Editor Nadey Hakim Renal and Transplant Services Hammersmith Hospital London, UK 2009 Artificial organs have come a long way since the first dialysis machine, the rotating artificial kidney, was invented in 1944 by Willem Johan Kolff, who is known as the ‘‘father of artificial organs’’. At that time he met stiff resistance from his hospital superiors but his […]
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Edited by Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA Enrique Criado University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 2009 Pathogenesis and Treatment Aortic aneurysms are increasingly common and often lethal in the aging population, making them among the leading causes of death in the United States. The incidence and prevalence of aortic disease […]
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Niranjan Bhattacharya • Phillip Stubblefield Editors 2009 Francis Bacon once wrote that science progresses by a succession of small steps through a fog through which even the keen sighted explorer can seldom see more than few paces ahead; occasionally, the fog lifts and an eminence is gained, and scientific truth gets kaleidoscopically rearranged into fact and fiction.
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Edited by RICHARD E. SAMPLINER 2009 Endoscopic therapy for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) has come of age. This is documented by the publication of a randomized controlled trial of one modality and an abstract of a randomized sham-controlled trial of another.
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Johnathan G.H. Hubbard, William B. Inabnet, and Chung-Yau Lo (Eds) 2009 Principles and Practice As we enter the twenty-first century, the field of endocrine surgery is poised for greatness. Although we must never forget that the fundamental principles of surgery were passed down to us from the pioneers of endocrine surgery, including such legends as Billroth, Halsted, Cushing, […]
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Armin Ernst l Felix J.F. Herth Editors 2009 Since the introduction of the flexible bronchoscope by Dr. Ikeda in Japan, bronchoscopy has been limited to the inspection of the mucosal surface of the airways. However, the airway wall and parabronchial structures, such as lymph nodes, even though frequently of crucial importance to the examination, still could not be […]
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Romeo Vecht Michael A. Gatzoulis Nicholas S. Peters 2009 It is a privilege to have been afforded the opportunity to extend this book to a second edition. The original text has been corrected and upgraded to conform with ongoing progress in the field of electrocardiography, while additional selected references have been introduced to encourage further interest.
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Edited by J. D. Pickard, Cambridge (Editor-in-Chief) 2009 Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery was conceived in 1972 by its founding fathers Jean Brihaye, Bernard Pertuiset, Fritz Loew and Hugo Krayenbuhl at a combined meeting of the Italian and German Neurosurgical Societies in Taormina.
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Anthony A. Bavry and Deepak L. Bhatt Editors 2009 Acute coronary syndromes affect millions of individuals annually by causing considerable morbidity and mortality. In developed countries this disease remains the number one killer, despite significant improvements in its management over the last several decades.
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Edited by G. Manley, C. Hemphill, S. Stiver 2009 The XIII International Symposium on Intracranial Pressure and Brain Monitoring was held July 22–26, 2007, in San Francisco, CA, USA. The international advisory board reviewed and selected a number of highly qualified submissions. The scientific sessions included invited speakers, oral presentations, poster sessions, and panel discussions.
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