This book derives from the half century of my experience - teaching surgery and surgical anatomy and technique at the Emory University School of Medicine, and practicing general surgery at Piedmont Hospital, агньбboth located in Atlanta, Georgia - and from the extensive and varied experiences of my associate editors and contributors in their specialized fields of endeavor My hope is that we have articulated our collection of anatomic pearls to form a precious possession on papагхяпer for the student, the resident, and the practicing surgeon.