Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, Ninth Edition
Editor-in-ChiefF. Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACSDeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman, Michael E. DeBakeyDepartment of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine,Houston, TXAssociate Editors:Dana K. Andersen, MD, FACSProfessor and Vice-Chair, Department of SurgeryJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineSurgeon-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MDTimothy R. Billiar, MD, FACSGeorge Vance Foster Professor and Chairman of SurgeryDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Schoolof Medicine, Pittsburgh, PADavid L. Dunn, MD, PhD, FACSVice President for Health Sciences, State Universityof New York, Buffalo, Buffalo, NYJohn G. Hunter, MD, FACSMackenzie Professor and Chair,Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & ScienceUniversity, Portland, ORJeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACSDallas B. Phemister Professor and ChairmanDepartment of Surgery, University of Chicago,Chicago, ILRaphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACSHead, Divisin of Surgery, Professor and Chairman,Department of Surgical Oncology, Senator A.M. Aiken, Jr.,Distinguished Chair, University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX