Mastery of Surgery is a comprehensive textbook that covers the science and craft of surgery for general surgeons and surgical trainees. The sixth edition, published in 2011, provides extensive coverage of vascular surgery as well as of common thoracic, breast, esophageal, endocrine, colorectal, gastric, pancreatic, liver, and biliary procedures. Each procedural chapter reviews the essentials of diagnosis, anatomy, and pre-operative planning, but focuses most heavily on step-by-step depictions and descriptions of procedures. The book also features editorial commentary that puts the chapter material in a broad context and provides helpful critiques of the most recent literature.
The sixth edition of Mastery of Surgery has several new features that make it a valuable resource for surgeons and surgical residents. Some of these features are:
Mastery of Surgery is edited by Josef E. Fischer, MD, a renowned surgeon and educator who is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The associate editors are Daniel B. Jones, MD; Frank B. Pomposelli Jr., MD; Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr., MD; V. Suzanne Klimberg, MD; Steven D. Schwaitzberg, MD; and Kirby I. Bland, MD. The book has over 450 contributors who are experts in their respective fields.
Mastery of Surgery is available in both print and electronic formats. The print edition consists of two volumes with a total of 2504 pages. The electronic edition can be accessed online or downloaded to a Kindle device. The ISBN for the print edition is 978-1608317400 and the ISBN for the electronic edition is 978-1469897189.
If you are interested in learning more about Mastery of Surgery or purchasing a copy, you can visit the publisher's website or Amazon. You can also read a sample chapter on LWW.