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The first edition of this enduring text was published in 1936; the 16th edition, published in 2001, is endorsed by Brandon-Hill as a suggested initial purchase. Clearly, the editors have known how to keep this work updated over the years. The 17th edition features new: contributors, chapters, color layout, color illustrations, and an included CD-ROM, which contains the book's illustrations for use in PowerPoint presentations. Editor Townsend (U. of Texas, Galveston) led the editorial team of four to shape material from some 150 contributors into 76 chapters useful to surgeons and future surgeons. Arrangement is in sections on basic principles, perioperative management, trauma and critical care, transplantation and immunology, surgical oncology, various organs and systems, and specialties, such as pediatric, plastic, hand, and gynecologic surgery.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Sabiston Textbook of Surgery FROM THE PUBLISHER
First published in 1936, Textbook of Surgery has served generations of surgeons as the defining text in the field. The 17th Edition carries on this distinguished legacy -- presenting the world's most thorough, useful, readable, and understandable coverage of all of the latest surgical principles and techniques.
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The first edition of this enduring text was published in 1936; the 16th edition, published in 2001, is endorsed by Brandon-Hill as a suggested initial purchase. Clearly, the editors have known how to keep this work updated over the years. The 17th edition features new: contributors, chapters, color layout, color illustrations, and an included CD-ROM, which contains the book's illustrations for use in PowerPoint presentations. Editor Townsend (U. of Texas, Galveston) led the editorial team of four to shape material from some 150 contributors into 76 chapters useful to surgeons and future surgeons. Arrangement is in sections on basic principles, perioperative management, trauma and critical care, transplantation and immunology, surgical oncology, various organs and systems, and specialties, such as pediatric, plastic, hand, and gynecologic surgery. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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