So, you're a medical student who has just started a surgical attachment. You have no idea what the surgeons are talking about when they are discussing the operations on the list tomorrow. How are you going to find out what it all means?
Help is at hand: Keaton Jones explains the basics of all the common colorectal operations, from anatomy, though indication to the operations themselves in this video podcast.
This is essential viewing for all medical students on a surgical placement and for any students interested in a career in surgery.
Once you have mastered this podcast, you might want to check out our other podcasts from School of Surgery in the "Explained" series and the "How to" series, as well as the podcasts explaining stomas and wounds.
Keaton Jones is an Academic Clinical Fellow in Surgery at the University of Oxford, UK