Mini Atlas of Surgical Diseases (Anshan Gold Standard Mini Atlas Series)

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing
-Aristotle

This is exactly what Sriram Bhat M has learnt and has put into practice by the two excellent books he has already authored - one for the undergraduate students of surgery - SRBs Manual of Surgery and another textbook of surgery for nurses - SRBs Surgery for Nurses.

His latest contribution is Anshan Gold Standard Mini Atlas Series: Surgical Diseases. This is an innovative work, having photographs of both common and uncommon surgical disorders with a brief summary of the salient points about the condition. The belief that, a photograph is worth a thousand words, is exemplified in the work of his, which is short yet informative, brief yet complete, designed specially to leave a long lasting imprint in the readers mind.

I am sure this book will create a niche of its own in the armory - both of a student in the process of learning and a practitioner who still has the zeal to learn.

I am proud of the fact that a student of mine has reached such heights of excellence and I feel privileged to be given the honor of penning the forward for this unique book.

I wish him success in all his endeavors which I am sure will be an inspiration for every young aspiring surgeon.

Thangam Verghese Joshua MS Mich.
Head, Department of Surgery
Kasturba Medical College
Mangalore 575001

Preface

Surgical conditions vary in presentation from place to place. Some of them are common to a particular region.

My 15 years of teaching experience has made me think how to make this subject more interesting, easy to approach and to remember. The local government Wenlock hospital where I work as an honorary surgeon has given me an immense opportunity to collect enough teaching materials which I have complied in the form of an atlas for a quick glance. Each picture has been provided with a short summary but for further relevant reaching a text-book has to be referred to.

I thank all my patients for their kind co-operation which enabled me to bring out this book. I also thank all my teachers, colleagues, friends, students and my wife Dr. Meera Sriram for their help to bring out this book in time. I hope this book will be of help to many students and practitioners. Any criticism and suggestions are well-accepted.

Sriram Bhat M

Over the next 2 years around 50 titles will be published, covering a comprehensive range of disciplines within medicine and health sciences. In a handy 152mm x 122mm size, and between 250-350 pages, these pocket atlases will contain up-to-the-minute information on their subject, which has been compiled, distilled and updated from prior work by each author. Each mini-atlas will also contain a free CDROM or DVDROM with material to accompany and complement the text. The 'Anshan Gold Standard Mini Atlas Series' will appeal to everyone involved in medicine and health sciences, from undergraduates to private practitioners, from medical professionals and academics. The full series will develop into an outstanding resource for any medical library, and each individual title will be a great value-for-money addition to a personal collection, for use as a portable reference for work or home. The first books will publish in February 2007, with a consistent flow of additional titles each month throughout 2007. Contents of Mini Atlas of Surgical Diseases: General Surgery 2. Jaw and Oral Cavity 3. Neck and Salivary Glands 4. Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenals 5. Breat 6. Actue Abdomen 7. Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum 8. Liver and Gall Bladder 9. Pancreas and Spleen 10. Abdominal Wall and Hernia 11. Oesophagus adn Stomach 12. Intestine 13. Rectum and Anal Canal 14. Thoracic and Neurosurgery and Urology

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