| List of contributors | |
| Preface | |
| Sect. 1 | General surgery | |
| Module 1 | Trauma - specific injuries | 1 |
| Module 2 | Disorders of the skin and soft tissues | 43 |
| Module 3 | Disorders of the breast | 61 |
| Module 4a | Disorders of the thyroid gland | 95 |
| Module 4b | Disorders of the parathryoid glands | 111 |
| Module 5 | Disorders of the adrenal glands | 117 |
| Module 6 | Disorders of the abdominal wall and peritoneal cavity | 143 |
| Module 7 | Disorders of the oesophagus | 183 |
| Module 8 | Disorders of the stomach and duodenum | 261 |
| Module 9 | Disorders of the liver | 321 |
| Module 10 | Disorders of the biliary tract | 375 |
| Module 11 | Disorders of the spleen and lymph nodes | 453 |
| Module 12 | Disorders of the pancreas | 477 |
| Module 13 | Disorders of the small intestine and vermiform appendix | 527 |
| Module 14 | Disorders of the colon and rectum | 569 |
| Module 15 | Disorders of the anal canal | 627 |
| Sect. 2 | Vascular surgery | |
| Module 16 | Vascular physiology | 647 |
| Module 17 | Epidemiology of peripheral arterial occlusive disease | 659 |
| Module 18 | Vascular risk reduction | 663 |
| Module 19 | Thrombophilia | 673 |
| Module 20 | Microvascular disease | 683 |
| Module 21 | Non-invasive vascular assessment | 697 |
| Module 22 | Anaesthesia for vascular surgery | 709 |
| Module 23 | Carotid artery disease | 715 |
| Module 24 | Renovascular disease and mesenteric ischaemia | 729 |
| Module 25 | Aneurysm | 739 |
| Module 26 | Acute limb ischaemia and thrombolysis | 751 |
| Module 27 | Chronic lower lim,b occlusive disease | 759 |
| Module 28 | Diabetic foot disease | 785 |
| Module 29 | Amputation | 795 |
| Module 30 | Upper limb ischaemia | 813 |
| Module 31 | Vascular access surgery | 831 |
| Module 32 | Diagnostic radiology and endovascular techniques | 851 |
| Module 33 | Venous thrombo-embolism | 869 |
| Module 34 | Varicose veins | 879 |
| Module 35 | Chronic venous insufficiency | 891 |
| Module 36 | Arteriovenous fistulae | 925 |
| Module 37 | Lymphoedema | 937 |
| Sect. 3 | Neurosurgery | |
| Module 38 | Mild and moderate head injury | 953 |
| Module 39 | Severe head injury | 961 |
| Module 40 | Spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage | 977 |
| Module 41 | Tumours of the brain and spine | 987 |
| Module 42 | Neurosurgical conditions of the skull base and spine | 997 |
| Sect. 4 | Head and neck surgery | |
| Module 43 | Surgery of the face | 1005 |
| Module 44 | Injuries of the maxillofacial skeleton | 1027 |
| Module 45 | Neck lumps | 1045 |
| Module 46 | The salivary glands | 1065 |
| Module 47 | Pharynx | 1077 |
| Module 48 | The oral cavity | 1085 |
| Sect. 5 | Thoracic surgery | |
| Module 49 | Applied anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system | 1101 |
| Module 50 | Pulmonary infections | 1119 |
| Module 51 | Diseases of the pleura, pneumothorax and emphysema | 1139 |
| Module 52 | Tumours of the lung | 1159 |
| Module 53 | Diseases of the mediastinum | 1181 |
| Module 54 | Disorders of the chest wall | 1197 |
| Sect. 6 | Urology | |
| Module 55 | Urological investigations | 1209 |
| Module 56 | Urogenital trauma | 1221 |
| Module 57 | Tumours of the upper urinary tract | 1239 |
| Module 58 | Carcinoma of the bladder | 1249 |
| Module 59 | Carcinoma of the prostate | 1257 |
| Module 60 | Urinary stone disease: upper urinary tract obstruction | 1269 |
| Module 61 | Lower urinary tract symptoms: bladder outflow obstruction | 1283 |
| Module 62 | The male external genitalia | 1299 |
| Sect. 7 | Surgical management of the neonate | |
| Module 63 | Management of the surgical neonate | 1315 |
| Sect. 8 | Organ transplantation | |
| Module 64 | Organ transplantation | 1343 |
| Sect. 9 | Plastic and reconstructive surgery | |
| Module 65 | Plastic and reconstructive surgery | 1357 |
| Index | 1371 |
Format: Hardcover, 4th ed., 880 pages
