Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, Eighth Edition

by Brunicardi, F. Charles, M.D.; Anderson, Dana K.; Billiar, Timothy R.; Dunn, David L.

• ISBN13: 9780071410908
• ISBN10: 0071410902
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-14
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

The most modern and complete approach to general surgery, written by the most prominent academic and full-time practicing surgeons It is a new book. All chapters overhauled and includes 75% new material.Easier to use and reference the latest surgical techniques.New chapters include genomics and gene therapy, general principles of minimally invasive surgery and the latest laparoscopic techniques.

Author Biography

F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Dana K. Andersen, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Health and Science Center, Worcester, Massachusetts

Timothy R. Billiar, MD, George Vance Foster Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

David L. Dunn, MD, PhD, Jay Phillips Professor and Chairman of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

John G. Hunter, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, School of Medicine, Portland, Oregon

Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, Head, Division of Surgery, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

PART I

Basic Considerations

1.The Systemic Response to Injury

2.Fluid and Electrolyte Management of the Surgical Patient

3.Hemostatis, Surgical Bleeding, and Transfusion

4.Shock

5. Surgical Infections

6.Trauma

7. Burns

8.Wound Care and Wound Healing

9.Oncology

10. Immunology of Transplantation

11. Surgical Complications

12.Physiologic Monitoring

13.Genomics and Gene Therapy

14.Principles of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Part II

Specific Considerations

15.Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

16.Breast

17. Tumors of the Head and Neck

18. Chest Wall, Pleura, Lung and Mediastinum

19. Congenital Heart Disease

20. Acquired Heart Disease

21. Thoracic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection

22. Arterial Disease

23. Venous and Lymphatic Disease

24. Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease

25. Esophagus and Diaphragmatic Hernia

26. Stomach

27. Small Intestine

28. Colon, Rectum, and Anus

29. The Appendix

30. Liver

31. Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary System

32. Pancreas

33. Spleen

34. Abdominal Wall, Omentum, Mesentery, and Retroperitoneum

35. Abdominal Wall Hernias

36. Pituitary and Adrenal

37. Thyroid and Parathyroid

38. Pediatric Surgery

39. Urology

40. Gynecology

41. Neurosurgery

42. Orthopaedics

43. Surgery of the Hand

44. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery