Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery

The Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery is a handy, compact atlas covering all facets of General Surgery. Extremely useful to carry around as a refresher guide before going into theater, the areas of surgery covered are:


Endocrine surgery

Breast surgery

Esophageal and Gastric Surgery

Small Bowel and Appendix Surgery

Colorectal Surgery

Anorectal Surgery

Hernia Surgery

Hepatobiliary Surgery

Pancreatic Surgery


Each chapter includes a brief narrative describing the procedure and several photographic illustrations as a quick visual aid to the reader.  In addition, the authors outline common pitfalls and provide suggestions drawn from their extensive personal experiences.

Dr Herbert Chen is Vice-Chairman of Research, Department of Surgery, Professor, Division of General Surgery and Chief of Endocrine Surgery at the University of Wisconsin, USA.