Thoroughly revised and updated, the fourth edition of Common Surgical Diseases: An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving provides surgeons studying for re-certification, residents, and medical students with a current, concise and algorithmic approach to frequently encountered clinical challenges. It is divided into six thematic sections: optimization of pre- and postoperative care, diseases of the abdomen and alimentary tract, surgical oncology, trauma and critical care, vascular diseases, and specifics of surgical subspecialties. Each chapter details a common surgical disease in the form of a succinct text coupled with step-by-step algorithm and walks the reader through the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the most common surgical problems, including suggested readings. Helpful appendices discuss cancer genetics, screening guidelines and MEN syndromes. 

Theodore J. Saclarides, MD, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Jonathan A. Myers, MD, Division of Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Keith W. Millikan, MD, Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

Constantine P. Saclarides, MD, Attending Surgeon, Alaska Regional Hospital, Anchorage, AK, USA