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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 3/2009

01-03-2009 | Book Review

The Physiologic Basis of Surgery, Fourth Edition. Edited by J. Patrick O’Leary and Arnold Tabuenca, 768 pages. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008, ISBN: 10: 0781771382, $124 (amazon.com)

Author: B. Ramana

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 3/2009

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Excerpt

On holding the book The Physiologic Basis of Surgery, Fourth Edition, one feels the effects of an immediate and powerful surge of the yet to be described stress hormone “intimidol.” The same feeling that one gets when disrobing a brand new textbook known by its legendary original name, be it a “Maingot,” a “Blumgart,” or a “De Vita.” After all, the schoolboy in the surgeon never grows up, and the thrill and fear of going through hundreds of libido-crushing pages of basic science rekindles memories of the best and the worst times of one’s life. …
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Title
The Physiologic Basis of Surgery, Fourth Edition. Edited by J. Patrick O’Leary and Arnold Tabuenca, 768 pages. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008, ISBN: 10: 0781771382, $124 (amazon.com)
Author
B. Ramana
Publication date
01-03-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-008-9886-0

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