Segmental anatomy of the lungs. A Study of the Patterns of the Segmental Bronchi and Related Pulmonary Vessels. By Edward A. Boyden, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anatomy, the Medical School, University of Minnesota. 10⅝ × 6⅞ in. Pp. 276 + xx, with 125 illustrations and 12 plates. 1955. New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc.112s. 6d

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108 THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY phagocytosis. Then there is the growth hormone and Segmental Anatomy of the Lungs. A Study of the dwarfism. All these problems are discussed in detail, Patterns of the Segmental Bronchi and Related Pulmonary Vessels. By EDWARD A. BOYDEN, Ph.D., :s is the healing of fractures an! what the authors term Professor Emeritus of Anatomy, the Medical School, pathologic physiology of bone . University of Minnesota. 10% x 68 in. Pp. 276 + A useful book for the clinician, surgeon, and research xx, with 125 illustrations and 12 plates. 1955. New worker and an excellent reference volume. York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc. 112s. 6d. The Principles and Practice of Surgical Nursing. ALTHOUGH Brock and others have written extensively By D. F. ELLISON NASH, F.R.C.S., Assistant Surgeon, concerning the anatomy of the bronchial tree, yet this St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. 8$ x 54 in. large monograph by Boyden is the first comprehensive Pp. 1008 + viii, with 371 illustrations. 1955. work to show the relation of arteries and veins to segmental London : Edward Arnold. 30s. and subsegmental bronchi and to employ a uniform THIS is a new book on surgical nursing and it is written system of naming and numbering related bronchi, arteries, in a clear, refreshing style and is well illustrated with and veins. It is the first work to extend the analysis of excellent photographs, charts, and radiographs. bronchial and vascular structures to subsegmental levels. The modern nurse if she reads this book will have Professor Evp Graham, who writes a foreword to this book, says, Every chest surgeon will welcome this little to fear at her State examination. All the various book and everybody having any interest in the lungs will branches of surgery are dealt with in an interesting welcome it”. We quite agree with Dr. Graham, for the manner and the fundamental principles of surgery are author has written a book in which the anatomist, the clearly set out and carefully explained. bronchoscopist, the radiologist, and the pathologist will This is a book which should prove a boon to Sister find much to interest them. Tutors for it contains all that a nurse should know. During the last decade advances in thoracic surgery The clinical photographs have been well chosen with and the developments of the techniques of pulmonary the exception of Fig. 9, which depicts a - rodent ulcer resection have brought an urgent demand for greater of the anus-surely a most uncommon site for this knowledge of lung structure and accurate information neoplasm. on the boundaries of the segments and the distribution This book we are sure will prove to be most popular of the branches of the bronchi and blood-vessels. All with the nursing profession. this information is to be found in this book. The illustrations are quite a feature of this work and are beautifully produced. Fluid and Electrolytes in Practice. By HARRY As a reference volume on the anatomy of the lung STATLAND, M.D., Associate in Medicine, University the book has no equal. of Kansas School of Medicine; etc. 9 x 6 in. Pp. 206 + xiv, with 30 illustrations. 1955. London : Pitman Medical Publishing Co. Ltd. 35s. Pain. Its Mechanisms and Neurosurgical Control. By MODERN surgery demands a thorough knowledge of fluid JAMES C. WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.S., and WILLIAM balance in the body if adequate post-operative care is H. SWEET, M.D., F.A.C.S., Massachusetts General to be given to the patient. The management of fluid Hospital and Harvard Medical School. With assis- balance is essential to the quick recovery and the content- tance in the Psychiatric Sections from STANLEY ment of the surgical case. COBB, M.D., and FRANCES J. BONNER, M.D. This monograph provides a thorough coverage of the 10 x 7 in. Pp. 736 + xxiv, with 134 illustrations. present-day knowledge of this vital aspect of medical 1955. Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas. and surgical treatment. (Oxford : Blackwell Scientific Publications.) 126s. Many operations which are performed to-day on the THIS large monograph is dedicated to Sir Geoffrey alimentary tract are not only severe but are very intricate Jefferson and Wilder Penfield, two neurosurgeons from and demand a considerable amount of time. Blood whom the authors have learned so much that they hold transfusion and replacement of electrolytes are frequently of value in the science and art of neurosurgery. Such a required. It is essential that any abnormality in the dedication at once whets the appetite of the reader, and volume concentration and acid-base balance of the patient he is not disappointed, for within the covers of this book should be corrected as soon as possible. a very comprehensive clinical survey of the whole field This book, written in a lucid yet very practical style, of painful conditions is undertaken. gives all the answers and should prove invaluable to The book is the first monograph dealing with all house surgeons, registrars, and also to surgeons. phases of pain transmission and its surgical interruption since Foerster’s classical treatise written a generation ago. Hernia. The Pathologic Anatomy of the More Common The book is divided into three main parts ; the first Hernias and Their Anatomic Repair. By CHESTER B. dealing with the fundamental aspects of pain ; the second MCVAY, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Surgery with surgical technique in the treatment of pain; while and Associate Professor of Anatomy, The University the third is devoted to the treatment of specific painful of South Dakota School of Medical Sciences. conditions such as the neuralgias. 11 x 88 in. Pp. 40 + xvi, with 19 illustrations. 1954. An important chapter on the psychological aspects Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas. (Oxford : of organic pain is written by Dr. Stanley Cobb, former Blackwell Scientific Publications.) 34s. Chief of the Psychiatric Service, Massachusetts General THIS is in reality an atlas presenting a series of drawings Hospital; he is assisted in this by his associate, Dr. illustrating the various stages in operative techniques in Frances Bonner. the treatment of the common herniz. Of necessity, the The whole volume is full of clinical cases which, in description of the anatomy and the operative procedures themselves, demonstrate the value of various forms of are detailed, and give the reader a very good picture of surgical treatment. what is required in the repair of herniae. The illustrations throughout the book are excellent The atlas fulfils its purpose-namely, to present and help to enhance the value of this important work. concisely the present methods of repairing the more A pre-eminent and admirable monograph which will common herniae, with the constant underlying principle take its place as one of the really useful books in surgical of restoring abnormal to normal anatomical architecture. literature.

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$108 THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY phagocytosis. Then there is the growth hormone and Segmental Anatomy of the Lungs. A Study of the dwarfism. All these problems are discussed in detail, Patterns of the Segmental Bronchi and Related Pulmonary Vessels. By EDWARD A. BOYDEN, Ph.D., :s is the healing of fractures an! what the authors term Professor Emeritus of Anatomy, the Medical School, pathologic physiology of bone . University of Minnesota. 10% x 68 in. Pp. 276 + A useful book for the clinician, surgeon, and research xx, with 125 illustrations and 12 plates. 1955. New worker and an excellent reference volume. York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc. 112s. 6d. The Principles and Practice of Surgical Nursing. ALTHOUGH Brock and others have written extensively By D. F. ELLISON NASH, F.R.C.S., Assistant Surgeon, concerning the anatomy of the bronchial tree, yet this St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. 8$ x 54 in. large monograph by Boyden is the first comprehensive Pp. 1008 + viii, with 371 illustrations. 1955. work to show the relation of arteries and veins to segmental London : Edward Arnold. 30s. and subsegmental bronchi and to employ a uniform THIS is a new book on surgical nursing and it is written system of naming and numbering related bronchi, arteries, in a clear, refreshing style and is well illustrated with and veins. It is the first work to extend the analysis of excellent photographs, charts, and radiographs. bronchial and vascular structures to subsegmental levels. The modern nurse if she reads this book will have Professor Evp Graham, who writes a foreword to this book, says, Every chest surgeon will welcome this little to fear at her State examination. All the various book and everybody having any interest in the lungs will branches of surgery are dealt with in an interesting welcome it”. We quite agree with Dr. Graham, for the manner and the fundamental principles of surgery are author has written a book in which the anatomist, the clearly set out and carefully explained. bronchoscopist, the radiologist, and the pathologist will This is a book which should prove a boon to Sister find much to interest them. Tutors for it contains all that a nurse should know. During the last decade advances in thoracic surgery The clinical photographs have been well chosen with and the developments of the techniques of pulmonary the exception of Fig. 9, which depicts a - rodent ulcer resection have brought an urgent demand for greater of the anus-surely a most uncommon site for this knowledge of lung structure and accurate information neoplasm. on the boundaries of the segments and the distribution This book we are sure will prove to be most popular of the branches of the bronchi and blood-vessels. All with the nursing profession. this information is to be found in this book. The illustrations are quite a feature of this work and are beautifully produced. Fluid and Electrolytes in Practice. By HARRY As a reference volume on the anatomy of the lung STATLAND, M.D., Associate in Medicine, University the book has no equal. of Kansas School of Medicine; etc. 9 x 6 in. Pp. 206 + xiv, with 30 illustrations. 1955. London : Pitman Medical Publishing Co. Ltd. 35s. Pain. Its Mechanisms and Neurosurgical Control. By MODERN surgery demands a thorough knowledge of fluid JAMES C. WHITE, M.D., F.A.C.S., and WILLIAM balance in the body if adequate post-operative care is H. SWEET, M.D., F.A.C.S., Massachusetts General to be given to the patient. The management of fluid Hospital and Harvard Medical School. With assis- balance is essential to the quick recovery and the content- tance in the Psychiatric Sections from STANLEY ment of the surgical case. COBB, M.D., and FRANCES J. BONNER, M.D. This monograph provides a thorough coverage of the 10 x 7 in. Pp. 736 + xxiv, with 134 illustrations. present-day knowledge of this vital aspect of medical 1955. Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas. and surgical treatment. (Oxford : Blackwell Scientific Publications.) 126s. Many operations which are performed to-day on the THIS large monograph is dedicated to Sir Geoffrey alimentary tract are not only severe but are very intricate Jefferson and Wilder Penfield, two neurosurgeons from and demand a considerable amount of time. Blood whom the authors have learned so much that they hold transfusion and replacement of electrolytes are frequently of value in the science and art of neurosurgery. Such a required. It is essential that any abnormality in the dedication at once whets the appetite of the reader, and volume concentration and acid-base balance of the patient he is not disappointed, for within the covers of this book should be corrected as soon as possible. a very comprehensive clinical survey of the whole field This book, written in a lucid yet very practical style, of painful conditions is undertaken. gives all the answers and should prove invaluable to The book is the first monograph dealing with all house surgeons, registrars, and also to surgeons. phases of pain transmission and its surgical interruption since Foerster’s classical treatise written a generation ago. Hernia. The Pathologic Anatomy of the More Common The book is divided into three main parts ; the first Hernias and Their Anatomic Repair. By CHESTER B. dealing with the fundamental aspects of pain ; the second MCVAY, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Surgery with surgical technique in the treatment of pain; while and Associate Professor of Anatomy, The University the third is devoted to the treatment of specific painful of South Dakota School of Medical Sciences. conditions such as the neuralgias. 11 x 88 in. Pp. 40 + xvi, with 19 illustrations. 1954. An important chapter on the psychological aspects Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas. (Oxford : of organic pain is written by Dr. Stanley Cobb, former Blackwell Scientific Publications.) 34s. Chief of the Psychiatric Service, Massachusetts General THIS is in reality an atlas presenting a series of drawings Hospital; he is assisted in this by his associate, Dr. illustrating the various stages in operative techniques in Frances Bonner. the treatment of the common herniz. Of necessity, the The whole volume is full of clinical cases which, in description of the anatomy and the operative procedures themselves, demonstrate the value of various forms of are detailed, and give the reader a very good picture of surgical treatment. what is required in the repair of herniae. The illustrations throughout the book are excellent The atlas fulfils its purpose-namely, to present and help to enhance the value of this important work. concisely the present methods of repairing the more A pre-eminent and admirable monograph which will common herniae, with the constant underlying principle take its place as one of the really useful books in surgical of restoring abnormal to normal anatomical architecture. literature.$

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