Recent Advances in Surgery: No. 14

"Recent Advances in Surgery" is designed to reflect the rapid changes which are occurring in surgical practice and thought. The topics chosen are those in which surgeons would wish to familiarize themselves with the most up-to-date knowledge. Each author is an expert in the field and has been asked to provide a compact appraisal of the topic. The information should be valuable both to surgeons in training who are about to sit the Part II FRCS examinations, and to consultant surgeons wishing to keep abreast of the literature.
 
"Recent Advances in Surgery" is designed to reflect the rapid changes which are occurring in surgical practice and thought. The topics chosen are those in which surgeons would wish to familiarize themselves with the most up-to-date knowledge. Each author is an expert in the field and has been asked to provide a compact appraisal of the topic. The information should be valuable both to surgeons in training who are about to sit the Part II FRCS examinations, and to consultant surgeons wishing to keep abreast of the literature.