Maingot’s Abdominal Operations, 13th Edition

Intended for the education of healthcare professionals

The definitive full-color illustrated guide to abdominal operations for general, colorectal, and gastrointestinal surgeons.

With each edition, Maingot's Abdominal Operations has built a legacy of expertise, currency, and clinical rigor acclaimed by surgical trainees and practicing surgeons. Presented in full-color, the Thirteenth Edition offers a concise, yet complete, survey of the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant digestive diseases. This authoritative resource has everything clinicians need to understand congenital, acquired, and neoplastic disorders--and optimize surgical outcomes for any type of abdominal procedure.

Features:

• Increased number of algorithms to assist surgical decision making

• Contemporary focus on operative procedures, and new concepts in the diagnosis and management of abdominal disease

• Convenient organ/procedure presentation provides a seamless review of surgical protocols, as well as pre- and postoperative strategies and techniques

• Perspective Chapters provide insight from thought leaders on the latest developments in abdominal surgery

• Chapters on gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal trauma, and abdominal vascular emergencies--along with minimally invasive surgery chapters woven throughout the text--present current, ready-to-use insights designed to enhance surgical care and recovery

• More than 1,250 illustrations (most in full color)

No Internet connection needed to view the app after it has been downloaded. It is all ready for quick image and information retrieval. This app is optimized for whatever size device you are using, either phone or tablet.

This app is easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics. The search tool shows you suggestions that appear in the text as you type so it is quick and helps with spelling medical terms. It also remembers past search terms so you can go back to a topic or image very easily. You can also create notes and bookmarks separately for chapters, images and tables to enhance your learning. You can also change the text size for easier reading.

This interactive app is based on the full content of Maingot’s Abdominal Operations, 13th Edition by McGraw-Hill Education.

Editors:

Michael J. Zinner, MD, FACS

Stanley W. Ashley, MD, FACS

O. Joe Hines, MD, FACS

Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population.

Developed by Usatine Media, LLC

Richard P. Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

Peter Erickson, Co-President, Lead Software Developer