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Elsevier Sabiston Textbook of Surgery The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice 21st Edition by Townsend, Courtney
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. Section 11. The Rise of Modern Surgery: An Overview2. Ethics and Professionalism in Surgery3. The Inflammatory Response4. Shock, Electrolytes and Fluid5. Metabolism in Surgical Patients6. Wound Healing7. Regenerative Medicine8. Critical Assessment of Surgical Outcomes and Health Services 9. Safety in the Surgical EnvironmentSection 210. Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery11. Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Use12. Surgical Complications13. Surgery in the Geriatric Patient14. Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management, and Conscious Sedation15. Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Electronics16. Robotic SurgerySection 317. Management of Acute Trauma18. The Difficult Abdominal Wall19. Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries20. Burns21. Bites and Stings22. Surgical Critical Care23. Bedside Surgical Procedures24. The Surgeon's Role in Mass Casualty IncidentsSection 425. Transplantation Immunobiology and Immunosuppression26. Liver Transplantation27. Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation28. Small Bowel TransplantationSection 529. Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers30. Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy31. Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies32. Soft Tissue Sarcomas33. Bone TumorsSection 634. Head and NeckSection 735. Diseases of the Breast36. Breast ReconstructionSection 837. Thyroid38. The Parathyroid Glands39. Endocrine Pancreas40. The Adrenal Glands41. The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia SyndromesSection 942. Esophagus43. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Hiatal HerniaSection 1044. Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum and Retroperitoneum45. Hernias46. Acute Abdomen47. Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage48. Morbid Obesity49. Stomach50. Small Intestine51. The Appendix52. Colon and Rectum53. Anus54. The Liver55. Biliary System56. Exocrine Pancreas57. The SpleenSection 1158. Lung, Chest Wall, Pleura and Mediastinum59. Congenital Heart Disease60. Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary Insufficiency61. Acquired Heart Disease: ValvularSection 1262. The Aorta63. Peripheral Arterial Disease64. Vascular Trauma65. Venous Disease66. The LymphaticsSection 1367. Pediatric Surgery68. Neurosurgery69. Plastic Surgery70. Hand Surgery71. Gynecologic Surgery72. Surgery in the Pregnant Patient73. Fetal Surgery74. Urologic Surgery