Highly illustrated and extensively revised, Dr. Lawrence has gone to great lengths to provide the most current and up-to-date information on general surgery in this long-awaited Third Edition. This text follows the need-to-know information and objectives relating to specific diseases and areas of surgery that the Association of Surgical Educators has deemed essential for all physicians. New to this edition: multiple choice questions afford the reader an opportunity to prepare for the USMLE Step 2...Case Studies are presented in each chapter to help students to better assimilate the material...an Atlas provides detailed images of surgical procedures and disease states.