A. F. Corno P. Festa 2009 CT-Scan and MRI The first two volumes of this series on “Congenital Heart Defects – Decision making for surgery” have been dedicated to the “Most common defects (Volume 1)” and to “Less common defects (Volume 2)”. The schema utilized for these two books was the same, with each chapter devoted to a […]
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Robert J. Meislin • Jeffrey Halbrecht Editors 2009 Management and Treatment Options for the Sports Medicine Orthopedist Any surgical intervention has potential risks and complications. This book is designed as a reference tool and a roadmap for the sports medicine orthopedist to minimize the complications in knee and shoulder surgery. Some complications are avoidable; some are not. By […]
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Kimitaka Kaga 2009 This monograph is a collection of my basic and clinical research papers in auditory evoked potentials of my patients with central auditory pathway disorders. In 1973, it was an epoch making year in my life when I first became aware of auditory brainstem response (ABR) at a departmental seminar at Teikyo University in 1973, just after […]
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Vinko V. Dolenc Larry Rogers (eds.) 2009 Developments and Future Perspectives Treatment of cavernous sinus (CS) pathologies is still the subject of many discussions. The enthusiasm which was brought into the field of surgical treatment of vascular and tumorous pathologies of the region more than two decades ago has not faded away.
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Marc M. Baltensperger Gerold K. H. Eyrich (Eds.) 2009 Writing and editing a book naturally gives rise to questions regarding the deeper motivations for undertaking such work. Some topics seem to accompany one during one’s daily work life: They even seem to be sitting in the waiting area when you enter the office in the morning.
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Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy • Shakuntala Krishnamurthy 2009 A Textbook of Hepatobiliary Diseases Since the publication of the first edition of Nuclear Hepatology almost 10 years ago, new advances have taken place, both in our understanding of liver pathophysiology and various imaging modalities. A unique feature of imaging of physiology is that it enables quantification. Since liver physiology is […]
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Edited by JACQUELINE SAW 2009 Carotid artery stenting has evolved remarkably over the past three decades to become a promising alternative to carotid endarterectomy, especially for patients deemed to have high surgical risks. Several crucial developments have enabled carotid stenting to be performed safely and achieve durable effectiveness in stroke prevention.
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G.G.Delaini • T. Skrˇicˇka • G. Colucci Editors 2009 From Genetics to Treatment and Follow-up The malignant potential and familial association of polyps in the intestine haven been recognized since the 19th century. There has been a huge amount of subsequent work classifying polyps, identifying polyposis syndromes, and establishing surveillance programs for cancer prevention.
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Melvin A. Shiffman (Editor) 2009 Principles and Practice Breast augmentation is one of the most common cosmetic procedures performed. Women who are concerned about the size of their breasts will seek an improved appearance with augmentation to conform to their own body image. Despite the prolonged litigation and settlement of lawsuits concerning silicone breast implants and their possible association […]
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Antonio Merolli • Thomas J. Joyce (Eds.) 2009 This book is the first devoted to the application of biomaterials in hand surgery. It presents the fundamentals of biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, the finite elements method, and hand joint prostheses. It examines in depth the key topic of metacarpophalangeal joint prostheses in rheumatoid patients.
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