Looking for a quick reference for review before performing an operation or taking the boards? You wonu2019t find a better resource thanScott-Conner & Dawson:Essential Operative Techniques and Anatomy, 4eand its accompanying online component. Expanded to 134 chapters and enhanced by new color photos and new contributing authors, this edition is an up-to-date, easy-to-use reference to both the surgical technique and the relevant anatomy of nearly all the procedures you will face.
Features
--Prepare for practice with expert coverage of the u201cEssential Commonu201d and u201cEssential Uncommonu201d categories of the SCORE™ curriculum (print) and u201cComplexu201d procedures (web version).
--Quickly review key facts and procedures before performing an operation or taking the boards, with three book-opening tables: u201cSteps in Procedure,u201d u201cHallmark Anatomic Complications,u201d and u201cList of Structures.u201d
--NEW chapters on cutaneous infections, I&D, excision, STSG, ligation, stripping, saphenous vein, loop ileostomy/closure, operations for small bowel obstruction (including laparoscopic), and pediatric umbilical hernia repair.
--Increase your understanding of key procedures with significantly expanded chapters on thoracoscopic surgery of the esophagus and laparoscopic colon resection.