Babu R. Dayananda (ed.) Clinical Surgery Pearls

2nd edition. — Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2013. — 624 p.The book Clinical Surgery Pearls includes definitions, checklists, tables, flow charts, photographs, questions and answers of various diseases/disorders. The diseases or disorders are discussed in detail with a case study along with the investigations, diagnosis and management methods used. Each case starts with a clinical capsule, and questions are formulated based on the clinical capsule. The important aspect of any learning process is to find out the concepts behind the disease process and management. The book is divided into five sections namely: definitions, long cases, short cases, radiology and imaging and important tables and charts. The important topics covered are toxic goiter, thyroid carcinoma, lymph node carcinoma, breast cancer, appendicular masses, jaundice, renal swelling, mesenteric cyst, non-thyroid cysts, ulcer, lipoma, hernia, neurofibroma, congenital arteriovenous fistula and so on. This book acts as a hand book for clinical students because it contains the information in the form of question and answers that will make the learning process a pleasant experience.Toxic Goiter
Solitary Thyroid Nodule (STN-Nontoxic)
Papillary Carcinoma Thyroid with Lymph Node Metastases
Multinodular Goiter 1
Early Breast Cancer
Advanced Breast Cancer
Epigastric Lump
Right Hypochondrial Lump without Jaundice
Right Iliac Fossa Mass (Suspected Ileocecal Tuberculosis)
Suspected Carcinoma of the Cecum
Appendicular Mass
Obstructive Jaundice
Varicose Veins
Peripheral Occlusive Vascular Disease
Lymphoma
Renal Swelling
Pseudocyst of Pancreas
Retroperitoneal Tumor
Testicular Malignancy
Portal Hypertension
Mesenteric Cyst
Non-thyroid Neck Swelling
Tuberculous Cervical Lymph Node
Cervical Metastatic Lymph Node and Neck Dissections
Carcinoma Tongue with Submandibular Lymph Node
Carcinoma of Gingivobuccal Complex (Indian Oral Cancer)
Parotid Swelling
Submandibular Sialadenitis
Ranula, Plunging Ranula, Sublingual Dermoid and Mucous Cyst
Thyroglossal Cyst, Lingual Thyroid, Ectopic Thyroid, Subhyoid Bursa and Carcinoma Arising in Thyroglossal Cyst
Branchial Cyst, Branchial Fistula, Cystic Hygroma
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Neurofibroma, von Recklinghausen’s Disease
Lipoma (Universal Tumor)
Sebaceous Cyst/Epidermoid Cyst/Wen/Dermoid Cyst
Ulcer
Malignant Melanoma
Basal Cell Carcinoma/Rodent Ulcer
Squamous Cell Carcinoma — SCC (Epithelioma)
Carcinoma Penis
Congenital Arteriovenous Fistula/Hemangioma/Compressible Swelling
Unilateral Lower Limb Edema
Hydrocele of Tunica Vaginalis Sac (Epididymal Cyst, Spermatocele, Varicocele, Hematocele, Chylocele, etc.)
Inguinal Hernia/Femoral Hernia
Incisional Hernia (Ventral hernia, postoperative hernia)
Epigastric Hernia (Fatty Hernia of the Linea Alba)
Paraumbilical Hernia, Umbilical Hernia in Adults and Children
Desmoid Tumor, Interparietal Hernia (Interstitial) and Spigelian Hernia
Gynecomastia/Male Breast Carcinoma
Fibroadenoma/Cystosarcoma/Breast Cyst/Fibroadenosis/Fibrocystic Disease/ Mastalgia/Mastopathy/Chronic Mastitis