• Provides a comprehensive overview of General Surgery from Core Principles to specialisation in areas such as Pediatric, Cardiothoracic and Gastrointestinal Surgery

• Features expanded content on Principles of Surgery, Trauma, Endocrine and Vascular Surgery

• Expands the text on Gastrointestinal Surgery with subsections on Esophagogastric, Hepatopancreatobiliary, and Colorectal Surgery, in addition to Gastrointestinal Emergencies

• Includes more contributors from international experts than any other surgical textbook available

• Incorporates important advances in surgical practice such as the expansion of minimally invasive techniques

• Illustrates important concepts relevant to each surgical speciality through the use of Case Studies

• Contains numerous new photographs, radiographs, and explanatory diagrams.