This quick reference guide for medical students and junior doctors is essential during surgery rotations. Churchill’s Pocketbook of Surgery covers the fundamental principles of all the major surgical specialties including aetiology, diagnosis and management, pre-operative and post-operative care. It includes an overview of important considerations such as consent, clinical audit, common operations, and provides a checklist of emergency situations. Fully updated, succinct and clearly structured, this is a must-have book that you will return to time and again. New chapter on the heart and thoracic great vessels Updated content on new surgical approaches and minimally invasive surgery Shock chapter has been updated to reflect the tenth edition of ATLS Introductory chapter on consent, medicolegal issues, statistics and clinical audit New colour illustrations throughout Small, portable format - refer to it during your surgical rounds Succinct text and clearly structured - easy to navigate for doctors on the go Covers all the major surgical specialties Provides an overview of history-taking, relevant physical signs, differential diagnosis, investigations and practical treatment Outlines common operations such as appendicectomy and thyroidectomy Checklist of emergency situations for quick reference Hints and tips throughout An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

"...provide a concise, didactic description of features of common surgical disorders in order to improve examinations in hospitals and clinics.... This is a book for students and for postgraduates studying for their MRCS examination,... [It] is abundantly well-suited for its intended audience.... divided into 23 chapters, following a logical progression from "Introduction to Surgery" and several chapters about general topics into specific areas such as Breast, Endocrine Surgery, and several of the surgical subspecialties such as Orthopedics,... [a] great assistance to its primary audience." ©Doody's Book Review Service, 2025, Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA, MFA (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics) Doody's Score: 90, 4 Stars!