Edited by D.E. Sakas and B.A. Simpson 2007 Neural Networks Surgery Operative Neuromodulation is a rapidly evolving multidisciplinary biomedical and biotechnological field that opens new options and possibilities not only for helping patients but also for understanding the role of the nervous system in modulating all other bodily systems. Many specialties are involved and multidisciplinary collaboration is necessary for the further […]

Edited by D.E. Sakas, B.A. Simpson, and E.S. Krames 2007 Functional Neuroprosthetic Surgery. An Introduction Operative Neuromodulation is a rapidly evolving multidisciplinary biomedical and biotechnological field that opens new options and possibilities not only for helping patients but also for understanding the role of the nervous system in modulating all other bodily systems. Many specialties are involved and multidisciplinary collaboration is […]

Edited by Philip R. Schauer Bruce D. Schirmer Stacy A. Brethauer 2007 Over the last decade, bariatric surgeons have witnessed more dramatic advances in the field of bariatric surgery than in the previous 50 years of this relatively young discipline. These changes have certainly been fueled by the great obesity epidemic beginning in the 1970s, which created the demand […]

Markolf H. Niemz 2007 Fundamentals and Applications Since the publication of the first edition of this book six years ago both research and applications in laser medicine have undergone substantial growth. The demand for novel techniques based on minimally invasive surgery has increased tremendously, and there is no end to it yet. Therefore, as the first edition ran out […]