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The Unofficial Guide to Surgery: Core Operations

  • 2 Edición - 9 de enero de 2024
  • Última edición
  • Editores: Zeshan Qureshi, Katrina Mason, Gareth Rogers
  • Idioma: Inglés

The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors unders… Leer más

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The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.

The Unofficial Guide to Surgery: Core Operations, Second Edition provides a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the most common operations - what they are, why people are listed for surgery, how the surgery is done, post-operative care and possible complications. There are full colour illustrations of every procedure.

This book will be invaluable for medical students and junior doctors and also as a day-to-day reference for professionals.

Puntos claves

  • Introductory chapter - how to scrub, how to glove and gown, suture techniques, surgical positions
  • Includes more than 120 common operations across all the surgical sub-specialties
  • Thorough overview of indications and contraindications
  • Simple ‘step-by-step’ guide on how to perform the surgery
  • Post-operative course, complications and common questions asked by surgeons
  • Two colour illustrations per operation – will help you understand the underlying anatomy as well as the surgical procedure
  • Succinct and easy to read throughout
  • Diverse range of skin colours and tones - not often seen in other medical textbooks
  • An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Índice

SECTION 1: USEFUL THEATRE KNOWLEDGE

1 Scrubbing Up for Theatre

2 Wound Closure and Diathermy

3 Surgical Positions

SECTION 2: UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL

4 Ivor Lewis Oesophagectomy

5 Nissen Fundoplication

6 Gastrectomy

7 Omental Patch Repair of a Perforated Duodenal Ulcer

8 Gastric Bypass

9 Gastric Band

10 Cholecystectomy

11 Whipple’s Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)

12 Liver Resection

13 Splenectomy

14 Heller Myotomy

15 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

SECTION 3: LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL

16 Small Bowel Resection

17 Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

18 Right Hemicolectomy

19 Left Hemicolectomy

20 Hartmann’s Procedure

21 Anterior Resection of the Rectum

22 Abdominoperineal Resection (APR)

23 Inguinal Hernia Repair

24 Femoral Hernia Repair

25 Haemorrhoidectomy

26 Excision of Pilonidal Sinus

27 Incision and Drainage of Perianal Abscess

SECTION 4: BREAST

28 Skin-Sparing Mastectomy

29 Wide Local Excision (WLE)

30 Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB)

31 Axillary Node Clearance (ANC)

32 Latissimus Dorsi Flap Reconstruction of the Breast

SECTION 5: EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT

33 Tonsillectomy

34 Surgical Tracheostomy

35 Septoplasty

36 Superficial Parotidectomy

37 Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)

38 Suction Diathermy Adenoidectomy (Also Known as Suction Electrocautery or Suction Coagulation)

39 Myringotomy and Tympanostomy Tube Grommet Insertion

SECTION 6: MAXILLOFACIAL

40 Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy (BSSO)

41 The Coronal Flap

42 Le Fort 1 Osteotomy

43 Neck Dissection

44 Orbital Floor Reconstruction

45 Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures (Tooth-Bearing Regions)

SECTION 7: ENDOCRINE

46 Total Thyroidectomy

47 Parathyroidectomy

48 Adrenalectomy

SECTION 8: VASCULAR

49 Carotid Endarterectomy

50 Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

51 Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)

52 Radiocephalic Fistula Formation

53 Below-Knee Amputation (BKA)

54 Above-Knee Amputation (AKA)

55 Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Graft

56 Embolectomy

57 Femoral Endarterectomy

58 Endovenous Thermal Ablation for Varicose Veins

SECTION 9: UROLOGY

59 Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)

60 Trans-Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumour (TURBT)

61 Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

62 Scrotal Exploration and Orchidopexy

63 Vasectomy

64 Circumcision

SECTION 10: CARDIOTHORACICS

65 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

66 Aortic Valve Replacement/Repair

67 Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement

68 Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Lobectomy

69 Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Repair

70 Pleurodesis

71 Thoracotomy

SECTION 11: NEUROSURGERY

72 Burr Hole

73 Craniotomy

74 Lumbar Laminectomy

75 Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt Insertion

76 Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery

SECTION 12: ORTHOPAEDICS

77 Dupuytren’s Contracture Release

78 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair

79 Lumbar Spinal Fusion

80 Intervertebral Spinal Discectomy

81 Total Hip Replacement (THR) via the Posterior Approach

82 Wedge Resection of Ingrown Toenail

83 Carpal Tunnel Decompression

84 Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction

85 Total Knee Replacement (TKR)

86 Arthroscopic Meniscectomy

87 Cephalomedullary Femoral Nail (CMN)

88 Lateral Malleolus Lag Screw and Neutralisation Plate

89 Lower Limb Fasciotomy

90 Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS)

91 Cemented Hip Hemiarthroplasty

92 Medial Malleolus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation With Partially Threaded Screws

93 Distal Radius Volar Locking Plate

94 Tibial Nail

SECTION 13: PLASTICS

95 Split-Thickness Skin Graft (STSG)

96 Full-Thickness Skin Graft (FTSG)

97 Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Free-Flap for Breast Reconstruction

98 Local Flap Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects

99 Digital Tendon Repair

100 Nail Bed Injury Repair

SECTION 14: PAEDIATRICS

101 Ramstedt Pyloromyotomy

102 Oesophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula Ligation With Repair

103 Laparotomy for Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC)

104 Ladd’s Procedure

105 Hepatoportoenterostomy (Kasai Portoenterostomy)

106 Orchidopexy (Single Stage)

SECTION 15: OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

107 Hysterectomy

108 Tension-Free Vaginal Tape (TVT)

109 Hysteroscopy

110 Caesarean Section

111 Anterior Vaginal Wall Repair

112 Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone (LLETZ)

113 Posterior Vaginal Wall Repair

SECTION 16: INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

114 Angioplasty ± Stenting

115 Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPSS)

116 Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis (CDT)

117 Embolisation

118 Inferior Vena Cava Filter

119 Percutaneous Biliary Drainage

120 Percutaneous Nephrostomy

121 Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy (RIG) or Gastrojejunostomy (RIGJ)

SECTION 17: OPHTHALMOLOGY

122 Phacoemulsification (Cataract Surgery)

123 Vitrectomy

124 Trabeculectomy

125 Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)

126 Horizontal Strabismus Surgery

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 2
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 9 de enero de 2024
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los editores

ZQ

Zeshan Qureshi

Afiliaciones y experiencia
History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Paediatric Registrar, London, UK

KM

Katrina Mason

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist Registrar, St George’s Hospital, London, UK

GR

Gareth Rogers

Afiliaciones y experiencia
ST2 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, North West Deanery: ROH, UK