Editors: Kenan I. Arnautović, Ziya L. Gokaslan 2019 “The brain may be forgiving, but the spinal cord is not” is an axiom that generations of neurosurgeons have inherited and passed on to accentuate the seriousness of spinal cord surgery. With their relative rarity, available literature dedicated to spinal cord tumors has been sparse and collective […]
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A. Lee Dellon 2019 An Atlas of Surgical Techniques Joint pain was most probably part of the daily existence of Homo sapiens, as well as his prehistoric ancestors Homo erectus. Even if they did not grow old enough to have osteoarthritis, the way our Baby Boomer generation is doing currently, our earliest ancestors surely had post-traumatic […]
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Viktor Matejčík, Zora Haviarová, Roman Kuruc, Andrej Šteňo, Juraj Šteňo 2019 A desire to help students and physicians to understand the complexity of the peripheral nervous system in relation to the diagnosis and treatment inspired us to write this book. It might be the illustrative enhancement in the context of the undergraduate study for students as well as for postgraduate […]
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Editors: Peush Sahni, Sujoy Pal 2019 It is indeed a pleasure to bring to you the twenty-fifth volume of the GI Surgery Annual. During its journey, the Annual has been quite popular among members of the association. I, as the editor, have enjoyed producing each issue over these years. It has been a very satisfying […]
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Editors: David E. Beck, Scott R. Steele, Steven D. Wexner 2019 It has been 25 years since the publication of the first, and almost 20 years since the publication of the second, edition of Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery. The delay was not from a lack of interest by the editors or the authors, but the […]
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Editor Vassyl A. Lonchyna 2019 Critical thinking and following evidence-based medicine (EBM) are of paramount importance in the daily care of critically ill surgical patients. While clinical experience is invaluable, one must also be of the mindset that we have to strive to always improve our clinical thinking, reasoning, and actions. What is gospel today […]
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Editors: Michael G. Kaiser, Regis W. Haid, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Michael G. Fehlings 2019 Treatment Approaches and Options
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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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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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