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<p>Author affiliations, vi</p> <p>Preface, viii</p> <p>Acknowledgements, ix</p> <p>Abbreviations, x</p> <p>About the companion website, xiv</p> <p>1 Surgical strategy (Justin Davies), 1</p> <p>2 Human factors in surgery (Peter A. Brennan), 5</p> <p>3 Fluid and nutrition management (Lynsey Spillman), 12</p> <p>4 Preoperative assessment (Hemantha Alawattegama), 20</p> <p>5 Postoperative complications (Elizabeth Tweedle), 27</p> <p>6 Acute infections (Christopher Watson), 49</p> <p>7 Tumours (Christopher Watson), 55</p> <p>8 Shock (Vijay Sujendran), 63</p> <p>9 Trauma surgery (Jonathan Morton), 70</p> <p>10 Burns (Ian Grant), 79</p> <p>11 The skin and its adnexae (Amer J. Durrani), 86</p> <p>12 Arterial disease (Patrick Coughlin), 101</p> <p>13 The heart and thoracic aorta (David P. Jenkins), 119</p> <p>14 The chest and lungs (Aman Singh Coonar), 129</p> <p>15 Venous disorders of the lower limb (Manj Gohel), 140</p> <p>16 The brain and meninges (Stephen Price), 147</p> <p>17 Head injury (Stephen Price), 157</p> <p>18 The spine (Rodney J. C. Laing), 170</p> <p>19 Peripheral nerve injuries (Ian Grant), 182</p> <p>20 The oral cavity (Kanwalraj Moar), 189</p> <p>21 The salivary glands (Brian Fish), 203</p> <p>22 The oesophagus (Peter Safranek), 208</p> <p>23 The stomach and duodenum (Stavros Gourgiotis), 218</p> <p>24 The surgery of obesity, (Christopher Pring), 240</p> <p>25 The small intestine (Justin Davies), 245</p> <p>26 The appendix (Ioanna G. Panagiotopoulou), 251</p> <p>27 The colon (Justin Davies), 259</p> <p>28 The rectum and anal canal (Justin Davies), 274</p> <p>29 The acute abdomen (Constantinos Simillis), 289</p> <p>30 Intestinal obstruction and paralytic ileus (Christopher Watson), 299</p> <p>31 Hernia (Christopher Watson), 311</p> <p>32 The liver (Raaj Kumar Praseedom), 323</p> <p>33 The gallbladder and bile ducts (Anita Balakrishnan), 340</p> <p>34 The pancreas (Raaj Kumar Praseedom), 351</p> <p>35 The spleen (Christopher Watson), 364</p> <p>36 The lymph nodes and lymphatics (Christopher Watson), 367</p> <p>37 The breast (Eleftheria Kleidi), 371</p> <p>38 The neck (Ekpemi Irune), 389</p> <p>39 The thyroid (Brian Fish), 393</p> <p>40 The parathyroids (Ekpemi Irune), 406</p> <p>41 The thymus (Christopher Watson), 412</p> <p>42 The adrenal glands (Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis), 414</p> <p>43 The kidney and ureter (Alexandra J. Colquhoun), 425</p> <p>44 The bladder (Alexandra J. Colquhoun), 444</p> <p>45 The prostate (Arthur McPhee), 450</p> <p>46 The male urethra (Arthur McPhee), 459</p> <p>47 The penis (Arthur McPhee), 462</p> <p>48 The testis and scrotum (Alexandra J. Colquhoun), 466</p> <p>49 Transplantation surgery (Christopher Watson), 476</p> <p>Index, 000</p>

<p><b>Christopher Watson,</b> MD BChir FRCS, Professor of Transplantation and Honorary Consultant, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK. <p><b>Justin Davies,</b> MA MChir FRCS FEBS, The department of Surgery, Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge University, UK.

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