Welcome to the latest edition of this classic surgery clerkship text. Essentials of General Surgery and its companion Essentials of Surgical Specialties remain leading choices with medical students and faculty alike for their superb coverage of important surgical information. All of the contributing authors are distinguished surgical educators who understand the appropriate depth of knowledge for a third- or fourth-year medical student to master. The length of sections is limited to what can reasonably be read during the clerkship.

New to this Edition:
• New chapter on Surgical Critical Care
• All chapters updated
• Multiple-choice questions, expanded and rewritten to NMBE format, and provided online to student
• Over 63 new illustrations
• Two-color design
• 27 new contributors
Online access to practice questions is included with the book