Professor Pierce Grace (MCh, FRCSI, FRCS) is Professor of Surgical Science and Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the University of Limerick. Mr Neil Borley (MBBS, FRCS) is Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Cheltenham General Hospital.

“Although this book is intended for surgical residents (and some may find it useful), it is most appropriate for third- and fourth-year medical students (such as those doing sub-internships). It would be a valuable addition to other books that are standard for this demographic (e.g., Surgical Recall, 6th edition, Blackbourne (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012).”  (Doody’s, 21 March 2014)“Surgery at a Glance deserves ongoing recommendation as it appears in an updated new fifth edition to provide students with a summary of a comprehensive lecture course in surgery. It's arranged in an 'at a glance' format, which provides quick visuals and easy keys to understanding, with key facts supplementing discussions of major surgical conditions. New chapters on Orthopaedics, updates on post-surgery management, and a website packed with supportive resources to the text makes for a volume filled with important insights any student will find important.”   (Midwest Book Review, 1 December 2013)

• Preface 6List of abbreviations 7Part 1 Clinical presentations at a glance1 Neck lump 102 Dysphagia 123 Haemoptysis 144 Breast lump 165 Breast pain 186 Nipple discharge 207 Gastrointestinal bleeding 228 Dyspepsia 269 Vomiting 2810 Acute abdominal pain 3011 Chronic abdominal pain 3212 Abdominal swellings (general) 3413 Abdominal swellings (localized) – upper abdominal 3614 Abdominal swellings (localized) – lower abdominal 4015 Jaundice 4216 Diarrhoea 4417 Altered bowel habit/constipation 4618 Groin swellings 4819 Claudication 5020 Acute warm painful leg 5221 Acute ‘cold’ leg 5422 Leg ulceration 5623 Dysuria 5824 Urinary retention 6025 Haematuria 6226 Scrotal swellings 6427 Stomas and incisions 66Part 2 Surgical diseases at a glance28 Anaesthesia 6829 Hypoxia 7230 Surgical infection 7431 Sepsis 7832 Systemic infl ammatory response syndrome 8033 Shock 8234 Acute renal failure 8435 Fractures 8636 Orthopaedics – congenital and childhood disorders 8837 Orthopaedics – metabolic and infective disorders 9038 Arthritis 9239 Musculoskeletal tumours 9540 Burns 9841 Major trauma – basic principles 10042 Traumatic brain injury (head injury) 10243 Gastro-oesophageal refl ux disease 10644 Oesophageal carcinoma 10845 Peptic ulcer disease 11046 Gastric carcinoma 11247 Malabsorption 11448 Crohn’s disease 11649 Acute appendicitis 11850 Diverticular disease 12051 Ulcerative colitis 12252 Colorectal carcinoma 12453 Benign anal and perianal disorders 12654 Intestinal obstruction 12855 Abdominal hernias 13056 Gallstone disease 13257 Pancreatitis 13658 Pancreatic tumours 13859 Benign breast disease 14060 Breast cancer 14261 Goitre 14462 Thyroid malignancies 14663 Parathyroid disease 14864 Pituitary disorders 15065 Adrenal disorders 15266 Skin cancer 15467 Ischaemic heart disease 15768 Valvular heart disease 16069 Peripheral arterial disease 16270 The diabetic foot 16471 Aneurysms 16672 Extracranial arterial disease 16873 Venous thromboembolism 17074 Varicose veins 17375 Lymphoedema 17676 Postoperative pulmonary complications 17877 Lung cancer 18078 Urinary tract infection 18279 Benign prostatic hypertrophy 18480 Renal (urinary) calculi 18681 Renal cell carcinoma 18882 Carcinoma of the bladder 19083 Carcinoma of the prostate 19284 Testicular cancer 19485 Urinary incontinence 19686 Solid organ transplantation 19887 Paediatric ‘general’ surgery 200Index 204