Clinical Scenarios in Surgery Decision Making and Operative Technique

An ideal reference both for oral board preparation as well as ongoing study throughout residency, Clinical Scenarios in Surgery: Decision Making and Operative Technique, Third Edition, presents over 140 cases that take readers step by step through the  principles of safe surgical care. Using a concise, highly readable  format, this case-based text covers today’s standards of care in all  areas of general surgery, including abdominal wall, upper GI, emergency  general surgery, hepatobiliary, colorectal, breast, endocrine, thoracic,  vascular, pediatric, skin and soft tissue, trauma, critical care,  transplant, and head and neck surgeries. Edited by Drs. Justin B.  Dimick, Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr., Christopher J. Sonnenday, and Lilian S.  Kao, this indispensable study tool is a must-have resource for exam  success!

• Each chapter begins with a patient presentation and proceeds through differential  diagnosis, workup, diagnosis and treatment, surgical procedures,  postoperative management, and a case conclusion
•  Features templated chapter structure, color figures, tables, and algorithms that present information in an easy to understand and remember format
•  Contains convenient tables summarizing Key Technical Steps and Potential Pitfalls for each procedure—particularly useful for a pre-procedure quick review
• New and expanded content on Abdominal Pain after Bypass, Leaking Umbilical Hernia (Risk  Stratification for Cirrhotics), High Risk Lesions, Hereditary Breast  Cancer, Hereditary Breast Cancer, Male Breast Mass, Zenkers  Diverticulum, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung  Cancer, Solitary Lung Lesion, Empyema, Malignant Pleural  Mesothelioma,-Varicose Veins, Thyroglossal Duct Cyst, Wilms Tumor,  Hirschsprungs and Imperforated Anus, Anorectal Malformation, Congenital  Diaphragmatic Hernia, Transesophageal Fistulae, Splenic Trauma,  Penetrating Lower Left Quadrant Injury, and more