Surgery is a constantly evolving specialty in medicine ‎- research and technological advances have made surgical procedures safer and more effective and offer shorter recovery times‎.‎ Recent Advances in Surgery 36 is the latest volume in the annually‎-publishing series that reviews current topics in general surgery and its major subspecialties‎.‎ Divided into fifteen chapters‎,‎ this volume includes updates on perioperative fluid therapy‎,‎ local anaesthetics‎,‎ hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery‎,‎ intestinal failure‎,‎ locally recurrent rectal cancer‎,‎ maxillofacial trauma‎,‎ cancer surgery‎,‎ and a review of randomised controlled trials and meta‎-analyses in surgery‎.‎ With contributions from recognised experts‎,‎ the majority from throughout the UK‎,‎ this new volume covers all the latest developments in surgery‎,‎ providing excellent revision material for professional examinations‎,‎ and helping consultant surgeons keep up to date across the specialty‎.‎ Key points * Latest volume in series bringing postgraduates and surgeons up to date with the latest developments in general surgery and its subspecialties * Includes review of randomised clinical trials and meta‎-analyses in surgery * Contributions from recognised experts‎,‎ mainly in the UK * Includes more than 60 images and illustrations‎.‎