Abstract
All aspects of surgery and the surgical specialities are not reviewed exhaustively by the 28 contributors to this new edition, but selected subjects considered to be of current interest have been chosen for discussion. These may be grouped as cardiac and vascular surgery, pulmonary surgery, problem of crossinfection, transplantation of tissues and organs, lymphatic system, body fluids, artificial kidney, selected urologic topics, hydrocephalus, parotid gland, and surgery of the gastrointestinal tract including discussions of argentaffinoma, portal hypertension, cancer of the breast and the endocrine glands. Each author has succinctly presented the current concepts of his subject, giving enough detail and sufficient bibliographic references so that the reader may fully understand the problems under consideration. In some fields an extensive experience has been gained so rapidly that it is now possible to present concrete opinions on subjects which were considered experimental surgery when the fourth edition was published. This is particularly
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