Contents: 1. Scrubbing, Gowning and Gloving Techniques/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 2. Knot Tying Techniques/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker, Raman Tanwar. 3. Wound Closure Techniques/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 4. Surgery of Common Skin Lesions Under Local Anesthesia/Sudhir Kumar Jain, Raman Tanwar. 5. Sutures in Surgery/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 6. Patient Positioning during Surgery/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 7. Anastomosis in Surgery/Raman Tanwar, Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 8. Art of Instrument Handling/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 9. Drains in Surgery/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 10. Minimal Access Surgery/Raman Tanwar, Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 11. Hemostasis/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 12. Biopsy Techniques/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 13. Dissection Techniques/Sudhir Kumar Jain, Raman Tanwar. 14. Surgical Diathermy: Principles and Precautions/Sudhir Kumar Jain, David L Stoker. 15. Dressing and Wound Care/Sudhir Kumar Jain, Raman Tanwar. 16. Basics of Lasers in Surgery/Raman Tanwar, Sudhir Kumar Jain. 17. Basic Surgical Procedures/Raman Tanwar, Sudhir Kumar Jain. 18. General Surgical Instruments/Raman Tanwar, Sudhir Kumar Jain.19. Recent Developments in Energy Sources in Surgery/Raman Tanwar, Sudhir Kumar Jain. 20. Principles of Robotic Surgery/Raman Tanwar. 21. Basic Endoscopy/Raman Tanwar, Sudhir Kumar Jain. Index. • Focuses on the basic art of surgery. • Reflects not only the success of basic surgical skills and techniques but brings also the latest advances in surgery to the readers. • Adds the information on robotic surgery, newer LASERs, instruments and common surgical operations along with revision of each and every chapter. • Embraces the basic principles of surgery and explains the details in a lucid manner. • Written by the authors who have been awarded globally for their academic excellence. • Illustrated with lucid diagrams and studded with many surgical pearls. • Useful for students studying the art and science of surgery everywhere.