Sixty years after its first publication, Farquharson's Textbook of Operative General Surgery remains firmly established as a classic textbook for general surgeons throughout the world, whether they are just embarking on training or are well established in their career. This tenth edition has been fully revised and updated, while retaining the core

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Farquharson's Textbook of Operative General Surgery
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- Front Cover
- Contents
- Preface to the First Edition (1954)
- Preface to the Tenth Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 - Skills and tools: knots to robots
- Chapter 2 - Surgery of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Chapter 3 - Surgery of the breast and axilla
- Chapter 4 - Soft tissue surgery: muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves
- Chapter 5 - Surgery of bone and amputations
- Chapter 6 - Vascular surgical techniques: vascular access and trauma
- Chapter 7 - Operative management of vascular disease
- Chapter 8 - Cardiothoracic surgery for the general surgeon
- Chapter 9 - Neurosurgery for the general surgeon
- Chapter 10 - Surgery of the neck
- Chapter 11 - Surgery of the face and jaws
- Chapter 12 - Special considerations in abdominal and gastrointestinal surgery
- Chapter 13 - Surgical access to the abdomen and surgery of the abdominal wall
- Chapter 14 - General techniques in abdominal and gastrointestinal surgery
- Chapter 15 - Emergency abdominal surgery
- Chapter 16 - Surgery of intra-abdominal malignancy
- Chapter 17 - Classic operations on the upper gastrointestinal tract
- Chapter 18 - Operative management of upper gastrointestinal disease
- Chapter 19 - Gallbladder and biliary surgery
- Chapter 20 - Surgery of the pancreas, spleen and adrenal glands
- Chapter 21 - Surgery of the liver
- Chapter 22 - Classic operations on the small and large bowel
- Chapter 23 - Operative management of small and large bowel disease
- Chapter 24 - Surgery of the anus and perineum
- Chapter 25 - Surgery of the groin and external genitalia
- Chapter 26 - Urological surgery for the general surgeon
- Chapter 27 - Gynaecology and obstetrics for the general surgeon
- Appendix I - Preoperative preparation
- Appendix II - Intraoperative care
- Appendix III - Postoperative care
- Back Cover
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