This manual covers the core of general surgery and provides the student of surgery (at any career level) advice on most procedures performed by general surgeons. Information provided can be extended to procedures not included. The text is a window to the extensive experience of Dr. Khatri, who has trained in and taught surgery on both sides of the Atlantic. He has an abiding interest in the craft of surgery and in teaching it, and no less skill in rendering his thoughts and ideas into print. This manual is a guide on which the student or surgeon in training can build