Surgery [antikvár]

Preface In keeping with the purpose of the National Medical Series for Independent Study, this book presents the core material of the specialty of surgery. The text is not meant to be all-in-clusive and does not contain minutiae that we feit would be of little use to the reader. The authors have included not only didactic material but also facts that they find useful in clini-cal practice. Where controversy exists, we have attempted to present all sides fairly and to indícate factors that are essential in the decision-making process. We have also tried to stress situations in which surgeons and all others involved in patient care must work closely to make the most appropriate décisions regarding treatment. In preparing the second édition of Surgery, we were able to focus on refining and updating the content and expanding the text when necessary. All of the chapters are now better organized in a more logical format. Certain chapters, such as Principies of Surgical Physiolo-gy and Liver, Portal Hypertension, and Biliary Tract, have been completely reorganized and expanded, and other chapters, such as Organ Transplantation, have been updated to re-flect the rapid advances in the different fields of surgery. Two hundred study questions and explanations have also been added. Surgery, 2nd édition, was written primarily for students and residents in general surgery, but practicing surgeons as well as physicians in other specialties will no doubt find it a useful reference. We hope that all readers will find Surgery, 2nd édition, represents a déclaration of the state of surgical art in 1990. Bruce E. Jarreil R. Anthony Carabasi, III