Edited by Andrew D. Norden, David A. Reardon Patrick Y.C. Wen 2011 In preparing Primary Central Nervous System Tumors: Pathogenesis and Therapy, we set out to write a textbook that would be comprehensive yet accessible.
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Edited by JEFFREY S. PALMER 2011 Pediatric urology covers a wide range of medical conditions from those managed medically (e.g., voiding dysfunction) to those managed surgically (e.g., bladder exstrophy). Although some conditions are similar in both children and adults, such as hematuria and hydroceles, their etiology and management may be different.
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Philippe Monnier 2011 Management of Laryngotracheal Stenosis in Infants and Children Paediatric Airway Surgery is the fruit of experience gained over many years to improve the surgical outcome for children suffering from a variety of compromised airways. It focuses on the technical aspects of diagnosis and treatment to provide the reader not only with well-established treatment modalities, but […]
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Bernard George Michaël Bruneau Robert F. Spetzler 2011 With great anticipation and pleasure I have studied the 45 notable chapters elaborated in this voluminous monography comprising contributions of colleagues from 22 neuro-science centers throughout the world. Drs. B. George, M. Bruneau, and R.F. Spetzler deserve my admiration for the successful coordination of this homogenous publication.
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Muharrem Yazici Editor 2011 The term axis defines a straight line interconnecting the two poles of a spherical object. In biology, it denotes the imaginary central line of the body, or more specifically the vertebral column. The bones of the skull and the vertebral column together make up the portion of the skeletal system that is known as […]
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Bruno K. Podesser David J. Chambers (Editors) 2011 An Update in Advanced Perioperative Protection The idea for this book was conceived by Bruno Podesser in 2006, after realizing that there had been no comprehensive summary of myocardial protection during cardiac surgery since a book edited by HM Piper and CJ Preusse in 1993 (Ischemia-Reperfusion in Cardiac Surgery).
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R. Hetzer J. S. Rankin C. A. Yankah (Eds.) 2011 Cardiac valve surgery was first proposed a century ago by Dr. Harvey Cushing at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, which is ironic since Cushing is generally considered the father of neurosurgery.
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Ronald Matteotti ● Stanley W. Ashley (Editors) 2011 State-of-the-Art Cancer Management Minimally Invasive Surgical Oncology: State-of-the-Art Cancer Management offers a unique compendium of the current knowledge and applied techniques in treating cancer with a minimally invasive approach. It is a comprehensive text trying to cover all fields in oncology where minimally invasive surgery is currently used.
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Guy G. Massry • Mark R. Murphy Babak Azizzadeh Editors 2011 Aesthetic eyelid surgery is perhaps the most complex and controversial area of facial aesthetic rejuvenation. Surgical outcomes determine patient appearance, function, psychology, and – most importantly – vision. There is truly no room for error as surgical results cannot be hidden and complications may render significant consequence.
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Henning Hildmann† • Holger Sudhoff Stefan Dazert • Rudolf Hagen 2011 Attendees of a course on microsurgery of the ear are confronted with an unexpected large volume of information from the first minute on when watching live surgery. The special anatomy, biology of diseases, concepts of procedures and many of their technical details, preconditions, and consequences are discussed […]
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