Anne Grethe Jurik (Ed.) 2007 The sternocostoclavicular region often presents diagnostic challenges for both the clinician and the radiologist. It is commonly involved in rheumatologic disorders, sometimes with pain referred to areas distant from the joints.
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Ken Takasaki 2007 In liver surgical procedures, the blood flow supplying the area to be resected must first be stopped to minimize blood loss. It is commonly recognized that hepatocellular carcinoma metastasizes through the portal vein, spreading into the liver and causing intrahepatic metastasis in the area of the liver nourished by the cancer-bearing portal branch.
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Edited by HOWARD B. GOLDMAN SANDIP P. VASAVADA 2007 A PRACTICAL CLINICAL GUIDE The specialty of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery is ever changing. We have seen the evolution of procedures that have minimized the invasiveness of surgery while continuously decreasing morbidity.
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Carlo Ratto • Giovanni B.Doglietto 2007 Diagnosis and Treatment Fecal incontinence (FI) is a frequent, distressing condition that has a devastating impact on patients’ lives.However, patients are typically embarrassed and reluctant to acknowledge this disability, so they relinquish the possibility of being cured and remain socially isolated.
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Wei Li, Michael Henein, and Michael A. Gatzoulis 2007 Doppler echocardiography has become the mainstay of adult cardiology practice worldwide. It provides essential information on cardiac anatomy and physiology. Its ease of use and complementary role to the bed-side examination has even given it the name of the “imaging stethoscope.”
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O.D. Wiestler, B. Haendler, D. Mumberg Editors 2007 Novel Concepts and Prospects for Tumor Therapy The concept that cancer stem cells play an important role in malignant tumors is gaining more and more support due to recent advances in the field. The latest progress in this area is increasingly reported and commented on in the lay press, documenting […]
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Edited by JEFFREY A. STOCK MICHAEL P. ESPOSITO VINCENT J. LANTERI 2008 The introduction of robotic technology into modern day operating theatres has changed the way that surgery will be performed. The last 5 years have shown a paradigm shift toward the adoption of robotic surgical techniques by private and academic institutions alike. For example, in just 4 years, […]
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Prokar Dasgupta Editor 2008 Computer-enhanced (robotic) surgery is an accepted part of the treatment of various surgical diseases. Since its inception at the turn of this century—8 years ago—robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy has become the predominant form of surgical treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer in the United States.
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Edited by Steven B. Brandes 2008 Urethral reconstructive surgery can often be complex, time consuming, and demanding. Most urologists today have had little exposure or experience with urethral surgery during their training or in practice. This general lack of exposure, and thus lack of knowledge, has led to the popularity of temporizing procedures such as urethrotomy and dilation.
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Charles W. Hewitt and W. P. Andrew Lee Editors 2008 This book reviews, updates, and synthesizes the recent accomplishments and ongoing research in the field of composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA). The volume focuses on the immunology, biotechnology, and bioengineering of CTA, as these areas have demonstrated the most growth within the field in the last five years.
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