A comprehensive and attractively presented full-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.
• New edition of a prize-winning textbook.
• Completely revised throughout to reflect recent changes in surgical practice.
• New chapter on bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbidly obese patients.
• Covers the increasing use of minimally invasive surgical techniques, including robotic surgery.
• Emphasises the increasing impact of multimodality therapy, in particular for the treatment of cancer.
• Covers improvements in imaging technology and impact on surgical decision-making.