Editors
J.R. Izbicki
D. C. Broering
E.F. Yekebas
A. Kutup

2009

While a surgeon many decades ago treated diseases from head to toe, this concept has evolved, and today some degree of specialization is the rule worldwide. In many countries various boards for sub-specializations are designed, and after a broad training in general surgery, many young surgeons move on further into a specific field.