Clinical Manual of Surgery

S Devaji Rao is a meritorious student of Stanley Medical College, Chennai and a postgraduate of the prestigious AIIMS, Delhi. He has keen interest in Gastroenterology. His special interests are Surgical Nutrition, Surgical Oncology especially related to Gastroenterology. He has received special training in Liver Surgery from Prof Naofumi, a renowned Liver Transplant Surgeon of Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan. He is member of the national Academy of medical Sciences, India and a fellow of the International College of Surgeons.His work on 'Benign Somatostatinoma of Pancreas' was greatly appreciated in the 'First World Congress of HPB Surgery' at Lund, Sweden. He has devised an ostomy appliance using an adult diaper called 'Diaper Ileostomy Appliance', a good innovation in the field of gastroenterology

• Part 1 General 1. Introduction 2. Patient and the Surgeon 3. Eliciting History 4. General Physical Examination Part 2 Symptoms and Signs 5. Dysphagia 6. Constipation7. Obstructive Jaundice 8. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 9. Lumps and Swellings 10. Ulcers11. Sinuses and Fistulae Part 3 System and Region Based DiseasesA. Circulatory Systems12. Lymphatic System13. Arterial System14. Venous SystemB. Burns15. BurnsC. Head and Neck16. Brain17. Head Injuries 18. Face and Oral Cavity 19. Injuries of Face20. Nose, Nasal Cavities and Paranasal Sinuses 21. Ears 22. Pharynx and Larynx 23. Salivary Glands 24. Thyroid 25. Neck D. Thorax And Trunk26. Thorax (Excepting Heart, Great Vessels and Esophagus)27. Thoracic injuries 28. Breasts 29. Spine and Spinal Cord E. Abdomen and Genitalia30. Acute Abdomen 31. Chronic Abdominal Illnesses 32. Abdominal Injuries 33. Abdominal Lumps 34. Rectum and Anal Canal 35. Herniae 36. Male Genitalia 37. Urinary System38. Female Genital System F. Bones and Extremities39. General Orthopedics and Bones 40. Shoulder and Arm 41. Elbow and Forearm42. Wrist, Hand and Fingers 43. Hands (soft tissues)44. Pelvis, Hip and Thigh45. Knee and Leg 46. Ankle, Foot and Toes 47. Feet (Soft Tissues) 48. Muscles, Tendons and Fasciae 49. Peripheral Nerves Part 4 Polytrauma50. Polytrauma