Skandalakis’ Surgical Anatomy The Embryology and Anatomic Basis of Modern Surgery

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The Embryology and Anatomic Basis of Modern Surgery SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL MARCH 2008, VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1, P. 97-98 SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY© SUBMITTED-28 TH SEPTEMBER 2007 T he book is based on the half-century experience of the editor-in-chief in teaching anatomy. The purpose of the book is to provide brief facts on embryology and surgical anatomy with special reference to their surgical implications. The contents come in two volumes with a total 29 chapters. The book contains many good cadavaric illustrations of anatomy and drawings of embryology to illustrate the text. Also there are tables to summarize historical aspects of anatomy and surgery. A large number of references are also given for those wishing to further explore any given subject. Every chapter has the same well organised, logical format i.e.: i) History ii) Embryogenesis iii) Surgical anatomy, with the help of illustrations and land marking and some flow charts. In some sections, there are also descriptions of histology and minimally invasive surgery. Chapter 1 describes the neck and its important anatomical triangles with its surgical implications, and the following chapters the thoracic wall, breast, mediasti-num with its related organs, the respiratory system, the heart and the great thoracic vessels and the diaphragm in the same format. In Chapter 9, the anatomy of the abdominal wall is described enabling the reader to fully understand the inguinal anatomy and, thus, how in-guinal hernias arise. This chapter also covers the lapar-oscopic aspect of hernia surgery. The following two chapters cover the peritoneum and retro-peritoneum with tabulation of omental development from childhood to adulthood. he describes the peritoneal spaces, internal herniation, and its good anatomical relation. Next, there is an excellent description of the aorta and the inferior vena cava. The course and variation of the vessels is described. Also various vessel injuries are classified with related degrees of ischemia, the anatomical relations and other surgical complications. The pharynx follows and then a detailed description of the esophagus with emphasis on the He has published a vast number of scientific publications and books. Several recognized other scholars from around the world have contributed in writing the different chapters.