General and Visceral Surgery Review

<p><fontcolor='red'><strong><em>It's your job to do the learning - it's our job to make it easier!</em></strong></font></p><p><em>This book serves as a simple review of selected general surgery topics in outline format. The illustrations are exceptionally good, displaying sufficient detail to depict the important anatomy without unnecessary distractions.</em> -- <strong>Kevin Helling, MD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics</strong><p> Covering all the main topics and latest operative techniques, <em>General and Visceral Surgery Review</em> is a compact, highly structured review book designed to maximize your study time for the medical residency board exams. It pinpoints only the information you need to master the exam&#8212;enhanced by highlighted key words, summary tables, outline lists, and sidebar notes that make understanding and retention fast and easy.<p>Features:</p><ul><li>Succinctly covers the major areas in general and visceral surgery&#8212;anatomy, etiology,disease patterns, symptoms, diagnosis, and therapy&#8212;with a focus on 'what you need to know' for the exam<li> Provides nearly 200 instructive surgical descriptions and clear operative illustrations<li>Includes state-of-the-art minimally invasive and fast-track surgical techniques<li>Breaks topics into concise, digestible chunks of information that facilitate quick memorization<li>Offers targeted information that is comprehensive but not excessive&#8212;does not overload you with extraneous material</li></ul><p>Optimally structured, clearly presented, and packed with helpful study aids, this book is the go-to companion for all students and residents specializing in general and visceral surgery and preparing for the medical residency board exams. It is also useful as a general study aid and a distillation of key points in conjunction with larger, more detailed texts.</p></em></em>