Basic Surgical Techniques

This book is designed to provide a background for young surgeons. Rather than dealing with specific surgery, it discusses various personal and technical procedures and skills used by surgeons and also indicates how the same techniques can often be applied to various fields of surgery. This edition which has been expanded and updated includes new sections on stapling and clipping instruments, developments in diathermy, ultrasonic dissection and duct coagulation plus a new chapter on handling infections as well as 65 new illustrations.