By Michael Douek, Rachel Hargest

Surgery is a constantly evolving specialty in medicine – research and technological advances have made surgical procedures safer and more effective and offer shorter recovery times. Taylor's Recent Advances in Surgery 40 is the latest volume in the recognised series reviewing current topics in general surgery and its major subspecialties. Divided into eight sections, the book begins with topics of general interest to surgeons, and surgical training. The following sections cover subspecialty surgeries including transplant, vascular, head and neck, breast, and abdominal. The final section reviews recent clinical trials. With contributions from recognised experts, many from the UK, this new volume covers all the latest developments in surgery, providing excellent revision material for professional examinations, and helping consultant surgeons keep up to date across the specialty.