Essential surgery : problems, diagnosis and management / H. George Burkitt, Clive R. G. Quick, Joanna B. Reed ; illustrations by Philip J. Deakin ; foreword by Andrew T. Raftery.

Includes index.

SECTION 1 Disease processes and diagnostic techniques
Surgery and the mechanisms of surgical disease
3 (6)
Disease processes
Managing physiological change in the surgical patient
9 (18)
Immunity, inflammation and infection
27 (25)
Shock and resuscitation
52 (7)
Diagnostic techniques
Imaging and interventional techniques in surgery
59 (29)
Screening for adult disease
88 (13)
SECTION 2 Perioperative care
Preoperative assessment
101 (7)
Medical problems
108 (20)
Blood transfusion
128 (7)
Diagnosis and management of common postoperative problems
135 (8)
Principles of operative surgery
143 (28)
Complications of surgery and trauma and their prevention
171 (21)
Principles of cancer management
192 (19)
Principles of transplantation surgery
211 (10)
SECTION 3 Principles of accident surgery
Major trauma
221 (16)
Head and maxillofacial injuries
237 (17)
Soft tissue injuries and burns
254 (19)
SECTION 4 Symptoms, diagnosis and management
Abdomen, general principles
Non-acute abdominal pain and other abdominal symptoms and signs
273 (24)
The acute abdomen and acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage
297 (18)
Upper gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary
Gallstone diseases and related disorders
315 (16)
Peptic ulceration and related disorders
331 (17)
Disorders of the oesophagus
348 (12)
Tumours of the stomach and small intestine
360 (9)
Tumours of the pancreas and hepatobiliary system
369 (11)
Pancreatitis
380 (9)
Coloproctology
Appendicitis
389 (10)
Colorectal polyps and carcinoma
399 (17)
Chronic inflammatory bowel disorders
416 (14)
Disorders of large bowel motility, structure and perfusion
430 (11)
Anal and perianal disorders
441 (16)
Thoracic surgery excluding cardiac
Thoracic surgery
457 (12)
Groin and male genitalia
Hernias and other groin problems
469 (15)
Disorders of the male genitalia
484 (18)
Urinary tract
Symptoms, signs and investigation of urinary tract disorders
502 (14)
Disorders of the prostate
516 (16)
Tumours of the kidney and urinary tract
532 (9)
Stone disease of the urinary tract
541 (10)
Urinary tract infections
551 (8)
Congenital disorders and diseases secondarily involving the urinary tract
559 (8)
Cardiovascular disorders
Pathophysiology, clinical features and diagnosis of vascular disease affecting the limbs
567 (14)
Managing lower limb arterial insufficiency, the diabetic foot and major amputations
581 (17)
Aneurysms and other peripheral arterial disorders
598 (16)
Venous disorders of the lower limb
614 (10)
Cardiac surgery
624 (11)
Breast
Disorders of the breast
635 (27)
Skin
Disorders of the skin
662 (24)
Head and neck
Lumps in the head and neck and salivary calculi
686 (13)
Disorders of the mouth
699 (10)
Disorders of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
709 (18)
Neonatal and paediatric surgery
Acute surgical problems in children
727 (19)
Non-acute abdominal and urological problems in children
746 (15)
Index 761

This surgical textbook attempts to explain the pathophysiological basis of surgical diseases and of their management to bridge the gap between the basic medical sciences and clinical problems. It uses a problem-solving rather than a disease-oriented approach to diagnosis and treatment. H G Burkitt, medical author, Sydney, Australia