The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice - as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.
The Unofficial Guide to Surgery provides a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the most common operations - what they are, why people are listed for surgery, how the surgery is done, post-operative care and possible complications. There are full colour illustrations of every procedure.
This book will be invaluable for medical students and junior doctors and also as a day-to-day reference for professionals.
The Unofficial Guide to Surgery provides a succinct yet comprehensive guide to the most common operations - what they are, why people are listed for surgery, how the surgery is done, post-operative care and possible complications. There are full colour illustrations of every procedure.
This book will be invaluable for medical students and junior doctors and also as a day-to-day reference for professionals.
- Introductory chapter - how to scrub, how to glove and gown, suture techniques, surgical positions
- Includes more than 120 common operations across all the surgical sub-specialties
- Thorough overview of indications and contraindications
- Simple ‘step-by-step’ guide on how to perform the surgery
- Post-operative course, complications and common questions asked by surgeons
- Two colour illustrations per operation - will help you understand the underlying anatomy as well as the surgical procedure
- Succinct and easy to read throughout
- Diverse range of skin colours and tones - not often seen in other medical textbooks
- An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
- New chapter on maxillofacial surgery
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: USEFUL THEATRE KNOWLEDGE1 Scrubbing Up for Theatre
2 Wound Closure and Diathermy
3 Surgical Positions
SECTION 2: UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL
4 Ivor Lewis Oesophagectomy
5 Nissen Fundoplication
6 Gastrectomy
7 Omental Patch Repair of a Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
8 Gastric Bypass
9 Gastric Band
10 Cholecystectomy
11 Whipple’s Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)
12 Liver Resection
13 Splenectomy
14 Heller Myotomy
15 Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
SECTION 3: LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL
16 Small Bowel Resection
17 Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
18 Right Hemicolectomy
19 Left Hemicolectomy
20 Hartmann’s Procedure
21 Anterior Resection of the Rectum
22 Abdominoperineal Resection (APR)
23 Inguinal Hernia Repair
24 Femoral Hernia Repair
25 Haemorrhoidectomy
26 Excision of Pilonidal Sinus
27 Incision and Drainage of Perianal Abscess
SECTION 4: BREAST
28 Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
29 Wide Local Excision (WLE)
30 Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB)
31 Axillary Node Clearance (ANC)
32 Latissimus Dorsi Flap Reconstruction of the Breast
SECTION 5: EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT
33 Tonsillectomy
34 Surgical Tracheostomy
35 Septoplasty
36 Superficial Parotidectomy
37 Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
38 Suction Diathermy Adenoidectomy (Also Known as Suction Electrocautery or Suction Coagulation)
39 Myringotomy and Tympanostomy Tube Grommet Insertion
SECTION 6: MAXILLOFACIAL
40 Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy (BSSO)
41 The Coronal Flap
42 Le Fort 1 Osteotomy
43 Neck Dissection
44 Orbital Floor Reconstruction
45 Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures (Tooth-Bearing Regions)
SECTION 7: ENDOCRINE
46 Total Thyroidectomy
47 Parathyroidectomy
48 Adrenalectomy
SECTION 8: VASCULAR
49 Carotid Endarterectomy
50 Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
51 Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)
52 Radiocephalic Fistula Formation
53 Below-Knee Amputation (BKA)
54 Above-Knee Amputation (AKA)
55 Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Graft
56 Embolectomy
57 Femoral Endarterectomy
58 Endovenous Thermal Ablation for Varicose Veins
SECTION 9: UROLOGY
59 Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
60 Trans-Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumour (TURBT)
61 Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
62 Scrotal Exploration and Orchidopexy
63 Vasectomy
64 Circumcision
SECTION 10: CARDIOTHORACICS
65 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
66 Aortic Valve Replacement/Repair
67 Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement
68 Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Lobectomy
69 Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
70 Pleurodesis
71 Thoracotomy
SECTION 11: NEUROSURGERY
72 Burr Hole
73 Craniotomy
74 Lumbar Laminectomy
75 Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt Insertion
76 Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
SECTION 12: ORTHOPAEDICS
77 Dupuytren’s Contracture Release
78 Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair
79 Lumbar Spinal Fusion
80 Intervertebral Spinal Discectomy
81 Total Hip Replacement (THR) via the Posterior Approach
82 Wedge Resection of Ingrown Toenail
83 Carpal Tunnel Decompression
84 Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction
85 Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
86 Arthroscopic Meniscectomy
87 Cephalomedullary Femoral Nail (CMN)
88 Lateral Malleolus Lag Screw and Neutralisation Plate
89 Lower Limb Fasciotomy
90 Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS)
91 Cemented Hip Hemiarthroplasty
92 Medial Malleolus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation With Partially Threaded Screws
93 Distal Radius Volar Locking Plate
94 Tibial Nail
SECTION 13: PLASTICS
95 Split-Thickness Skin Graft (STSG)
96 Full-Thickness Skin Graft (FTSG)
97 Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Free-Flap for Breast Reconstruction
98 Local Flap Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects
99 Digital Tendon Repair
100 Nail Bed Injury Repair
SECTION 14: PAEDIATRICS
101 Ramstedt Pyloromyotomy
102 Oesophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula Ligation With Repair
103 Laparotomy for Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC)
104 Ladd’s Procedure
105 Hepatoportoenterostomy (Kasai Portoenterostomy)
106 Orchidopexy (Single Stage)
SECTION 15: OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
107 Hysterectomy
108 Tension-Free Vaginal Tape (TVT)
109 Hysteroscopy
110 Caesarean Section
111 Anterior Vaginal Wall Repair
112 Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone (LLETZ)
113 Posterior Vaginal Wall Repair
SECTION 16: INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
114 Angioplasty ± Stenting
115 Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPSS)
116 Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis (CDT)
117 Embolisation
118 Inferior Vena Cava Filter
119 Percutaneous Biliary Drainage
120 Percutaneous Nephrostomy
121 Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy (RIG) or Gastrojejunostomy (RIGJ)
SECTION 17: OPHTHALMOLOGY
122 Phacoemulsification (Cataract Surgery)
123 Vitrectomy
124 Trabeculectomy
125 Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)
126 Horizontal Strabismus Surgery
Index
