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Upper Digestive Surgery
edited by Thomas V. Taylor, MD, Anthony Watson, MD, and Robin C. N. Williamson, MD, 1112 pp, $295, ISBN 0-7020-1434-6, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Ltd, 1999.
Arch Surg. 2000;135:987.
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This textbook involving diseases and surgery of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and small bowel is superb, covering 1112 pages and weighing 8 pounds! It is divided into 4 parts: (1) "The Esophagus," edited by Anthony Watson, MD (Royal Free Hospital and University College, London, England); (2) "Stomach and Duodenum," edited by Thomas V. Taylor, MD (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex); (3) "The Small Intestine," edited by Robin C. N. Williamson, MD (Hammersmith Hospital, London); and (4) "The Pediatric Section," edited by the 3 primary authors with able assistance from C. M. Dong, MD, of Manchester, England.
The 62 chapters of this book have 74 contributing authors mainly from the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, Australia, and South Africa. They are experienced clinicians, which gives a functional flavor to this offering. The authors and their contributors have succeeded in their effort to reflect (anatomic and physiologic categories) advancements in . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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