 |
 |
|
Recent Advances in Surgery 30
Edited by Irving Taylor, Colin Johnson
Paperback
£38.99
ISBN:
9781853157202
Published:
19/04/2007
Extent:
208 pages
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Summary:
Recent Advances in Surgery 30 is the latest volume in the successful and well-established Recent Advances series. This title is updated annually, covering the latest trends within surgery and reflecting any changes to the professional examinations for surgeons.
Suitable for experienced medical professionals, as well as students and candidates of the MRCS/AFRCS, this edition reviews the latest trends within surgery and forms a useful update of general surgery for candidates of the Intercollegiate examination.
Over 30 contributors, who are recognized experts in their particular field, provide in-depth reviews of important topics relevant to the management of all surgical patients and advancing areas in surgical subspecialties.
Reviews trends in current practice and advances within the surgical specialties Essential reading to help doctors to keep abreast of important developments in the subject Forms a useful update of general surgery for candidates of the MRCS/AFRCS examinations Updated annually with entirely new contents written by experts in their field - 13 chapters providing a comprehensive update of key topics in surgery
Table of Contents:
 SURGERY IN GENERAL
1. Risk management in surgery - Ami Mishra, Anthony E.B. Giddings
2. The surgical significance of MRSA - A. Peter R. Wilson
3. Tissue engineering of blood vessels - Sandip Sarkar, Alexander M. Seifalian
4. Newer procedures for day surgery - Douglas McWhinnie, Ian Jackson
BREAST SURGERY
5. Quality of life issues in breast surgery - Narasimhaiah Srinivasaiah, Philip J. Drew
6. The management of high-risk familial breast cancer - José A. Cid Fernández, John F.R. Robertson, D. Mark Sibbering
7. Latissimus dorsi flap in breast reconstruction - Eva M. Weiler-Mithoff
GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
8. Acute gallbladder disease - Thomas Armstrong, James A. Pain
Modern management of bleeding oesophageal varices - Jake E.J. Krige, Stephen J. Beningfield, John M. Shaw
9. Haemorrhoid surgery: what is best practice? - Malcolm A. Loudon
10. Functional outcome following restorative proctocolectomy - Richard E. Lovegrove, Paris P. Tekkis
VASCULAR SURGERY
11. Intestinal ischaemia - Sayed Aly, Clom J. Power, Stephen G.E. Barker
12. Complications of arteriovenous haemodialysis fistulas - Rovan E. D’Souza, Daryll M. Baker
REVIEW OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS
13. Review of recent randomised clinical trials in surgery - M.P. Senthil Kumar, Irving Taylor
Index
About the Author(s):
Irving Taylor MD ChM FRCS FMedSci FRCPS(Glas) FHEA
Vice-Dean and Director of Clinical Studies Professor of Surgery, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, University College London, London, UK
Colin D. Johnson MChir FRCS
Reader and Consultant Surgeon, University Surgical Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
Readership:
Trainees undertaking the MRCS/AFRCS examination and trainees in surgery
Reviews:
Superbly structured, reasoned and crisply written.
The Recent Advances series has always been championed as excellent revision material for surgical examinations and this particular volume covers a very diverse field indeed within which every potential candidate should find sections of relevance. For those wishing to broaden their understanding and to be brought up to date with key advances in surgery in general, this book is for them.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 2008
Recommended to all candidates for certification of general surgery. Furthermore, more specialist surgeons will find it helpful both in the management of patients and in discussions with other specialists within multidisciplinary teams.
British Journal of Surgery, review of earlier edition
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Your order basket is currently empty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|