Essentials of Surgery efficiently delivers the knowledge you need to succeed in medical school and surgical residencies. More than 80 respected academic surgeons from leading institutions across the United States synthesize the most important information from the field. Essentials of Surgery will get you through this complex and dynamic specialty – expertise you’ll turn to for years to come.

• Zeroes in on the hands-on know-how necessary to diagnose and manage the full range of surgical diseases, including only the minimum basic science needed to meet these clinical challenges.
• Considers surgery within the full armamentarium of therapeutic options, not simply as the sole route for treatment.
• Emphasizes minimally-invasive surgery, ambulatory surgery and new surgical technologies to reflect the realities of today’s practice.
• Uses “Pearls for the OR” and “Pearls for Rounds” to convey key information at a glance.
• Includes hundreds of original full-color illustrations to make concepts clear.
• Includes one-year access to Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 17th edition.
• Includes access to www.studentconsult.com – where you’ll find the complete text and illustrations of the book online, fully searchable · “Integration Links” to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles · video clips of common surgical procedures · content clipping for handheld devices · an interactive community center with a wealth of additional resources · and much more!

Contents

SECTION I. STUDENT-SPECIFIC ISSUES

۱. Conquering Your Surgical Clerkship
۲. Interpersonal and Communication Skills and Professionalism
۳. Health and Safety
۴. The Core Competencies

SECTION II. HOMEOSTASIS IN SURGICAL
PATIENTS

۵. Principles of Preoperative Care and
Risk Assessment
۶. Fluid and Electrolyte Management
۷. Nutrition in Surgical Patients
۸. Blood and Bleeding: Transfusions, Control, and Prevention
۹. Wound Healing
۱۰. Prevention and Management of Surgical Infections

SECTION III. CRITICAL CARE

۱۱. Trauma
۱۲. Critical Care
۱۳. Burns

SECTION IV. ABDOMEN

۱۴. The Acute Abdomen
۱۵. Appendicitis
۱۶. Hernias

SECTION V. HEPATOBILIARY AND SPLEEN

۱۷. Biliary System
۱۸. Liver
۱۹. Portal Hypertension
۲۰. Spleen and Hematologic Disorders

SECTION VI. GASTROINTESTINAL

۲۱. Colon and Anorectum
۲۲. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
۲۳. Motility Disorders
۲۴. Pancreas
۲۵. Small Intestine
۲۶. Stomach and Duodenum
۲۷. Esophagus

SECTION VII. CARDIOTHORACIC

۲۸. Disorders of the Trachea, Chest Wall, Pleura, Mediastinum, and Lung
۲۹. Acquired Cardiac Disorders
۳۰. Congenital Cardiac Disorders

SECTION VIII. ENDOCRINE

۳۱. Thyroid Gland
۳۲. Parathyroid Glands
۳۳. Adrenal Glands
۳۴. Pituitary Glands

SECTION IX. VASCULAR SYSTEM

۳۵. Lymphatic and Venous Systems
۳۶. Deep Venous Thrombosis and
Pulmonary Embolism
۳۷. Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
۳۸. Aneurysms
۳۹. Cerebrovascular Disease

SECTION X. TUMORS AND ONCOLOGY

۴۰. Breast Cancer
۴۱. Principles of Surgical Oncology

SECTION XI. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

۴۲. Diseases of the Bones and Joints
۴۳. Hand Surgery
۴۴. Soft Tissue Injuries
۴۵. Fractures
۴۶. Pediatric Orthopedics

SECTION XII. NEUROSURGERY

۴۷. Management of Patients with Neurosurgical Diseases
۴۸. Central Nervous System and Spinal Degenerative Diseases and Infections
۴۹. Neoplasms

SECTION XIII. OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

۵۰. Otologic and Neuro-otologic Diseases
۵۱. Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
۵۲. Pediatric Otolaryngology
۵۳. Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery

SECTION XIV. PEDIATRIC SURGERY

۵۴. Newborn and Pediatric Perioperative Care
۵۵. Pediatric Trauma and Burns
۵۶. Pediatric Head, Neck, and Thoracic Disorders
۵۷. Pediatric Gastrointestinal, Abdominal Wall, Inguinal, and
Scrotal Disorders
۵۸. Vascular Anomalies, Tumors, and Twins

SECTION XV. PLASTIC SURGERY

۵۹. Surgical Techniques and Wound Management
۶۰. Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

SECTION XVI. UROLOGY

۶۱. Anatomy and Oncology
۶۲. Urinary Tract Dysfunction
۶۳. Urinary Tract Lithiasis and
Infections

SECTION XVII. SPECIAL TOPICS

۶۴. Anesthesia
۶۵. Dermatologic Surgery
۶۶. Minimal Access Surgery
۶۷. Transplantation