Essentials of Visceral Surgery: For Residents and Fellows

“First comes the word, second comes the medicine, and last comes the
knife”1—solid knowledge and a structured knowledge of general and
visceral surgery are obligatory prerequisites, especially for doctors in
advanced training, fellows and future specialists in general and visceral
surgery.
Medical expertise in visceral surgery and bystanding subjects hasseen a continuous and rapid increase in knowledge in recent years. The
increasing specialization in surgery has led the editors to the present
concept of a short compendium, which allows the reader to access the
current up-to-date knowledge summarized by specialists in a condensed
and clear manner.
Our book aims to provide the readers with a clear understanding ofthe main aspects of general and visceral surgery. In a condensed, bullet
point form, the current and actual knowledge of visceral and general
surgery is summarized in this book, to which numerous renowned specialists
have contributed in its 16 chapters.
For learning residents and fellows, special emphasis is placed ondetailed and precise recommendations concerning the diagnostic procedure
and the indication for therapy. The surgical procedure is described
step by step in a compact and comprehensive form. New technologies
and evidence-based treatment strategies are taken into account and
brief overviews facilitate the targeted memorization of the most important
facts. This new, completely revised second edition takes into
account the rapid development of our field on the one hand and the
high response to the book on the other.
For the preparation of the specialist examination in general surgeryor visceral surgery, the book is therefore an ideal companion as well as
a reference in everyday clinical practice