Table of Contents

 Skills and Tools: Knots to Robots

Surgery of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Surgery of the Breast and Axilla

Soft Tissue Surgery: Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments and Nerves

Surgery of Bone and Amputations

Vascular Surgical Techniques: Vascular Access and Trauma

Operative Management of Vascular Disease

Cardiothoracic Surgery for the General Surgeon

Neurosurgery for the General Surgeon

Surgery of the Neck

Surgery of the Face and Jaws

Special Considerations in Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Surgery

Surgical Access to the Abdomen and Surgery of the Abdominal Wall

General Techniques in Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Surgery

Emergency Abdominal Surgery

Surgery of Intra-Abdominal Malignancy

Classic Operations on the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

Operative Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Disease

Gallbladder and Biliary Surgery

Surgery of the Pancreas, Spleen and Adrenal Glands

Surgery of the Liver

Classic Operations on the Small and Large Bowel

Operative Management of Small And Large Bowel Disease

Surgery of the Anus and Perineum

Surgery of the Groin and External Genitalia

Urological Surgery for the General Surgeon

Gynaecology and Obstetrics for the General Surgeon

Appendix I Preoperative Preparation

Appendix II Intraoperative Care

Appendix III Postoperative Care

About the Author

Margaret Farquharson FRCSEd, Consultant Surgeon, formerly of Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, Basingstoke, UK


James Hollingshead FRCS(Gen Surg), Specialist Registrar in General Surgery NW Thames, London, UK


Brendan Moran FRCSI, Consultant Surgeon, Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, Basingstoke, UK