• A comprehensive and highly illustrated textbook
• Problem-oriented approach

Essential Surgery

Essential Surgery is a comprehensive and highly illustrated textbook for clinical students and postgraduate trainees - its unique feature being the broadly problem-oriented approach taken, as distinct to the traditional disease-based structure.

Unlike many other surgery texts for students, this book also explains the pathophysiological basis of surgical diseases and of their management, helping to bridge the gap between the basic medical sciences and clinical problems; relates the community aspects of surgical problems to aetiology, disease prevention and primary care, contains clear outlines of common surgical operations and includes a major section on accident surgery related to the general surgeon.