Book Description
ASI: TEXTBOOK OF SURGERY
Prepared under the aegis of The Association of Surgeons of India, this textbook provides an up-to-date coverage of all surgical problems with particular emphasis on those that are prevalent in India and the nearby Asian countries. As the MBBS student community is the primary intended audience, a holistic apporach has been employed to describe all aspects of surgical conditions in a systematic manner using a simple and student-friendly language. The book is also a valuable reference resource for the postgraduate students and practitioners of surgery. An important objective of the book is to enable the young surgeon to be well-equipped with the basic scientific understanding of the disease through self-learning. Besides general surgery, the topics covered also include allied specialities viz. Paediatric surgery, urology, orthopaedic surgery, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and vascular surgery. Although the major part of the text covers modern surgery as practised today the world over, important breakthroughs, brief historical accounts of important developments in surgery and a peep into the future of surgery have been included for the benefit of the young student. The humane aspect of surgery has also been duly highlighted in the form of guidelines for an ethical surgical practice.
