30 Orthopaedics and trauma general principles N. Goddard and R. Brueton CONTENTS Preoperative preparation  Open wounds  Open (compound) fractures  Skeletal traction  Peripheral nerve repair  Tendon suture  Biopsy  Osteomyelitis  Drainage of…

4 Laparotomy elective and emergency R.E. D’Souza and R. Novell CONTENTS Introduction  Opening the abdomen  Re-opening the abdomen  Abdominal adhesions  Exploratory laparotomy  Peritoneal lavage  Closing the abdomen  Abdominal compartment syndrome …

11 Small bowel and operations for obesity D.E. Whitelaw and V. Sujendran CONTENTS Examination of the small bowel  Intestinal anastomosis  Enterectomy (small-bowel resection)  Enteric bypass  Strictureplasty  The Roux loop  Enterotomy …

31 Orthopaedics and trauma upper limb N. Goddard CONTENTS The anterior (deltopectoral) approach to the shoulder  Approaches to the upper arm  Approaches to the elbow  Supracondylar fractures  Decompression of the…

5 Principles of minimal access surgery P.S. Veitch and A.O. Mahendran CONTENTS General principles of laparoscopy  GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAPAROSCOPY 1. The aim of minimal access surgery is to cause the…

26 Transplantation K. Rolles CONTENTS Introduction  The multiple organ donor  Organ preservation  Tissue typing  Kidney transplantation  Liver transplantation  Pancreas transplantation  Small-bowel transplantation  Heart transplantation  Heart–lung transplantation  INTRODUCTION 1. Solid whole-organ transplantation…

20 Thyroid J.C. Watkinson and J.A. Smith CONTENTS Management of the solitary thyroid nodule and the dominant nodule within a multinodular goitre  Management of malignant thyroid disease  Management of Graves’…

24 Veins and lymphatics M. Davis and D.M. Baker CONTENTS Managing leg superficial venous disease (varicose vein surgery)  Surgical management of recurrent varicose veins  Operations for deep vein thrombosis  Operations…

8 Oesophagus R. Mason CONTENTS Endoscopy  Intubation of tumours  Oesophageal exposure  Operative considerations  Oesophageal substitutes  Trauma, spontaneous and postoperative leaks  Corrosive burns  Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease  Achalasia of the cardia  Pharyngeal…

41 Oral and maxillofacial surgery P. McDermott CONTENTS General principles of oral surgery  Tooth extraction  Jaw infections  Temporo-mandibular joint dislocation  Facial fractures  GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ORAL SURGERY This chapter is…