Puzzles in General Surgery: A Study Guide

This easy-to-use reference book transforms preparation for examination, specifically board-certifying examinations, into a unique experience. This handbook allows medical students, residents and general surgeons to quickly and successfully recognize, analyze and then manages different clinical scenarios professionally according to evidence-based practice.



The book opens with a thorough review of common diseases and disorders. Then all of the critical information medical students, surgical residents, and junior general surgeons need for surgical topics across all branches --including general surgery, surgical endocrinology, surgical oncology, transplantation, trauma, critical care and other subspecialties is presented in an organized way, as follow:

General information

Pathophysiology and etiology

Classification and staging

Clinical presentation and diagnosis

Treatment including medical and surgical therapies

Operative strategies and techniques

Postoperative care and complication

Outcomes and follow-up



Puzzles in General Surgery: A Study Guide is more than a reference--it offers the critical analysis that is necessary before any surgical examination.