Advances in Surgery reviews the year's most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide surgeons with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. John L. Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in surgery inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.

• Contains 19 articles on such topics as current management of critical limb-threatening ischemia; total pancreatectomy and islet cell transplantation; after Whipple operation-long-term consequences of anemia, incisional hernia, osteopenia, and pathologic fractures; current treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma; the use of minimally invasive surgery in emergency general surgery procedures; remote access thyroid surgery; and more
• Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in surgery, providing actionable insights for clinical practice
• Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews