Murat Durdu 2019 Many skin diseases with different etiological causes can be clinically confused with each other, and different diagnostic tests are required to distinguish these diseases. An ideal test for diagnosis should be simple, fast, inexpensive, and repeatable. Considering the advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic tests, the best diagnostic method for vesiculobullous erosive lesions […]
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Editor U. Joseph Schoepf 2019 More than a decade has passed since the publication of the first edition of CT of the Heart. And what a ride it’s been since then! From the perch of today’s technology, with lightning-fast acquisition speeds and temporal resolution, massive tube power, yet gentle techniques, the evolution could not have […]
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Editors: Dmitri Bezinover, Fuat Saner 2019 Since its introduction to clinical practice in 1963, liver transplantation has become the treatment for both acute and chronic end-stage liver failure as well as for liverdependent metabolic diseases. By any measure, the improvements seen in this therapeutic option have been spectacular. Even its founding father, Thomas E. Starzl, could […]
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Editors: Onur Kadioglu, G. Fräns Currier 2019 Current Concepts in Orthodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery We have envisioned this textbook to be a current reference that highlights the use of 3D imaging through Cone Beam CT technology with emphasis on orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery. We would like to recognize and present those areas […]
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Editors: Mary Kwaan, Andrew Zbar 2019 The management landscape of rectal cancer is changing at such a rate that one hesitates to put out a book with the title ‘Comprehensive Rectal Cancer Care’. The aim in this volume is to express a snapshot in time of the current status of the decision making surrounding tailored […]
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Editor Elisabeth Presterl 2019 Invasive fungal infections are rare but life-threatening disease for severely ill patients. Due to perpetually improving healthcare, there are life-saving and life-improving therapies for many hemato-oncological diseases, organ transplantation, advanced supportive intensive care, and new techniques making most complicated surgical interventions possible. However, all these patients are at risk for developing invasive […]
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Editor Katsutoshi Obara 2019 Portal Hypertension is a progressive complication due to chronic liver disease, and is responsible for the pathogenesis of most frequent and fatal complications of cirrhosis such as variceal bleeding, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy. Over the past two decades, research in the field of portal hypertension has progressed dramatically and has contributed […]
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Editor Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud 2019 Pharmacists’ role as healthcare practitioners is evolving as they are taking a more active part in primary patient care. Clinical services are now becoming the forefront of pharmacy practice as pharmacists are helping patients manage their medications and diseases, providing patient education and, in some jurisdictions, prescribing and adapting medications.
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Editors: Salvatore Docimo, Eric M. Pauli 2019 With the rapid expansion of surgical knowledge, it has never been more challenging to organize and articulate a simple and safe surgical plan. Traditional textbooks, in an attempt to keep pace with the growth of surgical science, have become encyclopedic reference books. Young surgeons, with a finite amount […]
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Editors: Larissa Nekhlyudov, Mita Sanghavi Goel, Jenny J. Lin, Linda Overholser, Kimberly S. Peairs 2019 Essentials for Primary Care
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