Author affiliations, vi

Preface, viii

Acknowledgements, ix

Abbreviations, x

About the companion website, xiv

1 Surgical strategy (Justin Davies), 1

2 Human factors in surgery (Peter A. Brennan), 5

3 Fluid and nutrition management (Lynsey Spillman), 12

4 Preoperative assessment (Hemantha Alawattegama), 20

5 Postoperative complications (Elizabeth Tweedle), 27

6 Acute infections (Christopher Watson), 49

7 Tumours (Christopher Watson), 55

8 Shock (Vijay Sujendran), 63

9 Trauma surgery (Jonathan Morton), 70

10 Burns (Ian Grant), 79

11 The skin and its adnexae (Amer J. Durrani), 86

12 Arterial disease (Patrick Coughlin), 101

13 The heart and thoracic aorta (David P. Jenkins), 119

14 The chest and lungs (Aman Singh Coonar), 129

15 Venous disorders of the lower limb (Manj Gohel), 140

16 The brain and meninges (Stephen Price), 147

17 Head injury (Stephen Price), 157

18 The spine (Rodney J. C. Laing), 170

19 Peripheral nerve injuries (Ian Grant), 182

20 The oral cavity (Kanwalraj Moar), 189

21 The salivary glands (Brian Fish), 203

22 The oesophagus (Peter Safranek), 208

23 The stomach and duodenum (Stavros Gourgiotis), 218

24 The surgery of obesity, (Christopher Pring), 240

25 The small intestine (Justin Davies), 245

26 The appendix (Ioanna G. Panagiotopoulou), 251

27 The colon (Justin Davies), 259

28 The rectum and anal canal (Justin Davies), 274

29 The acute abdomen (Constantinos Simillis), 289

30 Intestinal obstruction and paralytic ileus (Christopher Watson), 299

31 Hernia (Christopher Watson), 311

32 The liver (Raaj Kumar Praseedom), 323

33 The gallbladder and bile ducts (Anita Balakrishnan), 340

34 The pancreas (Raaj Kumar Praseedom), 351

35 The spleen (Christopher Watson), 364

36 The lymph nodes and lymphatics (Christopher Watson), 367

37 The breast (Eleftheria Kleidi), 371

38 The neck (Ekpemi Irune), 389

39 The thyroid (Brian Fish), 393

40 The parathyroids (Ekpemi Irune), 406

41 The thymus (Christopher Watson), 412

42 The adrenal glands (Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis), 414

43 The kidney and ureter (Alexandra J. Colquhoun), 425

44 The bladder (Alexandra J. Colquhoun), 444

45 The prostate (Arthur McPhee), 450

46 The male urethra (Arthur McPhee), 459

47 The penis (Arthur McPhee), 462

48 The testis and scrotum (Alexandra J. Colquhoun), 466

49 Transplantation surgery (Christopher Watson), 476

Index, 000