Thoracic category: 706 books

Cover of Bronchoalveolar Mast Cells and Asthma
by Kevin C. Flint, B.N. Hudspith
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

The publication of Bronchoalveolar Mast Cells and Asthma marks the emergence of The Bloomsbury Series in Clinical Science, an important and novel series that will highlight, review and record major areas of research, development and practice in the field of clinical science. A number of other monographs...
Cover of Airways Smooth Muscle: Peptide Receptors, Ion Channels and Signal Transduction
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Cover of Brain Protection in Cardiac Surgery
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Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010

Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series – Introducing ‘basic science into the cardiac operating room’. Fast systematic review of small areas of cardiac surgery including up-to-date information. This will allow more rapid publication than the alternative cardiac surgery ‘tomes’....
Cover of Introduction to Bronchoscopy
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Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017

Bronchoscopic procedures are commonly performed for diagnosis of respiratory disorders and therapeutic airway treatment and management. A thorough understanding of procedural and technical fundamentals is critical for improving yield and safety, but they are not featured in procedural reviews for...
Cover of Principles of Pulmonary Protection in Heart Surgery
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Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010

Over the past ?fty years, advanced techniques and strategies have arisen in the ?eld of myocardial protection. Meticulous trials, focusing on pulmonary protection during heart surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), have been missing. This te- book is intended to serve as a useful tool to...
Cover of Surgical Treatment of Bronchial Carcinoma

Surgical Treatment of Bronchial Carcinoma

Screening Methods, Early and Late Results

by J. Hasse
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

If a consecutive series of patients with lung cancer is followed up until the decision is made about therapy, it emerges that the role of surgery is quite small. Only a very limited proportion will ultimate­ ly qualify for rationally conceived surgical therapy; most patients are inoperable. In a...
Cover of Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Cover of Endoscopic Therapy for Barrett's Esophagus
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009

Endoscopic Therapy is emerging as the preferred therapy for early neoplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus. This volume provides the key decision making factors in determining endoscopic therapy for an individual patient. All current techniques and complications of ET are provided including, photodynamic...
Cover of Airways Smooth Muscle: Modelling the Asthmatic Response In Vivo
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Building on the existing titles in the "Airways Smooth Muscle" sub-series, the sixth volume explores physiological and pharmacological processes in the lung in vivo. The various animal models available for studying the bronchospasm and inflammation associated with human asthma are thoroughly...
Cover of Muscarinic Receptors in Airways Diseases
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Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013

What are the different muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes and how are they distributed in the airways and molecular signalling mechanisms? What is their function in neurogenic and non-neurogenic control of the airways and in inflammatory mechanisms? How is their gene expression regulated?...
Cover of The Right Ventricle in Adults with Tetralogy of Fallot
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Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2012

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease, and one of the first to be successfully repaired by congenital heart surgeons. Although “fixed”, patients born with tetralogy of Fallot cannot be considered “cured”. Improving survival and quality of life for...
Cover of Pulmonary Diseases

Pulmonary Diseases

Clinicopathological Correlations

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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

With contributions by numerous experts
Cover of Surgery of Conotruncal Anomalies
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Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016

This book addresses the most technically demanding but life-changing techniques in the treatment of conotruncal heart defects, as many repairs are performed on small infants. Each chapter reviews surgical anatomy (the anatomical classification that the surgeon is using), preoperative evaluation (the...
Cover of Venous Valves

Venous Valves

Morphology, Function, Radiology, Surgery

by R. Gottlob, S. Geleff, R. May
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Venous valves rank among the smallest and most delicate organs of the human and animal bodies - so why devote an entire book to them? We were induced to do so by several reasons. First of all we would point out the clinical significance of venous valves. In the pathogenesis of a number of widespread...
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