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By J. Fischer, K. Bland, M. Callery, G. Clagett, and D. Jones, 5th ed, 2 vols, 2592 pp, $340.
Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
ISBN-13 978-0-7817-7165-8.

JAMA. 2007;298:1220-1221.

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The beauty of Mastery of Surgery since its first edition in 1984 has been its unique format. The text was designed to help both the practicing surgeon and surgical resident improve their surgical outcomes by stressing "refinements in techniques." The text has been formulated, developed, and refined by a group of internationally recognized masters in surgery.

The scope of the text has always been consistent with the broad training of a general surgeon, providing extensive coverage of vascular surgery as well as of common thoracic, head and neck, urological, and gynecological procedures. Anatomy chapters were scattered through the text, and every chapter ended with an insightful "Editor's Comment." Drs Nyhus and Baker intended these comments to "emphasize important points" and "to add a contrapuntal review" but not to criticize or refute an individual author's approach.

Surgical experience is based on a pragmatic knowledge of human anatomy, reinforced by repetition of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Daniel J. Kacey, MD, Reviewer
Mercy Hospital
Metropolitan Group Hospitals General Surgery Residency
Chicago, Illinois
djk1956@msn.com