For more than 80 years, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological
Basis of Modern Surgical Practice has been the go-to text for trainees
and surgeons at all levels of experience for definitive guidance on
every aspect of general surgery. As the oldest continuously published
textbook of surgery in North America, this fully revised 21st Edition
continues to provide the key information, essential teaching pearls, and
completely updated content needed to make the most informed surgical
decisions and achieve optimal outcomes for patients. Concisely written
and evidence based throughout, it covers the breadth of material
required for certification and practice of general surgery, highlighted
by detailed, full-color intraoperative illustrations and high-quality
video clips.
Key Features
Follows a clear, consistent progression beginning with principles common
to surgical specialties including fluid and electrolyte management,
metabolic support, and wound healing. Subsequent sections review the
management of injury, transplantation, oncology, breast, endocrine, and
abdominal procedures.
Covers key topics such as emerging surgical technologies and devices,
regenerative medicine, the latest concepts in cancer biology and
treatments, and evidence-based management and treatment.
Emphasizes the most up-to-date minimally invasive techniques and the use of robotics when indicated.
Features more than 2,000 superb illustrations and intraoperative
photographs and 25 procedural videos that facilitate quick comprehension
of surgical techniques.
Includes more schematic diagrams, summary tables, boxes, and algorithms
that provide a rich resource for reviewing surgical techniques and
preparing for in-training and board exams.
Shares the expertise of dozens of new authors and includes two new chapters on robotic surgery and fetal surgery.
Contains fully updated content on topics encountered by general surgery
residents in training as well as in-depth coverage of subspecialty areas
including head and neck, thoracic, vascular, urology, neurosurgery,
pediatrics, and gynecology.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook
allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the
book on a variety of devices.