Textbook of Surgery is a core book for medical and surgical students providing a comprehensive overview of general and speciality surgery. Each topic is written by an expert in the field.
The book focuses on the principles and techniques of surgical management of common diseases. Great emphasis is placed on problem-solving to guide students and junior doctors through their surgical training.
Table of contents
Contributors viii
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
Section 1 Principles of Surgery
1 Preoperative management 3
Julian A. Smith
2 Assessment of surgical risk 13
Benjamin N.J. Thomson
3 Anaesthesia and pain medicine 19
David Story
4 Postoperative management 25
Peter Devitt
5 Surgical techniques 35
Benjamin N.J. Thomson and David M.A. Francis
6 Management of surgical wounds 45
Rodney T. Judson
7 Nutrition and the surgical patient 49
William R.G. Perry and Andrew G. Hill
8 Care of the critically ill patient 57
Jeffrey J. Presneill, Christopher MacIsaac and John F. Cade
9 Surgical infection 65
Marcos V. Perini and Vijayaragavan Muralidharan
10 Transplantation surgery 75
Michael A. Fink
11 Principles of surgical oncology 87
G. Bruce Mann and Robert J.S. Thomas
12 Introduction to the operating theatre 93
Andrew Danks, Alan C. Saunder and Julian A. Smith
13 Emergency general surgery 109
Benjamin N.J. Thomson and Rose Shakerian
Section 2 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
14 Gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease and hiatus hernias 115
Paul Burton and Geraldine J. Ooi
15 Tumours of the oesophagus 123
Ahmad Aly and Jonathan Foo
16 Peptic ulcer disease 133
Paul A. Cashin and S.C. Sydney Chung
17 Gastric neoplasms 143
John Spillane
18 Obesity and bariatric surgery 151
Yazmin Johari and Wendy A. Brown
Section 3 Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery
19 Gallstones 163
Arthur J. Richardson
20 Malignant diseases of the hepatobiliary system 173
Thomas J. Hugh and Nigel B. Jamieson
21 Liver infections 191
Vijayaragavan Muralidharan, Marcos V. Perini and Christopher Christophi
22 Pancreatitis 199
Peter S. Russell and John A. Windsor
23 Pancreatic tumours 209
David Burnett and Mehrdad Nikfarjam
24 Portal hypertension and surgery on the patient with cirrhosis 219
Michael A. Fink
Section 4 Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery
25 Principles of colorectal and small bowel surgery 229
Ian Hayes
26 Physiology of small and large bowel: alterations due to surgery and disease 237
Jacob McCormick and Ian Hayes
27 Small bowel obstruction and ischaemia 243
Ian Hayes and the late Joe J. Tjandra
28 The appendix and Meckel’s diverticulum 249
Rose Shakerian and the late Joe J. Tjandra
29 Inflammatory bowel disease 255
Susan Shedda, Brit Christensen and the late Joe J. Tjandra
30 Diverticular disease of the colon 267
Ian Hastie and the late Joe J. Tjandra
31 Colorectal cancer 273
Ian T. Jones and the late Joe J. Tjandra
32 Large bowel obstruction 285
Raaj Chandra
33 Perianal disorders I: excluding sepsis 293
Ian Hayes and Susan Shedda
34 Perianal disorders II: sepsis 301
Ian Hayes and the late Joe J. Tjandra
Section 5 Breast Surgery
35 Breast assessment and benign breast disease 309
Rajiv V. Dave and G. Bruce Mann
36 Malignant breast disease and surgery 317
Rajiv V. Dave and G. Bruce Mann
Section 6 Endocrine Surgery
37 Thyroid 331
Jonathan Serpell
38 Parathyroid 339
Jonathan Serpell
39 Tumours of the adrenal gland 345
Jonathan Serpell
Section 7 Head and Neck Surgery
40 Eye injuries and infections 353
Helen V. Danesh‐Meyer
41 Otorhinolaryngology 359
Stephen O’Leary and Neil Vallance
42 Tumours of the head and neck 369
Rodney T. Judson
Section 8 Hernias
43 Hernias 381
Roger Berry and David M.A. Francis
Section 9 Skin and Soft Tissues
44 Tumours and cysts of the skin 397
Rodney T. Judson
45 Soft tissue tumours 403
Peter F. Choong
46 Infection of the extremities 415
Mark W. Ashton and David M.A. Francis
47 Principles of plastic surgery 423
Mark W. Ashton
Section 10 Trauma
48 Principles of trauma management 431
Scott K. D’Amours, Stephen A. Deane and Valerie B. Malka
49 Burns 443
Ioana Tichil and Heather Cleland
Section 11 Orthopaedic Surgery
50 Fractures and dislocations 457
Peter F. Choong
51 Diseases of bone and joints 465
Peter F. Choong
Section 12 Neurosurgery
52 Head injuries 483
Andrew H. Kaye
53 Intracranial tumours, infection and aneurysms 493
Andrew H. Kaye
54 Nerve injuries, peripheral nerve entrapments and spinal cord compression 511
Andrew H. Kaye
Section 13 Vascular Surgery
55 Disorders of the arterial system 527
Raffi Qasabian and Gurfateh Singh Sandhu
56 Extracranial vascular disease 537
Raffi Qasabian and Gurfateh Singh Sandhu
57 Venous and lymphatic diseases of the limbs 545
Hani Saeed and Michael J. Grigg
58 Endovascular therapies 553
Timothy Buckenham
Section 14 Urology
59 Benign urological conditions 565
Anthony J. Costello, Daniel M. Costello and Fairleigh Reeves
60 Genitourinary oncology 577
Homayoun Zargar and Anthony J. Costello
Section 15 Cardiothoracic Surgery
61 Principles and practice of cardiac surgery 587
James Tatoulis and Julian A. Smith
62 Common topics in thoracic surgery 603
Julian A. Smith
Section 16 Problem Solving
63 Chronic constipation 617
Kurvi Patwala and Peter De Cruz
64 Faecal incontinence 625
Andrew Bui
65 Rectal bleeding 633
Adele Burgess
66 Haematemesis and melaena 637
Wendy A. Brown
67 Obstructive jaundice 643
Frederick Huynh and Val Usatoff
68 The acute abdomen, peritonitis and intra‐abdominal abscesses 649
Paul Cashin, Michael Levitt and the late Joe J. Tjandra
69 Ascites 659
David A.K. Watters, Sonal Nagra and David M.A. Francis
70 Neck swellings 667
Rodney T. Judson
71 Acute airway problems 675
Stephen O’Leary
72 Dysphagia 679
Wendy A. Brown
73 Leg swelling and ulcers 685
Alan C. Saunder, Steven T.F. Chan and David M.A. Francis
74 Haematuria 693
Kenny Rao and Shomik Sengupta
75 Postoperative complications 699
Peter Devitt
76 Massive haemoptysis 707
Julian A. Smith
77 Epistaxis 711
Robert J.S. Briggs
78 Low back and leg pain 715
Jin W. Tee and Jeffrey V. Rosenfeld
79 Acute scrotal pain 727
Anthony Dat and Shomik Sengupta
80 Post‐traumatic confusion 735
John Laidlaw
81 Sudden‐onset severe headache 745
Alexios A. Adamides
82 The red eye 749
Christine Chen
83 Double vision 757
Christine Chen
Answers to MCQs 763
Index 767
