Surgery category: 3482 books

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Edward A. Levine, is devoted to Treatment of Peritoneal Metastasis.  Dr. Levine has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: History of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy;...

Sexual medicine is an interdisciplinary subject. Special knowledge of normal and disturbed sexuality is expected of general practitioners, gynecologists, dermato­ logists, urologists, specialists in internal medicine, neurologists, psychiatrists, and psychotherapists. Sexual dysfunctions may occur...

This issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America focuses on Pediatric Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, and is edited by Dr. Shelly Abramowicz. Articles will include: Development of the Temporomandibular Joint; Non-surgical Management of Pediatric Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction;...

Vascular Surgery: Current Questions discusses the queries concerning modes of therapy, surgical practices, and management of vascular problems. This book contains 19 chapters and begins with an overview of the clinical vascular laboratory. The succeeding chapters deal with the risk factors...

Any one or combination of the following conditions may indicate that you may be considered a good candidate for eyelid surgery: - Excess skin obscuring the natural fold of the upper eyelids - Loose skin hanging down from the upper eyelids, perhaps impairing vision - A puffy appearance to...

No special field of surgery dealing with the cranial nerves exists today. This is not surprising in view of the characteristics of this group of morphologically and topo­ graphically heterogenous nerves. Morphologically we must differentiate between central nerves (I, II and VIII) and the so-called...

50 Studies Every Plastic Surgeon Should Know identifies those influential contributors who have shaped the practice of modern plastic surgery. Presenting chief sections of 50 key scientific articles in the field, it demonstrates the vast depth and diversity of plastic surgery and highlights the importance...

There is an increase in specialisation within general surgery and now even within its sub specialties. Colorectal surgery is probably the largest of the subspecialties of general surgery, and one of the areas where trainees and consultant general /colorectal surgeons are least confident is in their...

Advances in Surgery, E-Book 2012

The material in this text is compiled to help students in the study for board examinations. It is not intended as a textbook, nor is it felt to be a complete reference book. It is my hope that it will be used to jog one's memory of material previously learned and to point out important concepts that...

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. Lee L.Q. Pu and Chunmei Wang, is devoted to Pre-Expanded Perforator Flaps. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Contemporary Concepts of Perforator Flaps; Pre-Expanded Perforator Flaps: An Overview (Concept, Anatomic Study, Development,...

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. Charles Scott Hultman and Michael W. Neumeister, is devoted to Burn Care: Rescue, Resuscitation, Resurfacing. Articles in this comprehensive issue include: Lessons Learned from Major Disasters: From Cocoanut Grove to 9/11; Disaster Preparedness...

The contributions in this volume cover recent advances and changing concepts on diagnosis and treatment of resistant epilepsy in children. Topics treated are new insights on mechanisms of epileptogenesis in developing brain, multimodality imaging in pediatric intractable epilepsy, pediatric intractable...

As research in liver disease has greatly expanded over the past few decades the etiology, pathology, and natural history of many hepatic disorders have been clearly defined. Many new and accurate diagnostic tools are now available. In spite of all this progress the treatment of many liver diseases...