Abstract

This title is updated annually, covering the latest trends within surgery and reflecting any changes to the professional examinations for surgeons. It provides a comprehensive survey of up-to-date knowledge for candidates of the MRCS/AFRCS examinations, and forms a useful update of general surgery for candidates of the Intercollegiate Examination. Contents: SURGERY IN GENERAL o Paediatric surgery in the district general hospital George G. Youngson, Chris P. Driver o Pre-operative cardiac assessment and interventions in high-risk elective surgical patients Jonathan Wilson, Louise Cousens o Fast-track surgery Adarsh Kumar, John H. Scholefield, Jens Andersen, Nicholas C. Armitage o Recent advances in angiogenesis and their surgical implications Gary Atkin, Abhay Chopada o General surgical aspects of sickle cell disease Abdul-Wahed N. Meshikhes LIVER AND PANCREATIC SURGERY o Radiofrequency thermal ablation in the treatment of malignant tumours Mohammad Abu Hilal, David J. Breen o Management strategies in pancreatic trauma Jake E.J. Krige, Stephen J. Beningfield, Philip C. Bornman o Liver and splenic trauma Brendan C. Visser, Rowan W. Parks o Live donor liver transplantation Kellee Slater, Jonathan Fawcett o Management of severe acute pancreatitis Henry Hook, Ross Carter VASCULAR SURGERY o Pseudoaneurysms: minimally invasive management Sohail A. Choksy, James Keir, John R. Bottomley o Endovenous laser therapy for varicose veins Michael J. Gough BREAST DISEASE o Gynaecomastia evaluation and management Adel H. Rateme, Reza Mansouri, Mohammed Keshtgar RANDOMISED TRIALS o Randomised clinical trials in surgery 2005 Richard A. Cassell, Bashar Zeidan, Emma-Kate Lacey, Colin D. Johnson