
Michael P. Teske
George L. White, Jr.
Glossary	439	(6)
Index	445