One of the world's pre-eminent medical textbooks, beloved by generations of surgeons both in the UK and in numerous countries overseas, with lifetime sales in excess of one million copies.

Now in its 26th edition, the book's traditional strengths are combined with the latest updates in effective clinical examination and soundly based surgical principles, while taking account throughout of the latest developments in surgical practice. The new edition opens with sections devoted to the underlying principles of surgical practice, investigation and diagnosis, and pre-operative care. These are followed by chapters covering all aspects of surgical trauma. The remainder of the book considers each of the surgical specialties in turn, from elective orthopedics through skin, head and neck, breast and endocrine, cardiothoracic and vascular, to abdominal and genitourinary.