Lecture Notes: General Surgery

Preface, iv Acknowledgements, v Abbreviations, vi The anytime, anywhere textbook, viii About the companion website, x 1 Surgical strategy, 1 2 Fluid and nutrition management, 5 3 Preoperative assessment, 11 4 Postoperative complications, 16 5 Acute infections, 27 6 Tumours, 32 7 Shock, 38 8 Burns, 43 9 The skin and its adnexae, 49 10 The chest and lungs, 61 11 The heart and thoracic aorta, 70 12 Arterial disease, 79 13 Venous disorders of the lower limb, 97 14 The brain and meninges, 104 15 Head injury, 113 16 The spine, 126 17 Peripheral nerve injuries, 137 18 The oral cavity, 143 19 The salivary glands, 153 20 The oesophagus, 157 21 The stomach and duodenum, 166 22 Mechanical intestinal obstruction, 183 23 Paralytic ileus, 193 24 The small intestine, 196 25 Acute appendicitis, 201 26 The colon, 206 27 The rectum and anal canal, 220 28 Peritonitis, 233 29 Hernia, 239 30 The liver, 250 31 The gallbladder and bile ducts, 266 32 The pancreas, 276 33 The spleen, 289 34 The lymph nodes and lymphatics, 292 35 The breast, 295 36 The neck, 310 37 The thyroid, 313 38 The parathyroids, 325 39 The thymus, 330 40 The adrenal glands, 332 41 The kidney and ureter, 339 42 The bladder, 356 43 The prostate, 361 44 The male urethra, 370 45 The penis, 373 46 The testis and scrotum, 377 47 Transplantation surgery, 387 Index, 394