Summary CLINICAL MEDICINE : and Current Surgical Therapy with major Histocompatibility System lecture notes by[ David Rubenstein]

gists will all find time spent with this book extremely worthwhile. WILLIAM D. CAREY, M.D. Department o f Gastroenterolog y T h e Cleveland Clinic Foundation Current Surgical Therapy—2 , ed by John L. Cameron, St. Louis, CV Mosby, 1986, 562 pp, price not given. This text is the second edition of a popularly received first edition. Each author critically discusses personal views and techniques regarding the surgical treatment of a particular disease entity. As a result, a chapter may not include all available perspectives and options, and some information is duplicated in other chapters. No attempt is made to footnote and reference the material. Students and young surgeons will probably get the most out of this book. THOMAS A. BROUGHAN, M.D. Department o f General Surgery T h e Cleveland Clinic Foundation