Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, Eighth Edition (Zollinger, Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations) [Hardcover]

Jr., Robert Zollinger (Author), Sr., Robert Zollinger (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071363785 | ISBN-13: 978-0071363785 | Publication Date: October 8, 2002 | Edition: 8

THE CLASSIC STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO GENERAL SURGERY PROCEDURES –NOW UPDATED!

Provides succinct, accessible coverage of surgical trauma management
Puts hands-on guidelines at your fingertips
Features detailed illustrations depicting every important action a surgeon must consider while performing operations
Covers surgical anatomy… and vascular, gynecologic , gastrointestinal and miscellaneous abdominal procedures
Includes 11 new chapters treating the latest laparoscopic and stapling procedures and the newest surgical equipment and materials
And much more!

THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TRAUMA SURGERY GUIDE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE

Defines the core of major general surgical procedures using well-established, safe techniques

With the publication of this Eighth Edition, this "gold standard" reference continues its 50-year tradition of excellence as the ultimate teaching atlas of surgery. The best way to keep up with the dynamic field of trauma surgery -- and to keep up-to-date answers nearby -- this compact resource gives you quick and definitive solutions.

Here’s why Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations remainsthe leader in the field!

Provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step detail for all gastrointestinal, vascular and gynecologic procedures -- in addition to all other procedures commonly performed by the general surgeon or surgical resident – in text and in hundreds of superb line drawings. Includes logorithmic treatment and diagnostic options Covers preoperative preparation and postoperative care…anesthesia…and ambulatory (or outpatient) surgery commonly performed for the repair of inguinal, femoral, and small umbilical hernias, breast biopsies and many other gynecologic procedures, excision of skin tumors, some plastic procedures as well as certain orthopedic and otolaryngologic procedures

Fully updated, this Eighth Edition:
Features 16 completely new plates and over 60 updated ones
Illustrates the newest techniques using laparoscopy
Provides completely new material on the open hernia procedure and the central node biopsy procedure
Describes methodologies for the latest stapling instruments
Details the use of the new biomaterials and radionuclide localization (20030320)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is an outstanding book and has remained outstanding throughout its eight editions. The drawings are excellent, have clearly passed the test of time, and represent the way most surgeons think about a procedure. The descriptions are well written and particularly helpful, especially before undertaking a procedure. It is a large book and is very useful as an atlas for refreshing or learning the steps of a particular procedure. I would recommend it highly to practicing surgeons. 4 Stars!"--Doody's Review Service (Doody's )

About the Author

Robert Zollinger, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Case Western University
Cleveland Ohio
formerly, Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital

Robert M. Zollinger, Sr., M.D., D.Sc.(Hon.), F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.(Hon.)
(Deceased)
Emeritus Regents Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
and Chief of the Surgical Service, University Hospitals, The Ohio State University
formerly, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, and Surgeon at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital

Product Details

• Hardcover: 463 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 8 edition (October 8, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071363785
• ISBN-13: 978-0071363785
• Product Dimensions: 14.1 x 9.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite what I expected, March 20, 2004

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Gustavo Iglesias (Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, Eighth Edition (Zollinger, Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations) (Hardcover)

Zollinger's features very good illustrations and notes (including postoperative care) for nearly every imaginable procedure in gastrointestinal surgery (including exotic and complex operations such as total pancreatectomy and Klatskin tumor resections), short of bariatric surgery. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, fundoplication and splenectomy are covered as well.

However, information is sorely lacking on breast surgery (all we get are descriptions of modified radical mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy; useful, but no mention of conservative breast surgery), head and neck surgery (limited to near-total thyroidectomy and radical neck dissection) and thoracic surgery (posterolateral thoracotomy and that's it). No information *at all* on urology (as a resident, I'd gladly trade my plates on total pancreatectomy for a few on nephrectomy, nephrostomy and cystostomy). Gynecologic and vascular procedures are adequately covered.

In my copy, there is nothing on page 391 (Plate CLXXXIII on posterolateral thoracotomy is blank).

So, as a resident, Zollinger's won't be quite as useful as I expected, given the limited range of non-gastrointestinal general surgical procedures covered. However, I suspect I will make good use of its excellent in-depth coverage of gastrointestinal surgery.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic, artistic, July 16, 2003

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Kaes Ali (Toronto-Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, Eighth Edition (Zollinger, Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations) (Hardcover)

Truely one of the most successful books of the kind, the strucure is well designed, the operations included cover a eide range of procedures, and most noticeble is the very high quality of the explanatory figures, sometimes by just brawsing through them you get 80% of what to do... the text is well written and concise. You will find many approaches for each operation. of course it will be impossible to gather all the surgical craft in one book. but this one succeeds in collecting a large chunk of it. i highly recommend it for all juniors and postgrads alike.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A classic, surgical atlas but needs a bit of updating, August 9, 2008

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Christian Zalai (Montreal, QC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations, Eighth Edition (Zollinger, Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations) (Hardcover)

A well-drawn, classic surgical atlas that includes most general surgical procedures. A definite must have for any surgical resident or general surgeon.

I would like to see more procedures added however to make it truly exceptional: an update on breast surgery, including biopsy, expanded laparoscopic techniques, basic thoracic procedures - thoracotomy, lung biopsy, and VATS.