Sabiston textbook of surgery : the biological basis of modern surgical practice / [edited by] Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD, Professor, Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas [and 3 others]

Includes bibliographical references and index

The rise of modern surgery: an overview -- Ethics and professionalism in surgery -- The inflammatory response -- Shock, electrolytes, and fluid -- Metabolism in surgical patients -- Wound healing -- Regenerative medicine -- Critical assessment of surgical outcomes and health services research -- Safety in the surgical environment -- Principles of preoperative and operative surgery -- Surgical infections and antibiotic use -- Surgical complications -- Surgery in the geriatric patient -- Anesthesiology principles, pain management, and conscious sedation -- Emerging technology in surgery: informatics, electronics -- Robotic surgery -- Management of acute trauma -- The difficult abdominal wall -- Emergency care of musculoskeletal injuries -- Burns -- Bites and stings -- Surgical critical care -- Bedside surgical procedures -- The surgeon's role in mass casualty incidents -- Transplantation immunobiology and immunosuppression -- Liver transplantation -- Kidney and pancreas transplantation -- Small bowel transplantation -- Tumor biology and tumor markers -- Tumor immunology and immunotherapy -- Melanoma and cutaneous malignancies -- Soft tissue sarcoma -- Bone tumors -- Head and neck -- Diseases of the breast -- Breast reconstruction -- Thyroid -- The parathyroid glands -- Endocrine pancreas -- The adrenal glands -- The multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes -- Esophagus -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia -- Abdominal wall, umbilicus, peritoneum, mesenteries, omentum and retroperitoneum -- Hernias -- Acute abdomen -- Acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage -- Morbid obesity -- Stomach -- Small intestine -- The appendix -- Colon and rectum -- Anus -- Biliary system -- Exocrine pancreas -- The spleen -- Lung, chest wall, pleura and mediastinum -- Congenital heart disease -- Acquired heart disease: coronary insufficiency -- Acquired heart disease: valvular -- Aorta -- Peripheral arterial disease -- Vascular trauma -- Venous disease -- The lymphatics -- Pediatric surgery -- Neurosurgery -- Plastic surgery -- Hand surgery -- Gynecology surgery -- Surgery in the pregnant patient -- Fetal surgery -- Urologic surgery -- Metabolism in surgical patients -- Emerging technology in surgery: informatics, electronics -- The difficult abdominal wall -- Transplantation immunology and immunosuppression -- Head and neck -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia -- Morbid obesity -- The appendix -- Colon and rectum -- Exocrine pancreas -- Lung, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum -- The aorta -- Venous disease -- Hand surgery -- Gynecologic surgery

For more than 80 years, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice has been the go-to text for trainees and surgeons at all levels of experience for definitive guidance on every aspect of general surgery. As the oldest continuously published textbook of surgery in North America, this fully revised 21st Edition continues to provide the key information, essential teaching pearls, and completely updated content needed to make the most informed surgical decisions and achieve optimal outcomes for patients. Concisely written and evidence based throughout, it covers the breadth of material required for certification and practice of general surgery, highlighted by detailed, full-color intraoperative illustrations and high-quality video clips. Follows a clear, consistent progression beginning with principles common to surgical specialties including fluid and electrolyte management, metabolic support, and wound healing. Subsequent sections review the management of injury, transplantation, oncology, breast, endocrine, and abdominal procedures. Covers key topics such as emerging surgical technologies and devices, regenerative medicine, the latest concepts in cancer biology and treatments, and evidence-based management and treatment. Emphasizes the most up-to-date minimally invasive techniques and the use of robotics when indicated. Features more than 2,000 superb illustrations and intraoperative photographs and 25 procedural videos that facilitate quick comprehension of surgical techniques. Includes more schematic diagrams, summary tables, boxes, and algorithms that provide a rich resource for reviewing surgical techniques and preparing for in-training and board exams. Shares the expertise of dozens of new authors and includes two new chapters on robotic surgery and fetal surgery. Contains fully updated content on topics encountered by general surgery residents in training as well as in-depth coverage of subspecialty areas including head and neck, thoracic, vascular, urology, neurosurgery, pediatrics, and gynecology. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices