Lecture Notes on General Surgery

by Ellis, Harold; Calne, Roy Yorke; Watson, Christopher J. E.

• ISBN13: 9780632063710
• ISBN10: 0632063718
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

The tenth edition of Lecture Notes on General Surgery continues to be a concise, best-selling textbook of surgery, which has helped hundreds of thousands of students pass finals. In addition, many MRCS candidates now use the book as a rapid revision aid on the principles of surgery. This edition has been completely revised and updated.

Author Biography

Harold Ellis CBE, DM, FRCS, FRCOG: Emeritus Professor of Surgery and Anatomy, Guy's Hospital, London Sir Roy Y. Calne MD, FRCP, FRCS, FRS: Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge Christopher J.E. Watson MA, MD, FRCS: Senior Lecturer in Surgery and Honorary Consultant, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Acknowledgements	viii
Surgical Strategy	1	(3)
Fluid and Electrolyte Management	4	(6)
Shock	10	(5)
Postoperative Complications	15	(9)
Acute Infections	24	(5)
Tumours	29	(5)
Burns	34	(6)
The Skin and its Adnexae	40	(13)
The Chest and Lungs	53	(9)
The Heart and Thoracic Aorta	62	(11)
Arterial Disease	73	(19)
Venous Disorders of the Lower Limb	92	(7)
The Brain and Meninges	99	(8)
Head Injury	107	(13)
The Spine	120	(11)
Peripheral Nerve Injuries	131	(6)
The Oral Cavity	137	(10)
The Salivary Glands	147	(5)
The Oesophagus	152	(9)
The Stomach and Duodenum	161	(15)
Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction	176	(11)
The Small Intestine	187	(5)
Acute Appendicitis	192	(5)
The Colon	197	(14)
The Rectum and Anal Canal	211	(11)
Peritonitis	222	(6)
Paralytic Ileus	228	(3)
Hernia	231	(11)
The Liver	242	(15)
The Gallbladder and Bile Ducts	257	(9)
The Pancreas	266	(9)
The Spleen	275	(3)
The Lymph Nodes and Lymphatics	278	(3)
The Breast	281	(14)
The Neck	295	(4)
The Thyroid	299	(11)
The Parathyroids	310	(3)
The Thymus	313	(1)
The Suprarenal Gland	314	(5)
The Kidney and Ureter	319	(18)
The Bladder	337	(5)
The Prostate	342	(9)
The Male Urethra	351	(3)
The Penis	354	(4)
The Testis and Scrotum	358	(10)
Transplantation Surgery	368	(7)
Index	375