Written by leaders in the field the third edition of Common Surgical Diseases: An Algorithmic
Approach to Problem Solving provides surgical residents and medical students with a current
concise and algorithmic approach to frequently encountered clinical challenges. Each chapter
details every common surgical disease in the form of a succinct text coupled with step-by-step
algorithm. It also walks the reader through the evaluation diagnosis treatment and follow-up
of the most common surgical problems. Thoroughly updated and revised the third edition focuses
on problems most frequently encountered by general surgeons and their residents and students.
More factual information is included in the form of charts and tables for quick and easy
reference. The section on critical care is updated and expanded. The section on pre-operative
considerations has new chapters on how to best manage patient's medications before surgery
(anticoagulants anti-platelet drugs) and prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis. Other new
chapters include access for hemodialysis adrenal incidentaloma esophageal cancer pancreatic
cancer management of abdominal wall defects hyperglycemia necrotizing soft tissue infections
and SIRS sepsis. Especially pertinent in todays' medical environment is an understanding of the
genetic component of certain cancers and chapters are devoted to screening and treating
patients with genetic predispositions to colorectal and breast cancer.
