Context
Part I
Preface
Preface
Wound healing
Wound healing
Surgical infections and AIDS
Surgical infections
The surgical management of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Anaesthesia and the operating room
Anaesthesia for surgeons
Surgical diathermy
Electrical safety in anaesthesia and surgery
Interpretation of lung function tests in the surgical patient
Blood transfusions and blood substitutes in surgical practice
Care of the critically-ill patient
Critical care of the surgical patient
Cardiovascular aspects
Renal aspects
Respiratory aspects
Infection in the critical care unit
Critical care management of the trauma patient
Central nervous system aspects
Gastrointestinal aspects
The role of cytokines in bacterial sepsis
Medical problems in the surgical patient
Respiratory problems
Cardiological problems
Renal problems
Hepatic problems
Haematological problems
Psychological care
Imaging in the surgical practice
Conventional radiology
Computed tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Gastrointestinal radiology
Ultrasound imaging
Imaging in children
Nuclear medicine techniques
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Imaging guidelines
The arteries
The pathobiology of atherosclerosis
Chronic periaortitis
The pathobiology of vasculitis
The non-invasive vascular diagnostic laboratory
Vascular prostheses
Obliterative atheromatous disease
Aortoiliac disease
Femoral and distal arteries
Mesenteric arteries
Aneurysms
Abdominal aorta
Femoral artery
Popliteal artery
Carotid artery
Subclavian artery
Visceral arteries
Mycotic aneurysms
Extracerebral vascular disease
Carotid artery
Vertebrobasilar, subclavian, and innominate arteries
Carotid body tumours
Vascular diseases of the upper limb
Thoracic outlet obstruction
Raynaud's syndrome
Vasculitis
Renovascular disease
Arterial emboly
Arterial emboli: limbs
Arterial emboli: mesenteric arteries
Arterial and venous injuries
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and laser therapy
Angioscopy in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease
Thrombolytic therapy
Vascular access and other techniques for dialysis and chemotherapy
Limb amputation
The veins Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
Venous disorders, vascular malformations, and chronic ulceration in the lower limbs
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
Abnormalities of the lymphatic system
Abnormalities of the lymphatic system
Organ transplantation
Transplantation immunology and immunogenetics
Organ procurement
Organ and tissue preservation
Immunosuppression
Kidney transplantation
Liver transplantation
Heart and heart - lung transplantation
Small bowel transplantation
Experimental small bowel transplantation
Clinical small bowel transplantation
Vascularized pancreatic transplantation
Pancreatic islet and fetal pancreas transplantation
Xenogeneic transplantation
Neural tissue transplantation
Endocrine disease
The thyroid gland
Parathyroid glands
Hyperparathyroidism and the metabolic responses to parathyroidectomy
Surgery of the parathyroid glands
The adrenal gland
Preoperative preparation of patients with phaeochromocytoma
The breast
Benign conditions of the breast
Cancer of the breast
Needle localization and biopsy of non
Abnormalities of the male breast
Endoscopic surgery
Endoscopic surgery
The oesophagus
Dysphagia
Perforation, Boerhaave's syndrome, and Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Benigh oesophageal stricture, reflux, and hiatus hernia
Reflux disease and hiatal hernias
Benign oesophageal strictures
Diverticula and achalasia
Oesophageal diverticula
Achalasia
Benign and malignant tumours
Surgical oesophageal disease
The stomach and duodenum
Peptic ulcer - stomach and duodenum
Non-operative management of perforated peptic ulcer
Carcinoma of the stomach
Duodenal diverticula and duodenal tumours
Gastritis
Menetrier's disease
Gastric volvulus and acute gastric dilatation
Foreign bodies and bezoars
