Cracking the Intercollegiate General Surgery FRCS Viva 2e

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword from the First Edition
From the Editors
Editors
Contributors
Contributors from the First Edition
Introduction
Chapter 1: Academic Viva
Academic Viva - How to Review a Paper
Basic Statistic Definitions
Bias
Cohort Studies
Consort and Prisma
Academic Impact
Levels of Evidence
Meta-Analysis
Parametric and Non-Parametric Statistical Tests
Power
Randomisation
Randomisation Techniques
Regression Analysis
ROC Curves
Screening Tests
Statistical Error
Subgroup Analyses
Survival Analysis
References
Chapter 2: Breast Surgery
Advanced Breast Cancer
Axillary Management in Breast Surgery
BRCA/Family History of Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer in Pregnancy
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Reconstruction
Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
Endocrine Manipulation
Herceptin/Trastuzumab
Fat Transfer/Lipomodelling and Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Techniques
Nipple Discharge
Breast Cancer Basic Science Questions
References
Bibliography
Chapter 3: Colorectal Surgery
Anal Carcinoma
Bowel Screening
Diverticular Disease
Early Rectal Cancer
Fecal Incontinence
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Fistula-in-Ano
Hot Topics in Colorectal Surgery
Ileoanal Pouch
Obstetric Trauma
Obstructive Defecation
Pouchitis
Rectal Cancer
Rectal Prolapse
Rectal Trauma
Slow Transit Constipation
Stoma Complicatons
Ulcerative Colitis
Key Colorectal Trials
References
Chapter 4: Critical Care and Anaesthesia
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Acute Kidney Injury
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Airway Assessment
Atrial Fibrillation
Bleeding Disorders
Brain-Stem Death
Burns
Cardiovascular Effects of Aortic Cross-Clamping
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Epidural Analgesia
Fluids
Haemostasis
Haemostatic Agents
Hepatorenal Syndrome
Hyponatraemia
Inotropes and Monitoring
Levels of Care
Local Anaesthetics
Massive Blood Transfusion
Nosocomial Infections
Nutrition
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Organ Donation
Oxygen Delivery
Postoperative Analgesia
Principles of General Anaesthesia
PreOperative Assessment
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulse Oximetry
Respiratory Failure
Systemic Response to Surgery
The High-Risk Surgical Patient
Tracheostomy
Reference
Chapter 5: HPB Surgery
Colorectal Liver Metastases
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Post-Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Bile Leak
Pancreatic Carcinoma
Incidental Cystic Tumour Of The Pancreas
Recurrent Common Bile Duct (CBD) Stones
Liver Abscess
Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin Tumour)
Ruptured HCC
Gallbladder Cancer
Benign Liver Lesions
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumour (PNET)
Chronic Pancreatitis
Chapter 6: Applied Surgical Anatomy
Breast Reconstruction
Breast Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Anorectal Sepsis and Fistula
Acute Appendicitis
Femoral Hernia Repair
Haemorrhoids
Lichtenstein Hernia Repair
Perforated Diverticulitis
Right Hemicolectomy for Colonic Cancer
Laparoscopic Cholescystectomy
Liver Anatomy and Surgery
Pancreatic Cancer
Surgical Anatomy of the Spleen
Renal Trauma
Ureteric Injury
Brachial Embolectomy
Diabetes Mellitus Foot
Femoral Triangle
Popliteal Artery Aneurysm
Popliteal Fossa
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Varicose Veins
Chapter 7: Vascular Surgery
Acute Iliofemoral Vein Thrombosis
Acutely Ischaemic Leg
Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Chronic Mesenteric Ischaemia
Diabetic Foot
Hyperhidrosis
Infrainguinal Occlusive Disease
Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Intermittent Claudication
Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Paget-Schröetter Syndrome
Fundamentals Of Endovascular Surgery
Aortoiliac And Femoropopliteal Disease
Synchronous Aaa And Colon Tumour
Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Key Trials and Guidelines in Vascular Surgery
References
Bibliography
Chapter 8: Upper GI Surgery
Achalasia
Bariatric Surgery
Barrett’s Oesophagus
Boerhaave Syndrome
Complications of Oesophagectomy
Gastric Cancer and Helicobacter Pylori
Gastric Lymphoma
Gastric Volvulus
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours
Oesophageal Cancer
Paraoesophageal Hernia
Postop Complications after Bariatric Surgery
UGI Trials
References
Bibliography
Chapter 9: Transplant Surgery
Access for Dialysis
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Decompensation/Living-Donor Liver Transplantation
Brain-Stem Death
Cardiac Risk in Transplantation
Chronic Transplant Dysfunction
Fulminant Hepatic Failure
Infections Following Transplantation
Live Kidney Donation
Liver Transplantation (Brain Death Donor)
Pancreas Transplantation
Postop Liver Transplantation – Hepatic Artery Thrombosis
Renal Graft Thrombosis
Side Effects of Immunosuppression
Work-Up/Patient Selection for Liver Transplantation
Chapter 10: Endocrine Surgery
Adrenal Incidentaloma
Appendiceal Carcinoid
Hyperparathyroidism
Management of Salivary Gland Stones
Management of a THY 3F FNA
Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Phaeochromocytoma in Pregnancy
Thyroid Goitre
Renal Hyperparathyroidism
Redo THYROID Surgery
References
Chapter 11: Emergency Surgery
Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia
Acute Leg Ischaemia
Acute Pancreatitis
Appendicitis
Acute Scrotal Pain
Acute Upper Limb Ischaemia
Anastomotic Leak
Blunt Chest Trauma
Cellulitis
Damage Control Surgery (DCS) Trauma Laparotomy
Diaphragmatic Rupture
Diverticulitis
Ectopic Pregnancy
Enterocutaneous Fistula (ECF)
Epigastric Stab Wound
ERCP Perforation
Femoral Hernia
Groin Abscess
Gunshot Wounds
Head Injury
Intussusception
Ischaemic Colitis
Laparoscopic Injury
Liver Laceration
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed
Lower Limb Traumatic Vascular Injury
Meckel’s Diverticulum
Necrotising Fasciitis
Needlestick Injury
Paediatric Trauma
Penetrating Chest Trauma
Penetrating Neck Trauma
Penile Fracture
Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
Perianal Sepsis
Polytrauma and Pelvis
Postoperative Fever
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Sigmoid Volvulus and Pseudo-Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction
Splenic Trauma
Swallowed Foreign Body
Tension Pneumothorax
Toxic Megacolon
Trauma in Pregnancy
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed
Urethral/Bladder Trauma
Urinary Retention
Urological Trauma
References
Chapter 12: General Surgery
Anal Fissure
Anastomosis Principles
Asepsis and Antisepsis
Benign Skin Lesions
Breast Infection
Chemotherapy
Circumcision
Clinical Governance
Clostridium Difficile
Colonic Cancer
Colonoscopy
Common Bile Duct Stones
Cushing’s Syndrome
Day-Case Surgery
Electrosurgery
Gynaecomastia
Haemorrhoids
Hydradenitis Suppurativa
Hydrocoele in a Child
Hydrocoele in an Adult
Hyperthyroidism
Iatrogenic Biliary Injury
Informed Consent
In-Growing Toenail
Inguinal Hernia
Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Lymphoedema
Malignant Melanoma
Malrotation
Management of Diabetes in Surgical Patients
Multinodular Goitre
Neck Lump
Paediatric Umbilical Hernia
Parastomal Hernia
Phaeochromocytoma
Pilonidal Sinus
Pneumoperitoneum
Professional Standards and Classification of Guidelines
Prostate Cancer
Pyloric Stenosis
Radiation-Induced Bowel Injury (Enteritis, Colitis and Proctitis)
Radiotherapy
Role of the Coroner
Screening
Scrotal Swelling
Skin Cancers
Skin Grafts and Flaps
Surgical Site Infection
Testicular Cancer
Thyroid Nodule/Thyroid Cancer
Undescended Testis
Vasectomy
WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
References
Index