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 14 articles on such topics as robotic versus laparoscopic colectomy for cancer; management of acute diverticulitis: role of minimally invasive surgery/robotic resection versus non-operative management; omission of axillary surgery for low-risk breast cancer; acceptable mortality for live donation for a liver transplant; minimally invasive approaches to complex abdominal wall reconstruction; neoadjuvant therapy for melanoma; lymphatic microsurgery for lymphedema; 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.