Schwartz' Principles of Surgery: Self-Assessment and Board Review, Eighth Edition

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  • Audience includes Surgical residents and 40,000+ re-certifying general surgeons

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Contents

26 The Surgical Management of Obesity
189
27 Small Intestine
193
28 Colon Rectum and Anus
201
29 The Appendix
209
30 Liver
215
31 Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary System
225
32 Pancreas
233
33 Spleen
239

9 Oncology
67
10 Transplantation
75
11 Patient Safety Errors and Complications in Surgery
83
12 Physiologic Monitoring of the Surgical Patient
89
13 Minimally Invasive Surgery
95
14 Cell Genomics and Molecular Surgery
99
15 Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
103
16 The Breast
111
17 Disorders of the Head and Neck
123
18 Chest Wall Lung Mediastinum and Pleura
127
19 Congenital Heart Disease
135
20 Acquired Heart Disease
143
21 Thoracic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection
151
22 Arterial Disease
159
23 Venous and Lymphatic Disease
169
24 Esophagus and Diaphragmatic Hernia
173
25 Stomach
181
34 Abdominal Wall Omentum Mesentery and Retroperitoneum
247
35 Soft Tissue Sarcomas
251
36 Inguinal Hernias
255
37 Thyroid Parathyroid and Adrenal
263
38 Pediatric Surgery
275
39 Urology
283
40 Gynecology
291
41 Neurosurgery
299
42 Orthopaedics
305
43 Surgery of the Hand and Wrist
313
44 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
319
45 Surgical Considerations in the Elderly
323
46 Anesthesia of the Surgical Patient
327
47 ACGME Core Competencies
333
Index
337
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About the author (2006)

F. Charles Brunicardi, MD is affiliated with the Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

Dana K. Anderson, MD is affiliated with the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Timothy R. Billiar, MD is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

David L. Dunn, MD, PhD is affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical School

John G. Hunter, MD, FACS is affiliated with the Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University

Raphael E. Pollack, MD, PhD, FACS is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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