Table of Contents
SECTION I: SURGICAL BASIC PRINCIPLES
Chapter 1 History
Chapter 2 Ethics in Surgery
Chapter 3 Molecular and Cell Biology
Chapter 4 The Role of Cytokines as Mediators of the Inflammatory Response
Chapter 5 Shock, Electrolytes and Fluid
Chapter 6 Hematologic Principles in Surgery
Chapter 7 Metabolism in Surgical Patients
Chapter 8 Wound Healing
Chapter 9 Critical Assessment of Outcomes
SECTION II: PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
Chapter 10 Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery
Chapter 11 Ultrasound for Surgeons
Chapter 12 Surgical Infections and Choice of Antiobiotics
Chapter 13 Surgical Problems in the Immunosuppressed Patient
Chapter 14 Surgical Complications
Chapter 15 Surgery in the Elderly
Chapter 16 Morbid Obesity
Chapter 17 Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management and Conscious Sedation
Chapter 18 Minimally Invasive Surgery
Chapter 19 Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Electronics, Robotics
SECTION III: TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE
Chapter 20 Management of Acute Injury
Chapter 21 Emergent Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chapter 22 Burns
Chapter 23 Bites and Stings
Chapter 24 Critical Care and Respiratory Failure
Chapter 25 Surgeon's Role in Unconventional Civilian Disasters
SECTION IV: TRANSPLANTATION AND IMMUNOLOGY
Chapter 26 Transplantation, Immunobiology and Immunosuppression
Chapter 27 Transplantation of Abdominal Organs
SECTION V: SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Chapter 28 Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers
Chapter 29 Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies
Chapter 30 Soft Tissue Sarcomas
SECTION VI: HEAD AND NECK
Chapter 31 Head and Neck
SECTION VII: BREAST
Chapter 32 Diseases of the Breast
Chapter 33 Breast Reconstruction
SECTION VIII: ENDOCRINE
Chapter 34 The Thyroid
Chapter 35 The Parathyroid Gland
Chapter 36 Endocrine Pancreas
Chapter 37 The Pituitary and Adrenal Glands
Chapter 38 The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome
SECTION IX: ESOPHAGUS
Chapter 39 Esophagus
Chapter 40 Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
SECTION X: ABDOMEN
Chapter 41 Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum and Retroperitoneum
Chapter 42 Hernias
Chapter 43 Acute Abdomen
Chapter 44 Acute GI Hemorrhage
Chapter 45 Stomach
Chapter 46 Small Intestine
Chapter 47 The Appendix
Chapter 48 Colon and Rectum
Chapter 49 Anus
Chapter 50 The Liver
Chapter 51 Surgical Complications of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Chapter 52 Biliary Tract
Chapter 53 The Exocrine Pancreas
Chapter 54 The Spleen
SECTION XI: CHEST
Chapter 55 Chest Wall and Pleura
Chapter 56 The Mediastinum
Chapter 57 Lung/Pulmonary Embolism
Chapter 58 Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 59 Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary Insufficiency
Chapter 60 Acquired Heart Disease: Valvular
SECTION XII: VASCULAR
Chapter 61 Thoracic Vasculature
Chapter 62 Endovascular Surgery
Chapter 63 Cerebrovascular Disease
Chapter 64 Aneurysmal Vascular Disease
Chapter 65 Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
Chapter 66 Vascular Trauma
Chapter 67 Venous Disease
Chapter 68 The Lymphatics
Chapter 69 Access and Ports
SECTION XIII: SPECIALTIES IN GENERAL SURGERY
Chapter 70 Pediatric Surgery
Chapter 71 Neurosurgery
Chapter 72 Plastic Surgery
Chapter 73 Hand Surgery
Chapter 74 Gynecologic Surgery
Chapter 75 Surgery in the Pregnant Patient
Chapter 76 Urology
