Essentials of surgery scientific principles and practice
A guide for students in six-to-eight-week surgical rotations. It presents clinically relevant scientific information, and includes chapters on cytokines, human gene therapy, and the immunobiology of organ transplants. It also consists of 20 sections devoted to specific organ systems, and a section on pediatric surgery.
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Part 1 Scientific principles: cell structure and function; nutrition and metabolism; wound healing; haemostasis; cytokines; inflammation; infection; shock; critical care; fluid and electrolytes and acid-base balance; trauma; burns; pain management and anaesthesia; tumour biology; human gene therapy; transplant and immunology. Part 2 Surgical practice: head and neck; oesophagus; stomach and duodenum; small intestine; pancreas; liver-portal venous system; gallbladder and biliary tract; colon, rectum, and anus; hernia, mesentery, retroperitoneum; surgical endocrinology; thorax; cardiac; arterial system; venous and lymphatic; paediatrics; musculoskeletal system; nervous system; genitourinary system; skin and soft tissue.