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Introduction to Surgery by NIH

Surgery is used for a great variety of diseases, including cancer treatment. In fact, it is the oldest form of treatment for cancer and until the mid 20th century, surgery was considered the only treatment modality that could cure patients with cancer. This page online covers the following topics related to Introduction to Surgery : Surgery, Types of Surgery, Approaches of Surgery, Surgical Techniques, Surgery Data Fields, Review.

Author(s): National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute

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Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

This book covers the following topics: Principles of Plastic Surgery, Cancer, Burns and Trauma, Paediatric Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery.

Author(s): Deepak M. Kalaskar, Peter E. Butler, Shadi Ghali

491 Pages

Manual of Surgery Volume First General Surgery

This note explains the following topics: Repair, Conditions which interfere with Repair, Inflammation, Suppuration, Ulceration and Ulcers, Bacterial and other Wound Infections, Tuberculosis, Syphilis, Tumours, Injuries, Methods of Wound Treatment, Constitutional Effects of Injuries, The Blood Vessels, The Lymph Vessels and Glands, The Nerves, Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues, The Muscles, Tendons, and Tendon Sheaths, Diseases of Bone, Diseases of Joints.

Author(s): Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

NA Pages

New elements of operative surgery Volume 3

This book explains Operations carried out for the correction of deformities and defects, repair of injuries, and diagnosis and cure of certain diseases.

Author(s): Velpeau A

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New Horizons in Laparoscopic Surgery

Approximately 100 years ago, after the first diagnostic laparoscopy and subsequent developments, the adventure began with laparoscopic appendectomy and cholecystectomy and reached a point where any surgical procedure could be performed easily. This book is prepared by surgeons who are very successful in their field.

Author(s): Murat Ferhat Ferhatoglu

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Essential Surgical Skills

Essential surgical skills are vital for the training of trainees in surgical practice. In this manual we intended to highlight the practical and management skill for health officer students. The management skill was attempted to be addressed through a short theoretical introduction and case scenarios. The case scenarios are meant to elicit discussion and to revise the subject matter in that specific chapter.

Author(s): University of Gondar

144 Pages

Abdominal Surgery

The chapters in the book are written by surgeons, radiologists, anesthesiologists and oncologists from different hospitals in Tunisia, Turkey, Denmark, Spain and Italy. Together with basic surgical principles, the unique local experiences and perspectives are presented.

Author(s): Fethi Derbel

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Elements of Surgery

This lecture note covers the following topics: Inflammation, Termination of Inflammation, Erysipelas, Furunculus and Anthrax, Inflammation of Mucous Membranes, Injuries of the Head, Diseases of the Eye and its Appendages, Diseases of the Eyeball, Tongue, Ulcers, Wounds of the Palmar Arches, Bruises of the Abdomen, Affections of the Mucous Membranes of the Urinary and Genital Organs, Aneurismal Varix in the Thigh, Calculus in the Female, Imperforate Vagina, Exostosis of Distal Phalanx, Disunited Fracture, Dislocations, Excision of Portions of Diseased Bones.

Author(s): Robert Liston

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