A report on five surgical cases from the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

Abstract

An eight week student attachment 1 in general surgery is clearly insufficient to turn ignorance into surgical expertise, but the five cases which I woúld like to present each demonstrated to me a point in the "art of surgical practice ". All five stimulated me to learn their condition in more detail and as some of the earliest surgical cases I have encountered, they will always be the face I associate with their particular condition.Firstly, I would like to present two cases of colorectal carcinoma. My first case is that of a particularly aggressive tumour and the second a case of multiple tumours of the large bowel.Secondly, I would like to present and discuss a case which demonstrated clearly to me the problems that can arise as a result of relatively simple surgery, in this case a cholecystectomy.Lastly, I encountered two cases which, although straightforward in nature, taught me the of examination of the groin and its diagnosis, and the current thinking tumours. correct method differential on testicular