TY - JOUR AB - 242 BRIT. J. SURG., 1971, Vol. 58, No. 3, MARCH Doctor W. J. Rudowski, of Warsaw, contributes an mortality was 48 per cent, whilc in the second series the outstanding article on the complications associated with mortality was 19 per cent. blood transfusion. This paper should be read by all This book gives the author’s method of dealing with surgeons because it is a mine of practical information. liver injuries, including the various operations for partial Professor Thorkn, from Uppsala, deals with the hepatic lobectomy. He has also performed many experi- problem of magnesium metabolism and surgical practice. mental studies in sheep, rabbits, and dogs, using oeso- Perhaps the most important article in this volume is a phageal and hepatic cooling patterns. great contribution by Rodney Smith, of St. George’s This is an excellent monograph on the management of Hospital, on the treatment of biliary strictures. This liver injuries and its price is most moderate. article is comprehensive and beautifully illustrated. This is a volume of great importance, and all medical libraries should be sure to possess a copy. Reconstructive Surgery of the Middle Ear. By A. WOLFERMAN, M.D. New York. 114 T’ 84 in. 184 : xiv, with TI - The management of liver injuries. By J. M. Little, M.S., F.R.A.C.S., Sydney. 9 × 6 in. Pp. 105, with 44 illustrations. 1971. Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone Ltd. £2 JO - British Journal of Surgery DO - 10.1002/bjs.1800580329 DA - 1971-03-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/the-management-of-liver-injuries-by-j-m-little-m-s-f-r-a-c-s-sydney-9-OPnH0f31Te SP - 242 EP - 242 VL - 58 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -