Review
"This is an outstanding book and has remained outstanding throughout its eight editions. The drawings are excellent, have clearly passed the test of time, and represent the way most surgeons think about a procedure. The descriptions are well written and particularly helpful, especially before undertaking a procedure. It is a large book and is very useful as an atlas for refreshing or learning the steps of a particular procedure. I would recommend it highly to practicing surgeons." "4 Stars!"


Book Description
THE CLASSIC STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO GENERAL SURGERY PROCEDURES –NOW UPDATED!

Provides succinct, accessible coverage of surgical trauma management
Puts hands-on guidelines at your fingertips
Features detailed illustrations depicting every important action a surgeon must consider while performing operations
Covers surgical anatomy… and vascular, gynecologic , gastrointestinal and miscellaneous abdominal procedures
Includes 11 new chapters treating the latest laparoscopic and stapling procedures and the newest surgical equipment and materials
And much more!

THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TRAUMA SURGERY GUIDE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE

Defines the core of major general surgical procedures using well-established, safe techniques

With the publication of this Eighth Edition, this "gold standard" reference continues its 50-year tradition of excellence as the ultimate teaching atlas of surgery. The best way to keep up with the dynamic field of trauma surgery -- and to keep up-to-date answers nearby -- this compact resource gives you quick and definitive solutions.

Here’s why Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations remainsthe leader in the field!

Provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step detail for all gastrointestinal, vascular and gynecologic procedures -- in addition to all other procedures commonly performed by the general surgeon or surgical resident – in text and in hundreds of superb line drawings. Includes logorithmic treatment and diagnostic options Covers preoperative preparation and postoperative care…anesthesia…and ambulatory (or outpatient) surgery commonly performed for the repair of inguinal, femoral, and small umbilical hernias, breast biopsies and many other gynecologic procedures, excision of skin tumors, some plastic procedures as well as certain orthopedic and otolaryngologic procedures

Fully updated, this Eighth Edition:
Features 16 completely new plates and over 60 updated ones
Illustrates the newest techniques using laparoscopy
Provides completely new material on the open hernia procedure and the central node biopsy procedure
Describes methodologies for the latest stapling instruments
Details the use of the new biomaterials and radionuclide localization


Book Info
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Oversized atlas for residents and practitioners. This edition includes 11 new chapters and 16 new plates. The text section of all chapters has been updated to include new techniques. Previous edition, c1993, was titled Atlas of Surgical Operations.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

THE CLASSIC STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO GENERAL SURGERY PROCEDURES ￯﾿ﾽNOW UPDATED!

Provides succinct, accessible coverage of surgical trauma management
Puts hands-on guidelines at your fingertips
Features detailed illustrations depicting every important action a surgeon must consider while performing operations
Covers surgical anatomy￯﾿ﾽ and vascular, gynecologic , gastrointestinal and miscellaneous abdominal procedures
Includes 11 new chapters treating the latest laparoscopic and stapling procedures and the newest surgical equipment and materials
And much more!

THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TRAUMA SURGERY GUIDE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE

Defines the core of major general surgical procedures using well-established, safe techniques

With the publication of this Eighth Edition, this "gold standard" reference continues its 50-year tradition of excellence as the ultimate teaching atlas of surgery. The best way to keep up with the dynamic field of trauma surgery — and to keep up-to-date answers nearby — this compact resource gives you quick and definitive solutions.

Here's why Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations remainsthe leader in the field!

Provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step detail for all gastrointestinal, vascular and gynecologic procedures — in addition to all other procedures commonly performed by the general surgeon or surgical resident ￯﾿ﾽ in text and in hundreds of superb line drawings. Includes logorithmic treatment and diagnostic options Covers preoperative preparation and postoperative care￯﾿ﾽanesthesia￯﾿ﾽand ambulatory (or outpatient) surgery commonly performed for the repair of inguinal, femoral, and small umbilical hernias, breast biopsies and many other gynecologic procedures, excision of skin tumors, some plastic procedures as well as certain orthopedic and otolaryngologic procedures

Fully updated, this Eighth Edition:
Features 16 completely new plates and over 60 updated ones
Illustrates the newest techniques using laparoscopy
Provides completely new material on the open hernia procedure and the central node biopsy procedure
Describes methodologies for the latest stapling instruments
Details the use of the new biomaterials and radionuclide localization

FROM THE CRITICS

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Bruce E. Jarrell, MD (University of Maryland School of Medicine)Description: This new edition of the major atlas for surgical technique in general surgery has been updated to reflect laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures.Purpose: The purpose is to illustrate the core of major general surgical procedures using well established, safe techniques. It is intended to allow the practicing surgeon to review the steps in a procedure before performing the actual procedure.Audience: This book is intended for practicing surgeons as well as residents training in surgery. Features: This book describes over 100 major general surgical procedures. This includes head and neck, urological, hand, and orthopedic procedures in addition to general surgical procedures. It has recently been updated to include laparoscopic evaluation of the abdomen, use of mesh in hernias, sentinel lymph node, dissection of the breast and melanoma, tumor imaging, total mesorectal excision and endoscopic PEG. It has downgraded the detail for procedures such as the classical radical mastectomy and portosystemic shunts, but continues to include procedures such as the surgical drainage of subphrenic abscess through an 11th rib approach. A special section includes pre- and postoperative care, anesthesia, and a demonstration of surgical technique. For each region of the body, there is a short segment on the surgical anatomy of the anatomic region followed by the specific procedures. The anatomic areas covered are the abdomen, the vascular system, gynecology, the head and neck, the thorax, the skin and breast, hernias, and rectalexcisions.Assessment: This is an outstanding book and has remained outstanding throughout its eight editions. The drawings are excellent, have clearly passed the test of time, and represent the way most surgeons think about a procedure. The descriptions are well written and particularly helpful, especially before undertaking a procedure. It is a large book and is very useful as an atlas for refreshing or learning the steps of a particular procedure. I would recommend it highly to practicing surgeons.

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