Current Practice of Biliary Surgery

This volume is obviously the result of carefully kept notes and records while the author was in his training period in England and also at the Lahey Clinic. There is a very pleasant foreword presented by none other than Frank Glenn. The author is most gracious in acknowledging his indebtedness to colleagues and mentors. The book is a simple, direct, straightforward outline. It starts, logically, with surgical anatomy, including a profusion of illustrations. In fact, the illustrations throughout the book are outstanding, concerning themselves entirely with line drawings which are crystal clear. Later in the volume, x-ray reproductions assume a very large role. There is a short chapter on applied physiology. This may seem too brief but is well outlined and carefully documented. As is typical of all chapters, a more than complete list of references is offered. The Lahey Clinic influence through the person of Kenneth Warren, becomes more