Using a highly readable, case-based format, Clinical Scenarios in Surgery: Decision Making and Operative Technique, Second Edition , presents 135 cases that take readers step by step through the principles of safe surgical care. Ideal for senior surgical residents who are preparing for the oral board exam, this updated resource presents today’s standards of care in all areas of general surgery, including abdominal wall, upper GI, emergency general surgery, hepatobiliary, colorectal, breast, endocrine, thoracic, vascular, pediatric, skin and soft tissue, trauma, critical care, transplant, and head and neck surgeries.

• Fourteen chapters are new to the Second Edition, including six in the greatly-expanded section on Trauma.
• Each full-color case begins with a patient presentation and proceeds through differential diagnosis, workup, diagnosis and treatment, surgical procedures, postoperative management, and a case conclusion.
• Color figures, tables, and algorithms present information in a format that is easy to understand and remember.

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• Justin B. Dimick MD Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH
  Assistant Professor of Surgery
  Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy
  University of MichiganGilbert R. Upchurch M.D.Christopher J. Sonnenday MDChristopher J. Sonnenday, MD, MHSAssistant Professor of Health Management & PolicyUniversity of MichiganLillian S. Kao
• Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic, and Transplant Surgery
• Assistant Professor of Surgery
• Assistant Professor of Health Management & PolicyUniversity of MichiganLillian S. Kao
• Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic, and Transplant Surgery
• University of Michigan
• Lillian S. Kao