• This manual has been updated and upgraded with a lot of dedication by the author.
• Exclusive photographs and illustrations relevant to the topics are incorporated.
• Text material adequately covered to meet the need of exam-going undergraduates, for postgraduate entrance examinations as well as to the surgical practitioners.
• Recent grading and staging of malignant conditions along with recent trend in therapeutic modalities have been discussed wherever necessary.
• More boxes and notes are added in appropriate places.
• For the better understanding of the students, three sizes of fonts are used namely, 10pt, 9pt and 8.5pt.
• Important subjects are kept in font size 10pt; other subjects are in 9pt; and notes, remember, boxes and tables are in 8.5pt.
• Certain chapters are included at the end of the book for the most enthusiastic students and for those interested in participating in quiz programmes.
• Enriched with excellent quality of self-explanatory clinical photographs.
• The clinching physical signs have been highlighted in boxes with different colour shades.
• Surgical anatomy has been included wherever essential.
• Contains all the important chapters of general surgery, the common conditions have been dealt with in detail.
• Reader is also introduced to the various surgical specialities along with basic yet-practical knowledge.
• An essential armament to both undergraduate and postgraduate students of surgery, as well as to young practicing surgeons.

About the Author

Sriram Bhat M MS (Gen Surgery)

Table of Contents:
• General Surgery • Faciomaxillary Diseases • Oral Cavity • Salivary Glands • Neck • Thyroid • Parathyroids and Adrenals • Breast • Peritoneum • Abdominal Tuberculosis • Liver • Gallbladder • Spleen • Pancreas • Retroperitoneal Space • Differential Diagnosis of Mass Abdomen • Abdominal Wall and Umbilicus • Hernia • Oesophagus • Stomach • Small intestine • Large intestine • Intestinal Obstruction • Appendix • Rectum and Anal Canal • Urology • Neurosurgery • Thorax • Adjuvant Therapy • Anaesthesia • Advanced Imaging Methods • Operative Surgery • Miscellaneous Further Reading Appendix Index