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Clinical Surgery

With Student Consult Access

  • 3rd Edition - February 13, 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.'

Key features

  • 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!

Table of contents

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

Review quotes

  • 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

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 10, 2013
  • Language: English

About the editors

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, UK

JT

Jeremy N. Thompson

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK