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 1 1. The Rise of Modern Surgery: An Overview 2. Ethics and Professionalism in Surgery 3. The Inflammatory Response 4. Shock, Electrolytes and Fluid 5. Metabolism in Surgical Patients 6. Wound Healing 7. Regenerative Medicine 8. Critical Assessment of Surgical Outcomes and Health Services 9. Safety in the Surgical Environment Section 2 10. Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery 11. Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Use 12. Surgical Complications 13. Surgery in the Geriatric Patient 14. Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management, and Conscious Sedation 15. Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Electronics 16. Robotic Surgery Section 3 17. Management of Acute Trauma 18. The Difficult Abdominal Wall 19. Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries 20. Burns 21. Bites and Stings 22. Surgical Critical Care 23. Bedside Surgical Procedures 24. The Surgeon's Role in Mass Casualty Incidents Section 4 25. Transplantation Immunobiology and Immunosuppression 26. Liver Transplantation 27. Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation 28. Small Bowel Transplantation Section 5 29. Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers 30. Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy 31. Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies 32. Soft Tissue Sarcomas 33. Bone Tumors Section 6 34. Head and Neck Section 7 35. Diseases of the Breast 36. Breast Reconstruction Section 8 37. Thyroid 38. The Parathyroid Glands 39. Endocrine Pancreas 40. The Adrenal Glands 41. The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes Section 9 42. Esophagus 43. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Hiatal Hernia Section 10 44. Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum and Retroperitoneum 45. Hernias 46. Acute Abdomen 47. Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 48. Morbid Obesity 49. Stomach 50. Small Intestine 51. The Appendix 52. Colon and Rectum 53. Anus 54. The Liver 55. Biliary System 56. Exocrine Pancreas 57. The Spleen Section 11 58. Lung, Chest Wall, Pleura and Mediastinum 59. Congenital Heart Disease 60. Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary Insufficiency 61. Acquired Heart Disease: Valvular Section 12 62. The Aorta 63. Peripheral Arterial Disease 64. Vascular Trauma 65. Venous Disease 66. The Lymphatics Section 13 67. Pediatric Surgery 68. Neurosurgery 69. Plastic Surgery 70. Hand Surgery 71. Gynecologic Surgery 72. Surgery in the Pregnant Patient 73. Fetal Surgery 74. Urologic Surgery
Reviews for Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice
This is a much-needed update of a classic book. It has been completely revised and updated, and it remains true to the purpose of the original. (c) Doody's Review Service, 2021, Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics) Doody's Score: 98-5 Stars!
