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…

42 Ophthalmology C.C. Davey CONTENTS Introduction  Protecting the eye  Tarsorrhaphy  Eyelid injuries  Injuries of the globe  Foreign bodies  Burns  Infections around the eye  Removing an eye  Acute angle-closure glaucoma  Neoplasms …

9 Oesophageal cancer H. Udagawa and H. Akiyama CONTENTS Introduction  Resection of carcinoma of the lower oesophagus (left thoraco-abdominal approach)  Operations for thoracic oesophageal carcinoma  Adjuvant treatment  INTRODUCTION 1. The epidemiology…

32 Orthopaedics and trauma lower limb N. Goddard and N. Maruthainar CONTENTS Approaches to the hip and proximal femur  Approaches to the upper leg  Approaches to the knee  Approaches to…

35 Neurosurgery L.W. Thorne and C.E.G. Uff CONTENTS Introduction  The ethos of neurosurgery  Trauma  Intracranial pressure  Cerebral blood flow  Initial management of the obtunded head injured patient  Scalp lacerations  Depressed…