Review of Surgery

Dr. Greene, the Springer author responsible for the highly successful AJCC product line as well as Minimally Invasive Cancer Management, is also a program director with vast experience in training general surgery residents. His co-author, Gamal Mostafa, is currently a fellow in the program who will be staying on to practice with Dr. Greene at Carolinas Medical Center. Contributors will include residents and fellows in the same training program to offer a unified and consistent approach to the material. The book is designed as a study guide for the annual American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam (ABSITE), given to surgical residents each of their 5 years of residency. While there are a number of competing books on this topic, Drs. Mostafa and Greene believe there is a need for a more innovative product that includes not only concisely written overviews of each topic covered on the exam but also a self-test aspect, which in this case is an accompanying with hundreds of sample questions.

• Physiology of the Cell.- The Cell.- Cytokines.- Neutrophils.- Macrophages.- Lymphocytes.- Nitric Oxide.- Wound Healing.- Normal Wound Healing.- Abnormal Wound Healing.- Skin Grafts and Flaps.- Oncology.- Oncogenes.- Tumor Suppressor Genes.- Tumor Markers.- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy.- Systemic Anticancer Therapy.- Imaging.- Surgical Ultrasound.- Imaging Technology: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography.- Angiography.- Electrocautery.- Surgical Research.- Statistical Tests.- Clinical Trials.- ICU and Trauma.- Preoperative Assessment.- General Anesthesia.- Local Anesthesia.- Neuromuscular Blockade.- Surgical Microbes.- Soft Tissue Infections.- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.- Mechanical Ventilation.- Coagulation and Anticoagulation.- Hypercoagulable States.- Transfusion Therapy.- Shock.- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome.- Compartment Syndrome.- Thermal Injuries.- Cold Injury.- Electrical Injury.- Sodium.- Potassium.- Magnesium.- Calcium.- Phosphorus.- Metabolic Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis.- Acute Renal Failure.- Head Injury.- Spinal Disc Lesions.- Spinal Cord Injury.- Peripheral Nerve Injuries.- Skeletal Injuries.- Pelvic Fractures.- The Hand.- Immunology and Transplantation.- Basic Immunology and Rejection.- Immunosuppression.- Kidney Transplantation.- Liver Transplantation.- Head and Neck.- Salivary Glands.- Neck Injuries.- Neck Masses.- Thorax.- Pulmonary Function Tests.- Lung Cancer.- The Pleura.- Mediastinal Tumors.- Chest Wall Tumors.- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.- Breast.- Breast Anatomy.- Breast Complaints.- Benign Breast Disease.- Invasive Breast Cancer.- Noninvasive Breast Cancer.- Inflammatory Breast Cancer.- Phyllodes Tumor.- Male Breast Cancer.- Skin Malignancy.- Melanoma.- Nonmelanoma Skin Malignancies.- Soft Tissue Sarcomas.- Lymphoma.- Gastrointestinal Disorders.- Esophageal Anatomy and Physiology.- Esophageal Function Tests.- Esophageal Perforation and Injury.- Esophageal Neoplasms.- Esophageal Diverticula.- Gastric Anatomy.- Gastric Physiology.- Peptic Ulcer Disease.- Gastric Polyps.- Gastric Cancer.- Gastrointestinal Lymphoma.- Digestion and Absorption.- Gastrointestinal Hormones.- Crohn’s Disease.- Ulcerative Colitis.- Small Bowel Neoplasms.- Intestinal Physiology.- Colorectal Anatomy.- Colonic Polyps.- Colon Cancer.- Rectal Cancer.- Anal Cancer.- Intestinal Obstruction.- Meckel’s Diverticulum.- Liver Anatomy.- Hepatic Anatomy and Physiology.- Hepatobiliary Imaging.- Jaundice.- Liver Abscesses.- Hepatic Malignancies.- Benign Hepatic Neoplasms.- Viral Hepatitis.- Portal Hypertension.- Acute Liver Failure.- Chronic Liver Failure.- Hepatectomy.- Biliary Physiology.- Biliary Tract Infections.- Biliary Dyskinesia.- Benign Biliary Strictures.- Choledochal Cysts.- Gallbladder Carcinoma.- Pancreatic Anatomy.- Pancreatic Anomalies.- Pancreatic Physiology.- Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis.- Pancreatic Pseudocysts.- Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.- The Spleen.- Abdominal Wall Hernias.- Morbid Obesity.- Physiologic Effects of Laparoscopy.- Vascular System.- Vascular Anatomy of the Lower Extremities.- Noninvasive Vascular Testing.- Acute Limb Ischemia.- Chronic Lower Extremity Ischemia.- Lower Extremity Venous Insufficiency.- Arterial Aneurysms.- Peripheral Artery Aneurysms.- Visceral Aneurysms.- Renovascular Hypertension.- Cerebrovascular Disease.- Acute Mesenteric Ischemia.- The Diabetic Foot.- Chronic Venous Insufficiency.- Vascular Trauma.- The Lymphatic System.- Endocrine System.- Thyroid and Parathyroid Anatomy.- Thyroid Physiology.- Hyperthyroidism.- Thyroid Nodules.- Thyroiditis.- Thyroid Malignancies.-Calcium Physiology.- Hyperparathyroidism.- Adrenal Physiology.- Cushing’s Syndrome.- Hyperaldosteronism.- Pheochromocytoma.- Adrenal Incidentalomas.- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes.- Surgical Specialties.- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.- The Pregnant Patient.- Ovarian Tumors.- Renal Physiology.- Urologic Anatomy.- Urologic Malignancy.- Urologic Injuries.- Neurogenic Bladder.- The Pediatric Surgical Patient.- Pyloric Stenosis.- Pediatric Solid Tumors.- Pediatric Abdominal Wall Defects.- Intussusception.- Pediatric Hernias.- Surgery in the Elderly Patient.- Surgical Problems of the Pregnant Patient.- Surgery Review Questions and Answers.- Surgery Review Questions.- Surgery Review Answers.