1. Edition - August 2008
29.90 Euro
2008. 312 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 1-4051-5898-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-5898-5 - John Wiley & Sons









Short description
Although medical students don't wield the knife, they need a firm understanding of the wide range of signs and symptoms that might indicate disease requiring surgical intervention, and the issues surrounding this intervention, before, during, and after the procedures are undertaken. Written by authors of the bestselling Lecture Notes: General Surgery, this title in the Clinical Cases Uncovered series contains a vast array of surgical cases for the student to experience and explore. An ideal supplement to surgical attachments or rotations and for review in the lead-up to surgical Finals

From the contents
Part 1.

Perioperative Management.

Approach to the Patient.

Part 2.

Post-operative Pulmonary Collapse.

Burst Abdomen.

Post-operative Faecal Fistula.

Cellutis.

Abcess.

Carbuncle.

Tetanus.

Burns.

Skin Graft.

Sebaceous Cysts of the Scalp.

Ganglion of the Wrist.

Pilonidal Sinus.

Ingrowing Toenail with Paronychia.

Squamous Carcinoma.

Basal Cell Carcinoma.

Intradermal Melanoma.

Malignant Melanoma.

Lipoma.

Thoractomy.

Lung Carcinoma.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.

Arteriography.

Diabetic Foot.

Fogarty Catheter.

Raynaud's Disease.

Acute Phlebitis.

Varicose Ulcer.

Ischaemic Ulcer.

Brain Tumour.

Aneurysm.

Congential Hydrocephalus.

Severe Frontal Fracture.

Coma.

Extradural Haematoma.

Spina Bifida with Meningocele.

Wedge Fracture.

Clawed Hand.

Dupuytren's Contracture.

Mallet Finger.

Horner's Syndrome.

Mucous Retention Cyst of the Lip.

Leukoplakia.

Cleft Lip and Palate.

Calculus.

Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid.

Pharyngeal Pouch.

Achlasia of the Cardia.

Carcinoma of the Oesophagus.

Sliding Hiatus Hernia.

Congenital Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis.

Benign Gastric Ulcer.

Carcinoma of the Stomach.

Dudenal Ulcer.

Pyloric Stenosis.

Linitis Plastica.

Carcinoma of the Stomach.

Acute Intestinal Obstruction.

Small Bowel Obstruction.

Meconium Ileus.

Hirchsprung's Disease.

Volvulus of the Sigmoid Colon.

Meckel's Diverticulum.

Crohn's Disease.

Carcinoid Syndrome.

Appendicitis.

Diverticula of the Colon.

Ulcerative Colitis.

Adenocarcinoma of Ascending Colon.

Carcinoma of Descending Colon.

Haemorrhoids.

Thrombosed Strangulated Piles.

Perianal Haematomoa.

Anal Fissure.

Perianal Abscess.

Fistula in Ano.

Complete Rectal Prolapse.

Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum.

Squamous Carcinoma of the Anal Verge.

Inguinal Hernia.

Femoral Hernia.

Para-Umbilical Hernia.

Icisional Hernia.

Jaundice.

Alcoholic Cirrhosis.

Liver Cancer.

Gall Stones.

Pancreatic Tumour.

Pancreatic Pseudocyst.

Periampullary Carcinoma.

Traumatized Spleen.

Hodgkin's Disease.

Lymphodoema.

Fibroadenoma of the Breast.

Breast Cancer.

Paget's Disease of the Nipple.

Osteolytic Secondaries.

Branchial Cyst.

Tuberculous Cervical Adenitis.

Thyroglossal Cyst.

Graves' Disease.

Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid.

Parathyroid Adenoma.

Cushing's Syndrome.

Polycystic Disease of the Kidneys.

Hydronephrosis.

Pyonephrosis.

Adenocarcinom of the Kidney.

Ectopia Vesicae.

Bladder Stone.

Bladder Tumour.

Osteosclerotic Secondaries.

Bladder Distension.

Phimosis.

Squamous Carcinoma of the Penis.

Ectopic Testicle.

Cyst of the Epididymis.

Seminom and Teratoma.

Retroperitoneal Haemorrhage.

Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.

Hyperparathyroidism.

Dermoid Cyst.

Perinephric Abcess.

Intestinal Obstruction.

Small Bowel Obstruction.

Peptic Ulcer.

Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy.

Subungual Exostosis.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.

Cirrhotic Liver.

Amaurosis Fugax.

Lipoma.

Aortic Dissection.

Basal Cell Carcinoma.

Malignant Melanoma.

Squamous Carcinoma of the Lip.

Part 3.

Surgery in Action.

Part 4.

30 MCQs.

10 EMQs.

10 SAQs