This textbook, written primarily for undergraduates and recent graduates interested in surgery, presents the pathologic changes of surgical conditions. An attempt is made to trace each surgical disease from its inception, and all the possible changes and complications are considered. In discussing the pathogenesis of many conditions, the authors give prominence only to one or at most a few of the accepted theories. New or previously favored ideas are either only mentioned or not even accorded that privilege. Part of the book is devoted to general pathology, including the subjects of infection, immunity, inflammation, wounds, gangrene and tumors. By far the greater part deals with special pathology. On account of the immensity of the subject which the authors have tried to cover in a limited space, brevity and conciseness, sometimes excessive, are noticed throughout. The book is amply illustrated. Many excellent drawings, some of them beautifully colored, as well as