Edited by Phillip M. Boiselle David A. Lynch 2008 In the past few decades, dramatic technological advancements in CT imaging have revolutionized noninvasive imaging of all thoracic structures, including the airways. With state-of-the-art equipment that is becoming increasingly commonplace, the entire airways can be imaged in only a few seconds, and elegant 3-D reconstructions can be created in […]
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Peter O’Donovan (Ed.) 2008
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Volker Paech . Hans Schulz . Zsolt Argenyi Thilo Gambichler . Peter Altmeyer 2008 The main focus of this book is to provide a comprehensive, current, and accurate lexicon to expand and clarify the meaning of surface microscopic and dermoscopic terminology including a broad range of both melanocytic and non-melanocytic skin lesions. In accordance with Stolz et al. (2002) we […]
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Edited by RONALD M. BUKOWSKI and ANDREW c. NOVICK 2008 Renal cancer accounts for 3% of all malignant tumors. An estimated 39,000 new cases and 13,000 deaths were predicted for 2006. Carcinomas arising from the renal epithelium account for approximately 85% of renal tumors. The major risk factors include smoking (responsible for 24% to 30% of all cases […]
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Edited by Keith D. Lindor and Jayant A. Talwalkar 2008 Over the past two decades, there has been a steady increase in the fund of knowledge associated with the clinical manifestations of cholestatic liver disease. In addition to a growing amount of information on the well-studied disorders of primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, there has also been […]
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GIUSEPPE BORZELLINO • CLAUDIO CORDIANO 2008 Basic Science, Current Diagnosis and Management The first laparoscopic cholecystectomy, performed by Prof. Philippe Mouret in 1987 and described by himself in the first chapter of this book, was an event that revolutionized surgery in the past few decades. Although the majority of surgeons today are unfamiliar with the history of early minimally […]
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Edited by Andrea Natale José Jalife 2008 “Fast”, “chaotic”, and “elusive” are used respectively to characterize the rate, rhythm, and presence of atrial fibrillation (AF). These same terms can be used to express the effect that AF has had on individuals, the healthcare industry, and society. The AF epidemic is a “ticking time bomb.”
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Michela Casella and Antonio Dello Russo 2008 The training of the young cardiologist willing to join the activity of the electrophysiology laboratory is, at best, essentially theoretical and mostly focused on understanding of ECG, intracardiac tracings, and arrhythmia mechanisms.
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Edited by WILLIAM J. GRADISHAR and WILLIAM C. WOOD 2008 During the last five years significant advances have been made in our understanding of the biology of breast cancer. As a result of linking observations made in the laboratory to new treatment strategies, the outcome of breast cancer patients with both early and late stage disease has continued to […]
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Alexandre Mebazaa, Mihai Gheorghiade, Faiez M. Zannad, and Joseph E. Parrillo (Eds.) 2008 One challenge in editing a textbook is that by the time the the book is published, it is outdated. We believe that the present textbook on AHFS stands up to this challenge. AHFS is a new and rapidly evolving field.
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