"Make the most of your study time preparing for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE), written boards, and certification! The 4th Edition of The Surgical Review is a concise yet comprehensive review tool that keeps you up to date with surgical practice and current exams. Short, to-the-point chapters highlight all of the basic science and clinical science you need to know to perform at your best and improve your test scores. Every chapter is co-authored by a resident and an attending physician at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and the table of contents is organized to match the current exam"--Publisher's description

Revised edition of: The surgical review : an integrated basic and clinical science study guide / [edited by] Paige M. Porrett [and others]. 3rd ed. ©2010.

Section I: Body as a whole. Wound healing / Suhail K. Kanchwala -- Hemostasis and coagulation / Grace Wang -- Surgical infectious disease / Daniel N. Holena -- Nutrition, digestion, absorption / Niels D. Martin -- Immunology and transplantation / Matthew Levine -- Statistics and epidemiology / Rachel R. Kelz -- Anesthesia / Meghan Lane-Fall -- Section II: Abdomen and gastrointestinal tract. Hernias / Andy S. Resnick -- The esophagus / John C. Kucharczuk -- The stomach / Robert E. Roses -- The small bowel / Steven E. Raper -- The colon, rectum, and anus / Cary B. Aarons -- The hepatobiliary system / Paige M. Porrett -- The pancreas / Charles M. Vollmer Jr. -- Section III: Endocrine system and oncology. Tumor biology / Jeffrey A. Drebin -- Melanoma, sarcoma, lymphoma, and the spleen / Giorgos C. Karakousis -- Thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands / Douglas L. Fraker -- The breast / Brian J. Czerniecki -- Section IV: Cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Cardiovascular disease and cardiac surgery / Pavan Atluri -- Vascular disease and vascular surgery / Benjamin M. Jackson -- Pulmonary physiology and thoracic disease / Sunil Singhal -- Section V: Trauma. Trauma Evaluation, Resuscitation, and Surgical Critical Care / Benjamin M. Braslow -- Management of specific traumatic injuries / Carrie A. Sims -- Burn management / Patrick K. Kim -- Section VI: Surgical subspecialties. Neurosurgery / James M. Schuster -- Pediatric surgery / Michael L. Nance -- Urology / Thomas J. Guzzo -- Gynecology / Christina S. Chu -- Otorhinolaryngology / Ara A. Chalian -- Orthopaedic surgery / Samir Mehta.