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General Thoracic Surgery, 5th ed
edited by Thomas W. Shields, MD, Joseph LoCicero III, MD, Ronald B. Ponn, MD, 2443 pp, with illus, $259, ISBN 0-683-30619-7, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
Arch Surg. 2000;135:986-987.
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The fifth edition of General Thoracic Surgery consists of 2 volumes divided into 29 sections and 190 chapters. It has 213 contributors with very few residents or fellows and a star-studded list of general thoracic surgeons from across the country. There are 54 new chapters with an emphasis on the basic sciences, diagnostic methodologies, and surgical technique. Many chapters from the previous edition have been rewritten by new authors. Retained authors have extensively rewritten previous chapters. The book provides a comprehensive account of current knowledge in all aspects of general thoracic surgery.
The chapters are multiauthored with much of the work being original contributions by these senior authors. I found all of the chapters easy to read and well referenced. In most instances the illustrations were of high quality and supplemented the text extremely well. I was particularly impressed by the graphic schematics in chapter 27, "Technical Aspects of Lobectomy," . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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