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<p>Preface iv</p> <p>Acknowledgements v</p> <p>Abbreviations vi</p> <p>The anytime anywhere textbook viii</p> <p>About the companion website x</p> <p>1 Surgical strategy 1</p> <p>2 Fluid and nutrition management 5</p> <p>3 Preoperative assessment 11</p> <p>4 Postoperative complications 16</p> <p>5 Acute infections 27</p> <p>6 Tumours 32</p> <p>7 Shock 38</p> <p>8 Burns 43</p> <p>9 The skin and its adnexae 49</p> <p>10 The chest and lungs 61</p> <p>11 The heart and thoracic aorta 70</p> <p>12 Arterial disease 79</p> <p>13 Venous disorders of the lower limb 97</p> <p>14 The brain and meninges 104</p> <p>15 Head injury 113</p> <p>16 The spine 126</p> <p>17 Peripheral nerve injuries 137</p> <p>18 The oral cavity 143</p> <p>19 The salivary glands 153</p> <p>20 The oesophagus 157</p> <p>21 The stomach and duodenum 166</p> <p>22 Mechanical intestinal obstruction 183</p> <p>23 Paralytic ileus 193</p> <p>24 The small intestine 196</p> <p>25 Acute appendicitis 201</p> <p>26 The colon 206</p> <p>27 The rectum and anal canal 220</p> <p>28 Peritonitis 233</p> <p>29 Hernia 239</p> <p>30 The liver 250</p> <p>31 The gallbladder and bile ducts 266</p> <p>32 The pancreas 276</p> <p>33 The spleen 289</p> <p>34 The lymph nodes and lymphatics 292</p> <p>35 The breast 295</p> <p>36 The neck 310</p> <p>37 The thyroid 313</p> <p>38 The parathyroids 325</p> <p>39 The thymus 330</p> <p>40 The adrenal glands 332</p> <p>41 The kidney and ureter 339</p> <p>42 The bladder 356</p> <p>43 The prostate 361</p> <p>44 The male urethra 370</p> <p>45 The penis 373</p> <p>46 The testis and scrotum 377</p> <p>47 Transplantation surgery 387</p> <p>Index 394</p>

<p><b>Harold Ellis</b>, CBE DM MCh FRCS<br />Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London</p> <p><b>Sir Roy Calne</b>, MS FRCS FRS<br />Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge</p> <p><b>Christopher Watson</b>, MD BChir FRCS<br />Professor of Transplantation and Honorary Consultant, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge</p>

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