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Sabiston Textbook of Surgery E-Book

  • 19th Edition - February 17, 2012
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Courtney M. Townsend, R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers, Kenneth L. Mattox
  • Language: English

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery is your ultimate foundation for confident surgical decision making. Covering the very latest science and data affecting your treatment planning, th… Read more

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Sabiston Textbook of Surgery is your ultimate foundation for confident surgical decision making. Covering the very latest science and data affecting your treatment planning, this esteemed medical reference helps you make the most informed choices so you can ensure the best outcome for every patient.

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  • Consult it on the go with online access at expertconsult.com, and get regular updates on timely new findings and advances.
  • Overcome tough challenges, manage unusual situations, and avoid complications with the most trusted advice in your field.
  • Prepare for tests and exams with review questions and answers online.

Table of contents

SECTION 1 SURGICAL BASIC PRINCIPLES

1 History of Surgery

2 Ethics and Professionalism in Surgery

3 Molecular and Cell Biology

4 The Inflammatory Response

5 Shock, Electrolytes, and Fluid

6 Metabolism in Surgical Patients

7 Wound Healing

8 Regenerative Medicine

9 Evidence-Based Surgery: Critically Assessing Surgical Literature

10 Perioperative Patient Safety

SECTION 2 PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT

11 Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery

12 Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Use

13 Surgical Complications

14 Surgery in the Geriatric Patient

15 Morbid Obesity

16 Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management, and Conscious Sedation

17 Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Robotics, and Electronics =

SECTION 3 TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE

18 Management of Acute Trauma

19 The Difficult Abdominal Wall

20 Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries

21 Burns

22 Bites and Stings

23 Surgical Critical Care

24 Bedside Surgical Procedures

25 The Surgeon’s Role in Mass Casualty Incidents

SECTION 4 TRANSPLANTATION AND IMMUNOLOGY

26 Transplantation Immunobiology and Immunosuppression

27 Liver Transplantation

28 Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

29 Small Bowel Transplantation

SECTION 5 SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

30 Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers

31 Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy

32 Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies

33 Soft Tissue Sarcomas

34 Bone Tumors

SECTION 6 HEAD AND NECK

35 Head and Neck

SECTION 7 BREAST

36 Diseases of the Breast

37 Breast Reconstruction

SECTION 8 ENDOCRINE

38 Thyroid

39 The Parathyroid Glands

40 Endocrine Pancreas

41 The Adrenal Glands

42 The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes

SECTION 9 ESOPHAGUS

43 Esophagus

44 Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease =

SECTION 10 ABDOMEN

45 Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum, and Retroperitoneum

46 Hernias

47 Acute Abdomen

48 Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

49 Stomach

50 Small Intestine

51 The Appendix

52 Colon and Rectum

53 Anus

54 The Liver

55 Biliary System

56 Exocrine Pancreas

57 The Spleen

SECTION 11 CHEST

58 Lung, Chest Wall, Pleura, and Mediastinum

59 Congenital Heart Disease

60 Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary Insufficiency

61 Acquired Heart Disease: Valvular

SECTION 12 VASCULAR

62 Aorta

63 Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease

64 Vascular Trauma

65 Venous Disease

66 The Lymphatics

SECTION 13 SPECIALTIES INGENERAL SURGERY

67 Pediatric Surgery

68 Neurosurgery

69 Plastic Surgery

70 Hand Surgery

71 Gynecologic Surgery

72 Surgery in the Pregnant Patient

73 Urologic Surgery

Product details

  • Edition: 19
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 17, 2012
  • Language: English

About the authors

CT

Courtney M. Townsend

Affiliations and expertise
Professor,Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery,Department of Surgery,The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas

RB

R. Daniel Beauchamp

Affiliations and expertise
J.C. Foshee Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Section of Surgical Sciences, Professor of Surgery and Cell and Developmental Biology and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Surgeon-in-Chief, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee

BE

B. Mark Evers

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Surgery, Director, Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center, Markey Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair, Physician-in-Chief, Oncology Service Line UK Healthcare, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

KM

Kenneth L. Mattox

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Vice Chairman, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas