Intended as a comprehensive yet concise review for medical students and a convenient reference for practitioners in other specialties, this volume contains multiple choice questions similar in format and content to most international exams. The questions are presented with answers and explanations, offering systematic, accessible coverage of the field. Specific topics are addressed in 84 chapters arranged by topics including critical care, trauma, head and neck, thorax, cardiovascular, abdomen, gastroenterology, hepatobiliary disorders, genitourinary disorders, oncology, and special areas of pediatric surgery. The two editors are based in the UK, and contributors are based in the US, the UK, and Canada. Unlike the book's cover, the title page uses the British spelling: ...Paediatric Surgery.... The volume is published by Radcliffe Publishing, UK, and distributed in the US by BookMasters. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)