YEAR BOOK OF SURGERY 1997

A collection of articles on surgery selected from a survey of over 950 journals published in 1997 worldwide. Topics covered by the articles include: transthoracic oesophagectomy; transhiatal oesophagectomy; laparascopic antireflux surgery; needle aspiration cytology; strategies used to maintain gut mucosal barrier function; management of soft tissue carcinoma; endoluminal aneurysm; repair of aortic aneurysms; transplantations; and cost-effectiveness studies.