Table of Contents
SECTION I: SURGICAL BASIC PRINCIPLES Chapter
1. History Chapter
2. Ethics in Surgery Chapter
3. Molecular and Cell Biology Chapter
4. The Role of Cytokines as Mediators of the Inflammatory Response Chapter
5. Shock, Electrolytes and Fluid Chatper
6. Hematologic Principles in Surgery Chapter
7. Metabolism in Surgical Patients Chapter
8. Wound Healing Chapter
9. Critical Assessment of Outcomes
SECTION II: PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT Chapter
10. Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery Chapter
11. Ultrasound for Surgeons Chapter
12. Surgical Infections and Choice of Antiobiotics Chapter
13. Surgical Problems in the Immunosuppressed Patient Chapter
14. Surgical Complications Chapter
15. Surgery in the Elderly Chapter
16. Morbid Obesity Chapter
17. Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management and Conscious Sedation Chapter
18. Minimally Invasive Surgery Chapter
19. Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Electronics, Robotics
SECTION III: TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE Chapter
20. Management of Acute Injury Chapter
21. Emergent Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries Chapter
22. Burns Chapter
23. Bites and Stings Chapter
24. Critical Care and Respiratory Failure Chapter
25. Surgeons Role in Unconventional Civilian Disasters SECTION IV: TRANSPLANTATION AND IMMUNOLOGY Chapter
26. Transplantation, Immunobiology and Immunosuppression Chapter
27. Transplantation of Abdominal Organs
SECTION V: SURGICAL ONCOLOGY Chapter
28. Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers Chapter
29. Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies Chapter
30. Soft Tissue Sarcomas SECTION VI: HEAD AND NECK Chapter
31. Head and Neck SECTION VII: BREAST Chapter
32. Diseases of the Breast Chapter
33. Breast Reconstruction SECTION VIII: ENDOCRINE Chapter
34. The Thyroid Chapter
35. The Parathyroid Gland Chapter
36. Endocrine Pancreas Chapter
37. The Pituitary and Adrenal Glands Chapter
38. The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome
SECTION IX: ESOPHAGUS Chapter
39. Esophagus Chapter
40. Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease SECTION X: ABDOMEN Chapter
41. Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum and Retroperitoneum Chapter
42. Hernias Chapter
43. Acute Abdomen Chapter
44. Acute GI Hemorrhage Chapter
45. Stomach Chapter
46. Small Intestine Chapter
47. The Appendix Chapter
48. Colon and Rectum Chapter
49. Anus Chapter
50. The Liver Chapter
51. Surgical Complications of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension Chapter
52. Biliary Tract Chapter
53. The Exocrine Pancreas Chapter
54. The Spleen SECTION XI: CHEST Chapter
55. Chest Wall and Pleura Chapter
56. The Mediastinum Chapter
57. Lung/Pulmonary Embolism Chapter
58. Congenital Heart Disease Chapter
59. Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary Insufficiency Chapter
60. Acquired Heart Disease: Valvular
SECTION XII: VASCULAR Chapter
61. Thoracic Vasculature Chapter
62. Endovascular Surgery Chapter
63. Cerebrovascular Disease Chapter
64. Aneurysmal Vascular Disease Chapter
65. Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Chapter
66. Vascular Trauma Chapter
