The American Journal of Surgery ® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book The Operative Techniques in General Surgery provides highly illustrated review articles on techniques written by renowned Each issue is devoted to a single topic of interest to the general surgeon that is explored through a selection of articles that provide step-by-step descriptions of Original line drawings, color figures and imaging studies capture the nuance of technique that leads to the most successful surgical