Download or read book The General Surgery Sourcebook written by Brian E. Kogon and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 200 discrete topics, covering the full spectrum of general surgery and the surgical sub-specialties. Each topic is presented in a bulleted, outline-oriented format. Extensive coverage of pathophysiology, especially the molecular and genetic underpinnings of disease states and their progression, is included. Examples of new laparoscopic and other minimally invasive surgical techniques are also illustrated and described throughout.