Table of Contents

Choose well, cut well, get well
Anaesthesia-related techniques
The severely injured patient
Laparotomy: elective and emergency
Principles of minimal access surgery
Abdominal wall and hernias
Appendix and abdominal abscess
Oesophagus
Oesophageal cancer
Stomach and duodenum
Small bowel and operations for obesity
Colonoscopy
Colon
Anorectum
Biliary tract
Pancreas
Liver and portal venous system
Spleen
Breast
Thyroid
Parathyroidectomy
Adrenal
Arteries
Veins and lymphatics
Sympathectomy and the management of hyperhidrosis
Transplantation
Thorax
Head and neck
Orthopaedics and trauma: amputations
Orthopaedics and trauma: general principles
Orthopaedics and trauma: upper limb
Orthopaedics and trauma: lower limb
Plastic surgery
Paediatric surgery
Neurosurgery
Upper urinary tract
Lower urinary tract
Male genitalia
Gynaecological surgery
Ear, nose and throat
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Ophthalmology

Reviews

"The 6th edition of Kirk's General Surgical Operations gives clear, concise guidance of acquiring comprehensive surgical skills to ensure operative success, encouraging and empowering the reader from the very beginning. In this new edition all chapters were thoroughly updated and revised. The content was expanded from 33 to 42 chapters, offering an excellent key resource for both junior surgical trainees and undergraduate medical students... including the most recent surgical advances such as modern laparoscopic procedures and bariatric surgery, the authors bring together up-to-date content, making it an important source for any aspiring surgeon."

British Journal of Surgery, April 2014