Part I: General principles. Organisational and Anaesthetic Aspects of Short Stay Surgery / Mireille Berthoud ; Basic Surgical Techniques / William E.G. Thomas -- Part II: Skin and subcutaneous tissues. Plastic Surgery / Jutta Liebau, Norbert Senninger ; Hand Surgery / Martin Langer -- Part III: Breast, head, and neck. Breast Surgery / Dick Rainsbury, Siobhan Laws ; Head and Neck Surgery / Mario Colombo-Benkmann, Norbert Senninger -- Part IV: Abdomen. Diagnostic Laparoscopy / Iain C. Cameron, William E.G. Thomas ; Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy / Iain C. Cameron, William E.G. Thomas ; Mini-Cholecystectomy / Iain C. Cameron, William E.G. Thomas ; Open Appendicectomy / Iain C. Cameron, William E.G. Thomas ; Laparoscopic Appendicectomy / Iain C. Cameron, William E.G. Thomas ; Hernia Repairs: Inguinal, Femoral, and Umbilical / Shoo-Yee Wong, Andrew N. Kingsnorth ; Haemorrhoids / Franz Raulf, Christian F. Krieglstein, Norbert Senninger ; Anal Fissure / Franz Raulf, Christian F. Krieglstein, Norbert Senninger ; Surgical Procedures for Perianal Sepsis: Ischiorectal Abscesses, Fistulas, and Pilonidal Sinus / Christian F. Krieglstein -- Part V: Urology. Vasectomy / Vaithianathan Natarajan, Neil Oakley ; Hydrocele / Vaithianathan Natarajan, Neil Oakley ; Epididymal Cyst/Epididymectomy / Vaithianathan Natarajan, Neil Oakley ; Varicocelectomy / Vaithianathan Natarajan, Neil Oakley ; Circumcision and Frenuloplasty / Vaithianathan Natarajan, Neil Oakley -- Part VI: Vascular surgery. Operations for Varicose Veins / Matthias H. Seelig, Friedrich W. Pelster ; Vascular Access / Friedrich W. Pelster, Matthias H. Seelig -- Part VII: Endoscopy. Surgical Endoscopy / Dirk T??bergen, Emile Rijcken.