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• Cover image
• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Contributors
• Abbreviations
• Terms and Definitions
• Biochemical Values
• Venous Blood: Adult Reference Values
• Haematological Values
• Emergencies
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Surgery
• Approach to the Patient
• Taking a History
• Examination of a Lump
• Examination of an Ulcer
• Classification of Disease
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Clinical Governance in Surgical Practice
• Clinical Audit
• Medicolegal Issues
• Consent
• Breaking Bad News
• Death and the Certification of Death
• Bereavement Counselling
• Chapter 2 An Introduction to Surgical Techniques and Practical Procedures
• Surgical Incisions
• Sutures
• Drains
• Stomas (-Ostomies)
• Local Anaesthesia
• Tourniquets
• Diathermy
• Laser
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Venous Access
• Central Venous Catheterization – Internal Jugular Vein
• Blood Gas Sampling
• Urinary Catheterization (Male)
• Chapter 3 Investigative Procedures
• Conventional Radiology
• Ultrasonography
• Doppler Ultrasound
• Computerized Tomography (CT)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
• Mammography
• Radioisotope Scanning
• Endoscopy
• Tissue Diagnosis
• Interventional Radiology
• Chapter 4 Shock and Trauma
• Shock
• Trauma
• Chapter 5 Preoperative and Postoperative Care
• Preoperative Preparation
• Postoperative Care
• Conditions Affecting Surgical Risk
• American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Classification of Physical Status (ASA Grading)
• Postoperative Complications
• Postoperative Pyrexia
• Postoperative Pain Relief
• Blood Transfusion
• Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
• Nutritional Support
• Chapter 6 Infection and Surgery
• Principles of Wound Management
• Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (Incorporating Nice Guidelines 2008)
• Antibiotics in Surgery
• Surgical Infections
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
• Infection and the Surgeon
• Chapter 7 Management of Malignant Disease
• Screening
• Premalignant Conditions
• General Symptoms and Signs of Malignant Disease
• Staging and Grading of Cancer
• Diagnostic Procedures
• Tumour Markers
• The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Meeting
• Treatment of Cancer
• Palliative Care
• Chapter 8 Head, Neck and Otorhinolaryngology
• Scalp and Facial Swellings
• Neck Swellings
• Oral Disorders
• Voice and Swallowing Disorders
• Carcinoma of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
• Disorders of the Ear
• Disorders of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
• ENT Emergencies
• Chapter 9 Thorax
• Heart and Great Vessels
• Pleura and Lungs
• Mediastinum
• Chapter 10 Breast
• The Assessment of Breast Disease – Triple Assessment
• Carcinoma of the Breast
• Congenital Disorders of the Breast
• Aberrations of Normal Development and Involution
• Other Benign Conditions of the Breast
• Chapter 11 Endocrine Surgery
• Thyroid
• Parathyroid
• Adrenal Gland
• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)
• Chapter 12 Abdominal Wall and Hernia
• Herniae
• Swellings in the Groin and Scrotum
• Other Conditions of the Abdominal Wall
• Chapter 13 Acute Abdomen
• Basic Principles
• Medical Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain
• Peritonitis
• Intra-Abdominal Abscesses
• Chapter 14 Alimentary Tract
• Oesophagus
• Stomach and Duodenum
• Conditions of the Small Bowel
• Tumours of the Small Intestine
• Small Bowel Obstruction
• Appendicitis
• Conditions of the Colon, Rectum and Anus
• Anal Conditions
• Rectal Bleeding
• Liver
• Extrahepatic Biliary System
• Pancreas
• Spleen
• Chapter 15 Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Arterial
• Amputations
• Venous Disorders
• Lymphoedema
• Vascular Trauma
• Chapter 16 Urology
• Taking a Urological History
• Urological Investigations
• Congenital Disorders of the Urinary Tract
• Calculous Disease
• Obstructive Uropathy
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
• Urethral Strictures
• Urinary Retention
• Tumours of the Renal Tract
• Prostate
• Testes and Epididymis
• Penis
• Chapter 17 Orthopaedics
• Fractures
• Spinal Trauma
• Pelvic Fractures
• Injuries to the Lower Limb
• Injuries to the Upper Limb
• Conditions of Joints
• Arthroplasty
• Conditions of Menisci, Ligaments, Tendons, Capsules and Bursae
• Miscellaneous Conditions of the Limbs
• Infection of Bones and Joints
• Bone Tumours
• Backache
• Metabolic Bone Disease
• Paediatric Orthopaedics
• Chapter 18 Neurosurgery
• Head Injury
• Intracranial Tumours
• Pituitary Tumours
• Spinal Tumours
• Intracranial Vascular Lesions
• Hydrocephalus
• CNS Bacterial Infections
• Postoperative Complications in Neurosurgery
• Neurosurgical Procedures for Pain Relief
• Brainstem Death
• Neurosurgical Procedures
• Chapter 19 Plastic Surgery and Skin
• The Reconstructive Ladder (Fig. 19.1)
• Providing Skin Cover
• Burns
• Hand Injuries
• Hand Infections
• Cosmetic (Aesthetic) Surgery
• Cleft Lip and Palate
• Skin and Soft Tissue
• Disorders of the Nails
• Lesions of Vascular Origin
• Chapter 20 Paediatric Surgery
• Alimentary Tract Emergencies in the Newborn
• Abdominal Wall Defects
• Alimentary Tract Problems in Older Infants and Children
• Chronic and Recurrent Abdominal Pain
• Infants with Jaundice
• Abdominal Masses in Childhood
• Abdominal Malignancies in Childhood
• Rectal Bleeding in Children
• Neck Lumps in Children
• Chapter 21 Organ and Tissue Transplantation
• Classification
• Organ and Tissue Donors
• Organ Preservation
• Siting of the Transplant
• Rejection
• Immunosuppression
• Specific Organs
• General Complications
• Chapter 22 Gynaecology and Obstetrics
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Ovary
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
• Dysmenorrhoea
• Endometriosis
• Uterine Fibroids
• Mittelschmerz
• Abdominal Trauma in Pregnancy
• Index