Essential Clinical Surgery

Contents: 1. History 2. Physical examination 3. Investigations and diagnosis 4. Ulcer, sinus and fistula   5. Lumps and swellings 6. Arterial system 7. Venous system 8. Lymphatic system 9. Hands and feet 10. Bones and joints 11. Peripheral nerves 12. Breast 13. Thyroid 14. Head and neck 15. Oral cavity 16. Salivary glands 17. Acute abdomen 18. Chronic abdomen 19. Abdominal lumps 20. Jaundice 21. Rectum and anal canal 22. Hernia and inguinoscrotal swellings 23. Genitourinary system – internal 24. Genitourinary system – external 25. The final examination.

The second edition of Essential Clinical Surgeryis a comprehensive textbook on the subject for undergraduate medical students and postgraduates in general surgery. Itis aimed at filling a void that exists in the currently available clinical resources which either lack clarity in describing clinical signs, allude to diseases that are only of historical importance or describe obsolete investigations. This book is a contemporary Indian clinical resource which will augment the clinical material available to students of surgery (particularly in private medical colleges where student intake is in excess of the clinical material available for adequate exposure and training of medical students) as well as help teachers to supplement clinical instruction (particularly in government medical colleges which are equipped with a profusion of clinical material but are plagued with faculty shortage). The book is meant to help bridge the gap between the inadequate spectrum of clinical material available to students and the dearth of teachers who can provide quality clinical instruction.