TY - JOUR AU - Macfarlane, David A AB - Br. J. Surg. Vol. 64 (1977) 453-456 Reviews and notices of books Endocrine Surgery: A Handbook of Operative Surgery Set against the overall excellence of the book such criticisms Edward Paloyan and A. M. Lawrence. 210 x 145 mm. Pp. 269, are minor, and Fluid and Electrolytes by Francis Moore and with 48 illustrations. 1976. London: Lloyd-Luke. f13. Bums by Curtis Artz are particularly good sections. At present inflationary prices the cost is not unreasonable for the quality of SURGICAL endocrinology is emerging as a distinct discipline printing, type and binding and it can be strongly recommended within surgery. The subject has appeal to surgeons with an to the British undergraduate as not only a ‘core’ book for his interest in endocrinology and the physiology of the endocrine examinations but as one which could stimulate his interest and glands. quest for further surgical knowledge. This small book is an interesting addition to the literature. DAVID A. MACFARLANE It deals mainly with the presentation of endocrine disorders and the surgery of endocrine pathology. The short historical introductions to each chapter outlining landmarks of progress are of value. The book has 48 full-page black and white draw- Ion and Enzyme Electrodes TI - Brief textbook of surgery. Edited Curtis P. Artz, Isidore Cohn and John H. Davis. 250 × 170 mm. Pp. 694+xvi. Illustrated. 1976. East Sussex: Saunders. £13 JF - British Journal of Surgery DO - 10.1002/bjs.1800640623 DA - 1977-06-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/brief-textbook-of-surgery-edited-curtis-p-artz-isidore-cohn-and-john-h-HM2OudRBDP SP - 453 EP - 453 VL - 64 IS - 6 DP - DeepDyve ER -