The textbook deals with general issues of surgery (aseptics and antiseptics, haemorrhage, and principle blood transfusion, fundamentals of resuscitation and pain treatment, specifi cs of work-up surgical patient, and surgical operation); the textbook elucidates the pathological processes underlying surgical diseases (traumas, pyoinfl ammatory diseases, tumors, parasitogenic surgical diseases, and maldevelopments requiring surgical treatment). Each chapter is complemented with control questions and tasks.

The textbook is intended for students and teachers at medical higher educational institutions. It will be also useful for junior surgeons, medical residents, postgraduates and doctors.