Main description:

This book is a one-volume core revision text covering surgery and surgical specialities, designed to stimulate the student into assessing his/her own knowledge during self-directed learning and exam preparation. The emphasis on self-assessment is designed to make learning easier and more enjoyable.

The structure of the book is:

• An introductory chapter on how best to use the book
• each chapter starts with an overview
• a core text with learning objectives
• a self-assessment section at the end of each chapter allowing the student to assess progress in the application of the facts to common surgical problems.

Contents:

. Using this book
. Surgical principles
. General surgery
. Surgical gastroenterology
. Peripheral vascular surgery
. Breast and endocrine surgery
. Hernias
. Trauma
. Upper limb
. Lower limb
. Back and neck pain
. Children's complaints
. Cardiothoracic surgery
. Urology
. Plastic surgery
. Neurosurgery
. Plastic surgery
. Transplantation
. Opthalmology
. Ear, nose and throat
. Index