Recent Advances in Surgery 31

Irving Taylor MD ChM FRCS FMedSci FRCPS(Glas) FHEAVice-Dean and Director of Clinical Studies Professor of Surgery, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, University College London, London, UK. Colin D. Johnson MChir FRCSReader and Consultant Surgeon, University Surgical Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.

• TRAINING AND TECHNIQUES IN GENERAL SURGERY1. Virtual reality simulation in surgery for objective assessment,education, and training - Anthony G. Gallagher, Emily Boyle2. The use of drains in gastrointestinal surgery - James A. Catton, Dileep N. LoboGENERAL ABDOMINAL SURGERY3. Laparoscopic management of the acute abdomen - Miguel A. Cuesta, Donald van der Peet, Alexander A.F.A. Veenhof4. General surgical procedures after liver or kidney transplantation - Gabriel C. Oniscu, John A.C. BuckelsGASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY5. Bariatric surgery: rationale, development and current status - Samer Humadi, Richard Welbourn6. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for pancreatic cancer - Sangeeta A. Paisey, Andrew R. Bateman7. Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas - Mohammad Abu Hilal, Lashan Peiris, Roberto Salvia8. Gastrointestinal stromal tumours - Gary K. Atkin, Jeremy I. Livingstone9. Imaging the small bowel: new techniques and problems in clinical practice - Alistair F. Myers, Tim J.C. Bryant, Nicholas E. Beck10. Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: current practice and training - Tahseen Qureshi, Daniel O’Leary, Amjad Parvaiz11. TEMS for tumours of the rectum - Rowan J. Collinson, Neil J. McC. MortensenVASCULAR SURGERY12. Stroke and cerebrovertebral reconstruction - Sayed Aly, John McHale, Stephen BarkerBREAST SURGERY13. Sentinel node biopsy and axillary surgery in breast surgery - Fiona McCaig, Udi ChettyCURRENT EVIDENCE14. Randomised clinical trials in surgery 2007 - Marcello Spampinato, Hassan Elberm, Colin D. Johnson

Superbly structured, reasoned and crisply writtenThe Recent Advances series has always been championed as excellent revision material for surgical examinations and this particular volume covers a very diverse field indeed within which every potential candidate should find sections of relevance. For those wishing to broaden their understanding and to be brought up to date with key advances in surgery in general, this book is for them.Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 2008Recommended to all candidates for certification of general surgery. Furthermore, more specialist surgeons will find it helpful both in the management of patients and in discussions with other specialists within multidisciplinary teams.British Journal of Surgery, review of earlier edition