Kirk's General Surgical Operations

General Surgical Operations is a highly-praised and comprehensive textbook of operative surgery. It is a practical manual aimed at the surgeon who is about to carry out an operation, rather than just a description of the principles suitable for an examiner. This book is aimed primarily at trainees studying for the UK and Ireland Intercollegiate FRCS and equivalent examinations around the world. It is, however, also intended as a vade mecum for a trained surgeon anywhere, who is about to carry out an infrequently performed procedure, perhaps in emergency conditions. It will therefore serve as a useful reference manual for every surgeon. This is a ‘What to do’ book. Using it the reader can aspire to gain diagnostic, decision making and operative surgical competence with confidence. New to this edition A new editorial team for the Sixth Edition comprises a colorectal surgeon, a vascular surgeon and an orthopaedic surgeon Professor RM Kirk becomes Editor Emeritus and the Sixth Edition will be known as Kirk’s General Surgical Operations The contents are restructured into 42 chapters. Author Info Edited by J. Richard Novell, Mchir FRCS, Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK; Daryll Baker, BSc, PhD, BM, Bch, FRCS, FRCS (gen) , Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK and Nicholas Goddard, MB FRCS, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK Table of Contents: Choose well, cut well, get well Anaesthesia-related techniques The severely injured patient Laparotomy: elective and emergency Principles of minimal access surgery Abdominal wall and groin Appendix and abdominal abscess Oesophagus Oesophagectomy Stomach and duodenum Small bowel Colonoscopy Laparoscopically assisted colectomy Anorectum Biliary tract Pancreas Liver and portal venous system Spleen Breast Thyroid gland Parathyroid glands Adrenal Arteries Veins and lymphatics Sympathectomy Transplantation Thorax Head and neck Orthopaedics and trauma: amputations Orthopaedics and trauma: general principles Orthopaedics and trauma: upper limb Orthopaedics and trauma: lower limb Plastic surgery Paediatric surgery Neurosurgery Upper urinary tract Lower urinary tract Male genitalia Gynaecological surgery Ear, nose and throat Oral and dental Ophthalmology