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Basic Surgical Techniques

The fifth edition of this successful title for surgical trainees gives clear, concise guidance on all aspects of acquiring surgical skills to ensure operative success. The full range of surgical procedures is comprehensively reviewed in a clear "how-to-do-it" style, which consolidates the skills learnt in theatre. The new edition has been thoroughly updated throughout, with new, additional information on laparoscopic procedures and minimal access surgery. Each chapter is now introduced with a key points box, which briefly summarises the key issues that are covered. In addition, over 25% of the original illustrations have been replaced with clear, new drawings. Finally, for the first time experts have reviewed and added their comments to each chapter.

This helpful and authoritative text is an essential purchase for today's surgical trainee.

Features
* Comprehensive: Provides guidance on the full range of surgical procedures and goes into more depth than competing publications and course information.
* Concise: Does not bog the reader down with unnecessary detail of specific operations, but concentrates on the principles behind them - hence has a strong appeal.
* Reorganised to be more readable: New, modern design, and use of key points boxes to introduce each chapter ensures this book is even easier to find your way around
* Written by a great surgical name: Jerry Kirk is highly regarded and a well established surgical educator.
* Has input from expert contributors in the different surgical subspecialties: Mr Kirk's experience is augmented further by the input of a board of expert contributors, who have critically reviewed each chapter.
* Fully updated: Contains new information on current techniques, such as minimal access surgery.
* 25% of illustrations redrawn: All of the older illustrations now replaced with new, updated pictures.
* Redesigned: A new design ensures a modern and clean approach to attract the trainee reader

What's New
* 75 brand new illustrations
* An expert board of subspecialty contributors now reviews most chapters, in addition to Jerry Kirk's editorial input.
* More information on modern procedures, such as laparoscopy.
* Key points boxes introduce every chapter
* Book is printed and designed in two colours