Rapid Surgery

Description

This pocket reference and revision guide is a must for all medical students and junior doctors preparing for major surgical exams or needing a rapid reminder during a clinical attachment. Thoroughly updated, this new edition has been re-ordered by body systems with key surgical presentations ordered alphabetically within each section for ease of reference.

Now with important new topics including bariatric surgery, endovascular techniques, nutrition, SIRS and sepsis, Rapid Surgery presents up-to-date knowledge succinctly for easy and rapid access to information.

Table of Contents

Preface.
List of abbreviations.

Breast disease surgery.

• Breast abscess.
• Breast cancer.
• Breast disease, Benign.

Cardiothoracic surgery.

• Lung cancer
• Pulmonary embolism.

General surgery.

• Abscesses.
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS).
• Appendicitis.
• Gastrointestinal perforation.
• Gastrointestinal stromal tumours.
• Hernia, Femoral.
• Hernia, Inguinal.
• Hernias, Miscellaneous.
• Hyperhidrosis.
• Ileus & pseudo-obstruction.
• Ingrowing toenail.
• Intestinal ischaemia.
• Intestinal obstruction.
• Intussusception.
• Leg ulcers (venous).
• Lipomas.
• Meckel’s diverticulum.
• Nutrition.
• Pain management.
• Peritonitis.
• Pilonidal sinus.
• Sebaceous cysts.
• Sepsis or Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS).
• Splenic rupture.

Head & neck surgery.

• Branchial cyst, sinus and fistula.
• Parathyroid disease.
• Salivary gland tumours.
• Thyroglossal cyst and fistula.
• Thyroid cancer.
• Thyroid goiter.

Hepatobiliary surgery.

• Cholangiocarcinoma.
• Gallbladder carcinoma.
• Gallstones.
• Hepatocellular carcinoma.
• Liver abscess.
• Pancreatic cancer.
• Pancreatitis, Acute.
• Pancreatitis, Chronic.

Lower Gastrointestinal surgery.

• Anal carcinoma.
• Anal fissure.
• Angiodysplasia.
• Colon cancer.
• Colonic polyps.
• Crohn's disease.
• Diverticular disease.
• Gastrointestinal haemorrhage, Lower.
• Haemorrhoids.
• Perineal abscesses and fistulae.
• Rectal cancer.
• Rectal prolapse.
• Toxic megacolon.
• Ulcerative colitis.
• Volvulus, Colonic.

Neurosurgery.

• Cord compression and injury.
• Extradural haemorrhage.
• Hydrocephalus.
• Intracerebral haemorrhage.
• Subarachnoid haemorrhage.
• Subdural haemorrhage.

Ophthalmology.

• Cataracts.

Orthopaedic surgery.

• Fracture, Neck of femur.
• Septic arthritis.

Plastic surgery.

• Basal cell carcinoma (skin).
• Burns.
• Gangrene & necrotising fasciitis.
• Lymphoedema.
• Melanoma, malignant.
• Pressure sores.
• Squamous cell carcinoma (skin).

Procedures.

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Open).
• Amputation, above knee.
• Amputation, below knee.
• Appendicectomy.
• Bariatric surgery.
• Cardiac transplantation.
• Carotid endarterectomy.
• Chest drain.
• Cholecystectomy.
• Circumcision, Male.
• Colorectal resection, Abdomino-perineal.
• Colorectal resection, Left hemicolectomy.
• Colorectal resection, Low anterior.
• Colorectal resection, Right hemicolectomy.
• Colorectal resection, Sigmoid colectomy.
• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).
• Endovascular procedures.
• Gastrectomies.
• Laparoscopic abdominal surgery.
• Liver resection.
• Liver transplantation.
• Mastectomy.
• Mastectomy, Segmental (Wide Local Excision).
• Renal transplantation.
• Skin grafts and flaps.
• Splenectomy.
• Stomas.
• Suturing.
• Thyroidectomy.
• Tracheostomy.
• Vascular Access.
• Vasectomy.
• Whipple’s Procedure (Pancreatoduodenectomy).

Upper Gastrointestinal surgery.

• Achalasia.
• Gastric Cancer.
• Gastrointestinal haemorrhage, Upper.
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
• Hernia, Hiatus.
• Oesophageal carcinoma.
• Oesophageal perforation.
• Peptic ulcer.
• Pyloric stenosis.
• Volvulus, Gastric.

Urology.

• Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
• Bladder cancer.
• Epididymitis & orchitis.
• Hydrocoele.
• Penile carcinoma.
• Prostate carcinoma.
• Renal carcinoma.
• Testicular cancer.
• Testicular torsion.
• Urinary tract calculi.

Vascular surgery.

• Aortic aneurysm, Abdominal.
• Aortic dissection.
• Arteriovenous fistulae and malformations.
• Carotid artery disease.
• Carotid body tumour.
• Deep vein thrombosis.
• Ischaemic lower limb, Acute.
• Ischaemic lower limb, Chronic.
• Varicose veins.

Author Information

Cara Baker, Specialist Registrar at University College London
James Teo, Specialist Registrar at University College London
George Reese, Specialist Registrar at the Royal Free Hospital, London