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This extensively revised and updated edition of Fundamentals of Surgical Practice is a key surgical textbook for the intercollegiate MRCS examination. Mirroring the entire new syllabus, it offers trainees a clear understanding of the core knowledge required for examination success and incorporates new material reflecting recent developments and the new examination. Designed to achieve maximum efficiency in learning, the content provides ample detail with key points and suggestions for further reading. In addition to a detailed index, each chapter has its own table of contents to enhance ease of use. The contributors are acknowledged experts, many of whom are recognised in their fields as innovators, practical clinicians, and Royal College examiners. This text is indispensable for the new trainee and provides established surgeons and other healthcare professionals working in the surgical environment with a modern, authoritative overview of the key areas of surgical practice.
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Fundamentals of Surgical Practice Third Edition
Fundamentals of Surgical Practice Third Edition Edited by
Andrew N. Kingsnorth MS, FRCS, FACS Consultant Surgeon, Derriford Hospital and Honorary Professor of Surgery, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK
Douglas M. Bowley FRCS [Gen Surg] Consultant Surgeon, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and Senior Lecturer, Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK
CAMBRID GE UNIVERSIT Y PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, S˜ao Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521137225 c Cambridge University Press 1998, 2006, 2011
This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published by Greenwich Medical Media 1998 Second Edition published by Cambridge University Press 2006 Third Edition published 2011 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Fundamentals of surgical practice / edited by Andrew N. Kingsnorth, MS, FRCS, FACS, Consultant Surgeon, Derriford Hospital and Honorary Professor of Surgery, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK, Douglas M. Bowley, FRCS [Gen Surg], Consultant Surgeon, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and Senior Lecturer, Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK. – Third Edition. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-521-13722-5 (pbk.) 1. Surgery. I. Kingsnorth, Andrew N., 1948– editor. II. Bowley, Douglas M., editor. [DNLM: 1. Surgical Procedures, Operative. WO 500] RD32.F86 2011 617 – dc22 2010048439 ISBN 978-0-521-13722-5 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Every effort has been made in preparing this book to provide accurate and up-to-date information which is in accord with accepted standards and practice at the time of publication. Although case histories are drawn from actual cases, every effort has been made to disguise the identities of the individuals involved. Nevertheless,