High-Yield General Surgery Book

	Preface
1	Preoperative, Perioperative, and Postoperative Considerations	1
I	Surgical Risk Assessment	1
II	Fluid and Electrolytes	7
III	Surgical Bleeding and Transfusions	8
IV	Infection Control	10
V	Wound Healing	11
VI	Surgical Nutrition	11
VII	Postoperative Infection	12
2	Esophageal Disorders	14
I	Motility Disorders	14
II	Esophageal Diverticula and Webs	16
III	Hiatal Hernia	17
IV	Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)	17
V	Esophageal Neoplasms	19
3	Disorders of the Stomach and Duodenum	23
I	Peptic Ulcer Disease	23
II	Gastric Neoplasms	31
III	Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome	34
IV	Ampullary Lesions	36
4	Disorders of the Small Intestine	38
I	Small Bowel Obstruction	38
II	Small Bowel Neoplasms	40
III	Meckel's Diverticulum	44
5	Disorders of the Large Intestine	46
I	Diverticular Disease	46
II	Colonic Neoplasms	49
III	Colonic Volvulus	52
IV	Ischemic Colitis	54
V	Appendicitis	56
6	Inflammatory Bowel Disorders	58
I	Ulcerative Colitis	58
II	Crohn's Disease	59
7	Disorders of the Rectum and Anus	62
I	Anal Fistula and Perianal Abscess	62
II	Anal Fissure	63
III	Hemorrhoids	65
IV	Anal Cancer	66
8	Hernias	69
I	Introduction	69
II	Inguinal Hernia	69
III	Femoral Hernia	71
IV	Umbilical Hernia	72
9	Disorders of the Pancreas	73
I	Acute Pancreatitis	73
II	Chronic Pancreatitis	76
III	Pancreatic Pseudocyst	78
IV	Exocrine Pancreatic Neoplasms	80
V	Endocrine Pancreatic Neoplasms	81
10	Disorders of the Liver, Biliary Tree, and Gallbladder	85
I	Biliary Stone Diseases	85
II	Portal Hypertension	91
III	Hepatic Infections	93
IV	Hepatic Neoplasms	96
V	Gallbladder Cancer	98
11	Disorders of the Spleen	100
I	Introduction	100
II	Hematologic Disorders	100
III	Trauma	101
IV	Splenic Abscess	102
12	Breast and Endocrinologic Disorders	103
I	Benign Thyroid Diseases	103
II	Malignant Thyroid Diseases	104
III	Hyperparathyroidism	107
IV	Tumors of the Adrenal Glands	109
V	Benign and Malignant Disease of the Breast	112
13	Disorders of the Lung	118
I	Carcinoma of the Lung	118
II	Bronchial Adenoma	120
III	Surgical Thoracic Infection	121
IV	Bronchiectasis	126
V	Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Hemothorax	126
VI	Mesothelioma	129
14	Disorders of the Vascular System	130
I	Diabetic Foot	130
II	Lower Extremity Vascular Occlusive Disease	131
III	Renovascular Hypertension	135
IV	Aortic Disease	135
V	Carotid Artery Occlusive Disease	139
VI	Venous Insufficiency (Varicose Veins)	143
VII	Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)	144
	Index	145