Table of Contents

Head and Neck Salivary Gland Tumors; Joy A. Staggers-Deberney, John M. Lore Jr. Oral Tongue Carcinoma; Salvatore M. Caruana, Jatin P. Shah Laryngeal Carcinoma; James N. Endicott, Alex H. Yoon Lip Carcinoma; Rita M. Hadley, Saira H. Saini , Manuel H. Castillo Endocrine System Hyperthyroidism; R. Dale Liechty Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma; Ashok R. Shaha, Dennis Lim Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma; Ashok R. Shaha, Dennis Lim Hyperparathyroidism; Edward Paloyan, Regina P. Walker, Ann M. Lawrence Adrenal Masses; Christine F. Kollmorgen, Geoffrey B. Thompson Pheochromocytoma; Duane T. Freier, Michael K. McLeod Cushing's Syndrome and Cushing's Disease; Richard A. Prinz, David B. Wilson Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors; E. Christopher Ellison Carcinoid Tumors; E. Christopher Ellison Pulmonary System Spontaneous Pneumothorax; Richard F. Heitmiller, Stephen C. Yang Lung Abscess; Hemant M. Shah Empyema; Hemant M. Shah Solitary Pulmonary Nodule; Samuel A. Adebonojo, Rajeev Gulati Lung Carcinoma (Non-Small Cell Carcinoma); Louis Blaum, Jr. Pulmonary Resection for Malignancy; Stephen C. Yang, Jemi Olak Heart Atrial Septal Defect; Pedro J. del Nido Ventricular Septal Defect; Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis Patent Ductus Arteriosus; Stephen E. Morrow, Keith W. Ashcraft Coarctation of the Aorta; Carl L. Backer, Constantine Mavroudis Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease; Richard N. Gates, Hillel Laks Mitral Valve Disease; Michael J. Eppinger, Steven F. Bolling Aortic Valve Disease; Ross M. Reul, Lawrence H. Cohn Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Michael J. Eppinger, Steven F. Bolling, Todd D. Merchen Breast Abnormal Mammogram; Richard B. Reiling Palpable Breast Mass; Richard B. Reiling, Jeffrey T. Prem Fibrocystic Condition of the Breast; Margaret M. Dunn Risk Factors for the Development of Breast Carcinoma; Gale England, Monica Morrow In Situ Breast Carcinoma; David R. Brenin, Monica Morrow Breast Carcinoma; David J. Winchester Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma; Sonya Eva Singletary, R.Y. Declan Fleming Locally Advanced Breast Carcinoma; Theresa A. Graves, Wallace L. Akerley, Kirby I. Bland Recurrent Breast Carcinoma; Antonio C. Wolff, William C. Wood Breast Reconstruction; Michael Kim, R. Michael Johnson The Alimentary Tract Achalasia of the Esophagus; Marco G. Patti, Massimo Arcerito, Carlos A. Pellegrini Esophageal Perforation; Alex G. Little Esophageal Diverticulum; Jeffrey H. Peters, Peter F. Crookes Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Adults; David J. Bowrey, Jeffrey H. Peters Barrett's Esophagus; Simon Y.K. Law, John Wong Esophageal Carcinoma; Gary T. Verazin Gastric Ulcer; Gordon L. Kauffman, Jr. Gastric Carcinoma; Harold O. Douglass, Jr. Duodenal Ulcer; William M. Rambo Postgastrectomy and Postvagotomy Syndromes; William M. Rambo Gallstones; Vafa Shayani, Jack Pickleman Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; B. Todd Heniford, Keith S. Gersin, Jeffrey L. Ponsky Adult Obstructive Jaundice; Robert V. Rege, Lillian G. Dawes Choledochal Cysts; James B. Peoples Cholangiocarcinoma; James B. Peoples Acute Pancreatitis; Bettina Rau, Hans G. Beger Chronic Pancreatitis; Hung S. Ho, Charles F. Frey Pancreatic and Periampullary Carcinoma; Charles J. Yeo, John L. Cameron Liver Abscess; Eddy H. Carrillo, Hiram C. Polk, Jr. Portal Hypertension; Stuart J. Knechtle, Layton F. Rikkers Splenectomy; John A. Dutro Elective Laparotomy; Alexander A. Parikh, Josef E. Fischer Small Bowel Obstruction; Mark A. Malangoni, Antonio Ripepi Crohn's Disease; Carson D. Liu, Edward E. Whang, Marvin L. Corman Ulcerative Colitis; Jean-Francois Latulippe, Steven D. Wexner Diverticulitis of the Colon; Florian Glaser, Christian H. Herfarth Large Bowel Obstruction; Steven D. Wexner, Constantinos Mavrantonis Volvulus of the Colon; Peter A. Cataldo, Matthew A. Conway Appendicitis; Robert M. Macdonald, Gilbert Hermann Colon Polyps; David J. Schoetz, Jr. Colon Carcinoma; David J. Schoetz, Jr. Rectal Carcinoma; Pascal R. Fuchshuber, Nicholas J. Petrelli Anal Carcinoma; Pascal R. Fuchshuber, Nicholas J. Petrelli Hemorrhoids; Thomas E. Cataldo, Peter A. Cataldo Anorectal Abscess and Fistula In Ano; W. Brian Perry, Richard E. Karulf Pilonidal Disease; Richard E. Karulf, W. Brian Perry Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Daniel P. McKellar, Gerald S. Welker, Ben Eiseman Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Linda M. Barney Surgery for Morbid Obesity; Michael T. Lake, Walter J. Pories Adult Groin Hernias; Lloyd M. Nyhus, Rama R. Dandamudi Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; John D. Mellinger Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography; John D. Mellinger Gynecologic System Ectopic Pregnancy; William E. Fuller Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; David E. Soper Fibroids; W. Glenn Hurt Endometriosis; Bradley S. Hurst Ovarian Carcinoma; Ronald E. Hempling, M. Steven Piver Endometrial Carcinoma; Fernando O. Recio, M. Steven Piver Cervical Carcinoma; Nader Husseinzadeh Vulvar Carcinoma; William A. Nahhas Abdominal Hysterectomy; S. Robert Kovac Vaginal Hysterectomy; S. Robert Kovac Laparoscopic-Assisted Hysterectomy; S. Robert Kovac Genitourinary System Sterilization; William E. Fuller Urinary Tract Stones; John D. Chulik, Raymond A. Bologna Testicular Torsion; Raymond A. Bologna, Phillip F. Nasrallah Testicular Tumors; Richard S. Foster Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; John D. Wegryn, Martin I. Resnick Prostate Carcinoma; Kevin R. Gee, Jack L. Summers Transurethral and Open Prostatectomy; Peter Langenstroer, Russell K. Lawson Wilms' Tumor; Daniel R. McMahon, Raymond A. Bologna Renal Cell Carcinoma; Richard B. Reiling, Daniel P. McKellar, Jan E. Bernie Urinary Bladder Carcinoma; Edward C. Jacobs Vascular System Deep Venous Thrombosis; Lazar J. Greenfield, Mary C. Proctor Pulmonary Embolism; Lazar J. Greenfield Thoracic Outlet Syndrome; David B. Roos Diabetic Foot Ulcer; Gary W. Lemmon Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease; Timothy M. Sullivan Acute Arterial Occlusion; Lewis B. Schwartz, David C. Sabiston, Jr. Renovascular Hypertension; Jonathan S. Deitch, Kimberley J. Hansen Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm; Mohammed M. Moursi Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease; M. Ashraf Mansour, Steven S. Kang, William H. Baker Femoropopliteal and Infrapopliteal Occlusive Disease; Fredric Jarrett Lower Extremity Claudication and Limb Salvage; W. Kent Williamson, Robert B. McLafferty, John M. Porter Amputation of the Lower Extremity; Jay Issacson, Richard B. Reiling Vascular Access for Dialysis; Mark P. Mueller, Samuel E. Wilson Musculoskeletal System Cervical Spine Injuries; Ronald Lakatos Fracture of the Lumbar Spine; Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, Harry N. Herkowitz Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures; Dana C. Mears Hip Fractures; David Seligson, Geoffrey Hulse Hip Replacement; Dennis M. Brown Knee Replacement; Mark W. Pagnano, Giles R. Scuderi Skin and Soft Tissue Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin; Francis G. Wolfort, Adam R. Kolker, Sean F. Wolfort Malignant Melanoma; Emmanuella Joseph, Douglas S. Reintgen Soft Tissue Sarcomas; Constantine P. Karakousis Major Burns; C. Edward Hartford, R. Michael Johnson, Sidney F. Miller Special Topics General Surgery on the Elderly; Ben Eiseman Infectious Complications of Surgery; James M. Watkin, Hiram C. Polk, Jr. Surgical Risks with HIV Infection; David LaRon Mason, Robert S. Rhodes Hepatitis/HIV Transmission Risk to the Surgeon; Robert S. Rhodes Blood Transfusion; Daniel P. Peabody III, Daniel P. McKellar Cardiac Risk in Noncardiac Operations; Gerard W. Graham, P. A. Suri, B. J. Phelan, Michael J. Reiter Critical Care and Trauma Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Paul E. Gilliam, Jr. Enteral and Total Parenteral Nutrition; M. Ryan Moon, Josef E. Fischer Closed Head Injury; Christopher D. Sturm, Kenneth R. Smith, Jr. Peripheral Nerve Injury; Robert L. Tiel, David G. Kline Blunt Chest Trauma; Michael Rhodes, Glen H. Tinkoff, D. Bruce Panasuk Penetrating Cardiac Trauma; William C. Chiu, Aurelio Rodriguez Myocardial Contusion; Robert E. Schmieg, Jr., J. David Richardson Blunt Abdominal Trauma; Gary L. Anderson, Mary C. McCarthy Injuries of the Colon and Rectum; Robert C. McIntyre, Jr., Frank H. Chae Compartment Syndrome; Frank H. Chae, Robert C. McIntyre, Jr. Transplantation Kidney Transplantation; Ronald P. Pelletier, Mitchell L. Henry Liver Transplantation; Debra L. Sudan Heart Transplantation; Peter A. Seirafi, David N. Campbell Lung Transplantation; Bryan F. Meyers, R. Sudhir Sundaresan Small Intestine Transplantation; Debra L. Sudan, Ranjan Sudan Pancreas Transplantation; Lawrence Rosenberg Pediatric Pediatric Neck Masses; John H.T. Waldhausen, David Tapper Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula; Alfred P. Kennedy, Jr., Keith W. Ashcraft Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children; Charles D. Goodwin, Victor N. Nanagas, Jr. Neonatal Pyloric and Duodenal Obstruction; Gerald S. Welker, Jeffrey S. Christian Neonatal Jaundice; David C. Hitch, Ken Kimura Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Ann M. Kosloske Intussusception; Sigmund H. Ein, Alan Daneman Hirschsprung's Disease; Prem Puri, Tomas Wester Umbilical Hernia in Children; Gustavo Stringel Infant Hernia and Hydrocele; Moritz M. Ziegler Undescended Testes; John R. Campbell, Steven J. Skoog Index

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"This is a welcome addition to a surgeon's portfolio of textbooks and references. It is clear, concise, and organized in a simple, readable manner. As a reference manual, this text should be beneficial to a broad base of readers including medical students, residents, surgeons, and administrative personnel." -Doody's Journal