Sabiston textbook of surgery the biological basis of modern surgical practice

• Other Authors: Townsend Jr., Courtney M. (Editor), Beauchamp, R. Daniel (Editor), Evers, B. Mark (Editor), Mattox, Kenneth L. (Editor), Sabiston, David C. 1924-2009
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Elsevier Saunders 2004
• Edition: Seventeenth Edition
• Subjects: Surgical Procedures, Operative; General Surgery; Perioperative Care
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Physical Description: xxv, 2388 pages illustrations, portraits 28 cm 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 inch)
• Format: System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows 98 or higher ; Macintosh, Mac OS9 or higher
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780721604091; 0721604099; 9780808922957; 0808922955; 9780721653686; 0721653685

First published in 1936, the "Sabiston Textbook" has served generations of surgeons as the defining text in the field. The 17th Edition carries on this distinguished legacy, presenting the world's most thorough, useful, readable, and understandable coverage of the principles and techniques of surgery. Sweeping changes include comprehensive updates to reflect the latest knowledge and techniques...a new, full-color page layout for enhanced ease of reference...a new image bank CD-ROM containing over 1,300 illustrations, intraoperative photographs, tables, diagnostic images, graphs, pie charts, algorithms, and anatomical drawings all downloadable to Powerpoint presentations. Excerpt from Claude Organ Foreword: 'The 17th edition of "Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery" represents an historical landmark...The Editors have brought to this bold departure from previous editions significant clinical and research experience and important elements of balanced functionality - information that is useful to the practitioner, resident, and student...An outstanding group of diverse contributors...all well-informed and known major contributors to their fields.