Since Mondor's times in the forties of the last century there was no
other book in surgery to be written so easy and witty... Boris D.
Savchuk, World Journal of Surgery
This, the fifth edition of "Schein's Common Sense Emergency Abdominal
Surgery", builds on the reputation of the four previous editions.
Already a worldwide benchmark, translated into half a dozen languages,
this book guides surgeons logically through the minefields of assessment
and management of acute surgical abdominal conditions. Tyro and
experienced surgeons alike will benefit from the distilled wisdom
contained in these pages. The direct, no-nonsense style gives clear
guidance while at the same time providing amusing (or saddening)
insights into our collective surgical psyche. Old chapters were revised
or rewritten and new chapters have been added, including a completely
new colorectal section with its new co-editor. Finally, in an attempt to
'rejuvenate' the book, Danny took over the helm while the aging Moshe
was pushed down the line...
Selected reviews and comments from readers of the previous edition:
"What to say, perhaps the most appropriate medical book ever written."
"This is written with short punchy chapters making it a very difficult
book to put down."
"By the end I was a total enthusiast... this is a text like no other I
read... Unreservedly recommended to old and young alike."
"A Must Have Book. I am about to end my chief year in general surgery
residency -- my copy of the first edition shows the wear of half a dozen
total read throughs and probably hundreds of 'referencings'..."
"Simply perfect. The best choice in surgery for trainees! It makes the
more difficult surgery areas very easy to understand. I recommend it to
all surgeons."
"One of the best books I have read in my life! Must read for all docs
out there."
"But the moral of the book is that if scientific rigorousness
(protocols, guidelines, evidence-based) and common sense are at odds,
follow common sense."
