This book provides practical guidance on the most common elective and emergency procedures. Each concise chapter follows the same format and contains standardized headings: position, incision, exposure and operative technique, and closure. Numerous illustrations detail the procedures, providing clarity at a glance.

本书提供了关于最常见选择和急症操作过程的实用指导。每个简明的章节都采取相同的格式并有标准的标题：位置，切口，暴露和手术技术，以及缝合。大量的插图详细展示了这些操作过程，并且一目了然。

* Each chapter concisely summarizes a specific operation's relevant anatomy · patient position · incision · exposure and operative technique · and closure. * Illustrations demonstrate the key steps of each procedure. * Consistent headings and succinct chapters facilitate rapid review. * Coverage includes important procedures such as tracheostomy · breast biopsy · axillary dissection · laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication · hepatectomy · pancreatoduodenectomy · subtotal colectomy and J-pouch reconstruction · carotid endarterectomy · nephrectomy · and many more.