Clinical Surgery
With Student Consult Access
- 3rd Edition - April 19, 2012
- Latest edition
- Editors: Michael M. Henry, Jeremy N. Thompson
- Language: English
The previous edition won first Prize (Surgery category) at the BMA Awards 2005. The judges' comment: 'A comprehensive and attractively presented 4-colour textbook of surgery aimed… Read more
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The previous edition won first Prize (Surgery category) at the BMA Awards 2005. The judges' comment: 'A comprehensive and attractively presented 4-colour textbook of surgery aimed primarily at medical students but also of use to junior doctors and surgical technicians. The book has two key features: firstly, it provides students with coverage of every aspect of surgery; secondly, it has been designed and written to be the 'surgical companion' to Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine. This new edition will also offer an online version to all purchasers of the book - the first surgical textbook in the UK to make an electronic version available.'
- A comprehensive account of surgery - students only need to buy one text</LI> <LI>Covers general issues such as wound healing and pain control in the first section. By grouping these issues into one section at the beginning, students are immediately given an overview of what makes surgery different
- A regional approach is adopted for the largest section - section 2 - this reflects the way in which surgeons talk about surgery to each other
- The third section covers surgical specialities - paediatrics, endocrinology, urology - and also includes specialities such as ophthalmology, ENT and orthopaedics. These are often omitted from competing books to save space
- The logical arrangement of the three sections makes the book easy to use and refer to in clinical practice
- The arrangement of contents is straightforward and easily understood
- Text boxes are used throughout to highlight and isolate important information
- Includes over 350 four-colour images and line drawings original to this book and greatly praised by students
- Also includes over 100 black and white and approximately 50 full-colour clinical photographs, X-rays and scans
- Designed to complement Kumar and Clark's highly successful Clinical Medicine textbook so that students can have 'matching' texts in these complementary areas
- Written by an expert team of contributors
- Your purchase of this book entitles you to online access to the text at no extra charge. This innovative web site offers you...
- Access to the complete text and illustrations of this book
- Integration links to bonus content in other Elsevier online titles
- Content clipping for your handheld
- An interactive community center with a wealth of additional resources
- The more Elsevier titles you buy, the more resources you can access online!
SECTION 1 - GENERAL ISSUES
1. Surgery -- what it is and what a surgeon does
2. Legal and ethical issues, and organisation of surgical services
3. Accident and emergency
4. Investigation of the surgical patient
5. The operation
6. Anaesthesia and pain control
7. Perioperative management and postoperative complications
8. Wound healing and management
9. Surgical infection
10. The seriously ill and injured patient
11. Practical procedures
12. Principles of surgical oncology
13. Organ transplantation
SECTION 2 - REGIONAL SURGERY
14. The neck and upper aerodigestive tract
15. Ear and nose
16. Chest and lungs
17. Cardiac surgery
18. Oesophagus, stomach and duodenum
19. Liver and biliary tree
20. The spleen
21. The pancreas
22. Acute abdominal conditions
23. Small-bowel disease and intestinal obstruction
24. Large bowel, including appendix
25. Anal and related disorders
26. Hernia
27. Breast disease
28. Arterial surgery
29. Venous and lymphatic disorders
SECTION 3 - SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
30. Neurosurgery
31. Surgery of the endocrine glands
32. Urology
33. Principles of orthopaedics
34. Principles of management of fractures, joint injuries and peripheral nerve injuries
35. Principles of paediatric surgery
36. Ophthalmology in clinical surgery
37. Principles of plastic surgery
38. Skin disorders
39. Surgery in the tropics
Index
1. Surgery -- what it is and what a surgeon does
2. Legal and ethical issues, and organisation of surgical services
3. Accident and emergency
4. Investigation of the surgical patient
5. The operation
6. Anaesthesia and pain control
7. Perioperative management and postoperative complications
8. Wound healing and management
9. Surgical infection
10. The seriously ill and injured patient
11. Practical procedures
12. Principles of surgical oncology
13. Organ transplantation
SECTION 2 - REGIONAL SURGERY
14. The neck and upper aerodigestive tract
15. Ear and nose
16. Chest and lungs
17. Cardiac surgery
18. Oesophagus, stomach and duodenum
19. Liver and biliary tree
20. The spleen
21. The pancreas
22. Acute abdominal conditions
23. Small-bowel disease and intestinal obstruction
24. Large bowel, including appendix
25. Anal and related disorders
26. Hernia
27. Breast disease
28. Arterial surgery
29. Venous and lymphatic disorders
SECTION 3 - SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
30. Neurosurgery
31. Surgery of the endocrine glands
32. Urology
33. Principles of orthopaedics
34. Principles of management of fractures, joint injuries and peripheral nerve injuries
35. Principles of paediatric surgery
36. Ophthalmology in clinical surgery
37. Principles of plastic surgery
38. Skin disorders
39. Surgery in the tropics
Index
- New edition of a prize-winning textbook
- Fully updated and revised throughout
- Expanded section covering surgery with obese patients
From reviews of the previous edition:
First Prize (Surgery category), BMA Awards 2005
A comprehensive and attractively presented 4-colour textbook of surgery aimed primarily at medical students but also of use to junior doctors and surgical technicians. The book has two key features: firstly, it provides students with coverage of every aspect of surgery; secondly, it has been designed and written to be the 'surgical companion' to Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine. This new edition will also offer an online version to all purchasers of the book - the first surgical textbook in the UK to make an electronic version available.
From customer reviews:
‘This is the best surgical text covering surgery in general, that I have read in the last fifteen years ... everything seems to have been produced to a high quality with careful attention to detail. It is certainly the most comprehensive book of its kind.’
Gastrointestinal Surgery Lecturer
‘This is the second copy I have now and I find it an excellent book to carry on the wards. Full of useful information, guidelines and pictures. This book can be a real saver when facing a subject long forgotten. Great for revision and small enough not to leave at home but holds as much as those larger texts you just don’t want to carry.’
Jason Reynolds, student Peninsula Medical School
‘This is a good text - from the Kumar & Clark stable of clinical titles - covering all the elements of surgery you will hopefully meet in your training. As such it provides an excellent basis….. Online access to student consult is included, which means with your password you can access the content without the hard copy to hand which is great when on placement - it unlocks further chapters in other texts as well, so a good buy!’
Cathryn Anne Walker, student University of East Anglia
‘That a standard textbook of surgery will be written in as few as 800 pages without great compromise to a field as broad as surgery would be hard to believe, but this book has done just that….. This is a must-have book for students as well as doctors and can be seen by the gaining popularity of the book amongst lecturers and students.’
Samira Muktar Gaya, student University of Maiduguri, College of Medical Sciences
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: April 19, 2012
- Language: English
MH
Michael M. Henry
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Consultant Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster and Royal Marsden Hospitals, London, UK;
Formerly Honorary Consultant Surgeon, National Hospital for Neurology and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, London, UKJT
Jeremy N. Thompson
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK