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,A Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice Seventh Edition
Series Editors
O. James Garden
Simon Paterson-Brown
CORE TOPICS IN
GENERAL AND
EMERGENCY
SURGERY
Edited by
Hugh M. Paterson, BMedSci, MBChB, MD, FRCS(Ed)
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Coloproctology,
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Chris Deans, MBChB(Hons), MD, FRCS
Consultant, General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon,
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Senior Lecturer,
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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ALGr a wa n y
,A Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice Seventh Edition
Series Editors
O. James Garden
Simon Paterson-Brown
CORE TOPICS IN
GENERAL AND
EMERGENCY
SURGERY
Edited by
Hugh M. Paterson, BMedSci, MBChB, MD, FRCS(Ed)
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Coloproctology,
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Chris Deans, MBChB(Hons), MD, FRCS
Consultant, General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon,
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; Senior Lecturer,
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
For additional online content visit eBooks+
, © 2024, Elsevier Limited. All rights reserved.
First edition 1997
Second edition 2001
Third edition 2005
Fourth edition 2009
Fifth edition 2014
Sixth edition 2019
Seventh edition 2024
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or me-
chanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permis-
sion in writing from the publisher. Details on how to seek permission, further information about the Publisher’s
permissions policies and our arrangements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance Center and the
Copyright Licensing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions.
This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the Publisher (other
than as may be noted herein).
Notices
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and
using any information, methods, compounds or experiments described herein. Because of rapid advances
in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be
made. To the fullest extent of the law, no responsibility is assumed by Elsevier, authors, editors or contrib-
utors for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or
otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, or ideas contained in the
material herein.
ISBN: 978-0-7020-8474-4
Content Strategist: Alexandra Mortimer
Content Project Manager: Arindam Banerjee
Design: Ryan Cook
Art Buyer: Muthukumaran Thangaraj
Marketing Manager: Deborah Watkins
Printed in India
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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