Through ten successful editions, this title has built a well-deserved reputation as the most complete, current and sought-after resource among general, colorectal, and gastrointestinal surgeons. This unsurpassed abdominal surgery companion covers benign and malignant conditions-along with both common and esoteric diseases in 53 focused chapters written by preeminent scholars.

Features:

• The crucial details of every abdominal surgery procedure
• Commanding coverage of the full spectrum of diseases by region
• A practical look at preoperative and postoperative management
• Helpful step-by-step guidance on incisions, closures and management of the abdominal wound
• Extensive, detailed art program featuring hundreds of new technique-clarifying illustrations

Michael J. Zinner MD, FACS
Surgeon-in-Chief and Chairman
Department of Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Clinical Director
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Moseley Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Stanley W. Ashley MD, FACS
Senior Surgeon and Vice Chairman
Department of Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Staff Surgeon
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Sawyer Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts