Clinical Surgical Skills Made Easy

This book explores the foundational principles of surgical anatomy and physiology, to surgical techniques and patient care.  

With a practical, hands-on approach it covers diagnosis and decision-making, explores the patient-clinician relationship and the importance of communication in surgical practice, how to navigate the operating room with confidence, ensure patient safety, and make informed decisions in high-stress situations.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: A Qualifying Statement.- Chapter 3: General Examination Sheet.- Chapter 4: Examination of Swellings.- Chapter 5: DD. of swelling in the femoral triangle.- Chapter 6: Swelling in the Popliteal Fossa.- Chapter 7: Examination of an Ulcer.- Chapter 8: Lymphadenopathy Sheet and D.D. of Multiple swellings.- Chapter 9: General Limb Sheet.- Chapter 10: DD. of Limb edema.- Chapter 11: Limb Pain Sheet.- Chapter 12: Examination of the Thyroid.- Chapter 13: Abdominal Examination Sheet.- Chapter 14: Digital Rectal Examination “DRE”.- Chapter 15: Pelvic and Rectal Clinical Examination.- Chapter 16: Acute Abdomen.- Chapter 17: Urology Sheet.- Chapter 18: Hernia Sheet.- Chapter 19: D.D. of Inguinoscrotal Swelling.- Chapter 20: Vascular Examination Sheet.- Chapter 21: Breast Examination Sheet.- Chapter 22: Examination of the Axilla.- Chapter 23: Examination of the Head and Neck.- Chapter 24: Examination of a Mass in the Head and Face.- Chapter 25: Clinical Examination of Thoracic Surgery.- Chapter 26: Peripheral Nerve and Hand Examination.- Chapter 27: Neurological Examination.- Chapter 28: Examination of the spine.- Chapter 29: Orthopedic examination.- Chapter 30: Sheet for of a Swelling from the Bone.- Chapter 31: Peri-Operative Care.- Chapter 32: Management of the patient in the post-operative setting.- Chapter 33: Stoma Examination.- Chapter 34: Conclusion.

Dr Ahmed Farag Ahmed Farag MD

Emeritus Professor of General and Colorectal surgery - Cairo University

Ex-Head of the Colorectal Surgery Unit - Cairo University

Ex-Head of Department of G. Surgery - Kasr Al-Ainy University Hospital

Ex-President of the Egyptian Group of Colorectal Surgeons (EGCRS)

Member of ASCRS & ESCP

Reader on BMJ "Cochrane Library" and referee in the Journal of Colorectal Disease

Prof Des Winter MB, FRCSI, MD, FRCS(Gen)

St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Des is a Clinical Professor and Consultant Surgeon with a special interest in gastrointestinal and minimally invasive surgery. His clinical and biological research (doctorate by thesis) training spanned Ireland and USA, finishing first place in the 2004 professional examination for completion of surgical

training in UK and Ireland. Having completed a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Des returned to his alma mater to take up his current position in 2006. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and books and has been involved in journal publishing for 15 years. Des succeeds E. Hey Groves, Cecil Wakeley, H. H. G. Eastcott, Crawford Jamieson, David Carter, Chris Russell, Robin Williamson, John Farndon, John Murie, Derek Alderson, and Jonathan Earnshaw, who steered British Journal of Surgery (OUP) as Editors-in-Chief from 1910-2020.

Clinical Research and Professional Memberships

• Clinical Associate
• Professor in Surgery – University College Dublin
• Editor, British Journal of Surgery
• International advisory board member, Archives of Surgery
• Editorial board member, Irish Journal of Medical Science
• James IV Travelling Fellow 2009-2010
• Finn Hanberg Sørensen Honorary Lecturer, Denmark, 2010

Mr Ehab A. Mansour FRCS FRCSI DLS DHSM MD MSc Surgery MBBch

General and Colorectal Surgery Consultant at St Vincent University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Sr. Lecturer in Surgical Training and MRCS examiner RCSI, Dublin, Ireland

Honorary visiting Consultant Armed forces  College of Medicine Hospital, Cairo, Egypt 

Ex Assistant Professor in General Surgery, TCD, Ireland

Member ASGBI, EAES, ESCP, MSCP

Reviwer for:

ECGDS Journal, Uk

Arab Journal Gastroenterology, Cairo