Title: Never read Schwartz, but....
Review: I bought the Sabiston 15th Edition for my surgery rotation and actually read a few pertinent chapters. There's usually a few pages with historical background info (a favorite of the chief) and then it jumps into etiology, diagnosis, techniques and treatments. I used a chapter on Ischemic Bowel Disease to present at Grand Rounds (gulp) to the entire Dept of Surgery at the Mt Vernon Hospital, NY and actually came off sounding competent. I supplemented my Neurological Surgery Observership at UCSF with the sections on neurosurgery and it served as a good PRIMER to the specialty. This book covers all aspects of the Surgical fields, including ENT, Ortho, Plastics, Thoracic, etc. The only real competition for this text is Schwartz. Take a look at both before deciding on which is best for you.
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