Edited by M.A. Hayat 2012 It is recognized that scientific journals and books not only provide current information but also facilitate exchange of information, resulting in rapid progress in the medical field. In this endeavor, the main role of scientific books is to present current information in more detail after careful additional evaluation of the investigational results, especially those […]
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Evan H. Black • Frank A. Nesi Christopher J. Calvano • Geoffrey J. Gladstone Mark R. Levine Editors 2012 It has been 13 years since the publication of the second edition of Smith’s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery . Since that time, our specialty has continued to grow and flourish. Advancements in technology and surgical technique have […]
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Hitendra R.H. Patel • Jean V. Joseph Editors 2012 What would the surgical experience be like if every surgeon routinely goes through a warm-up period with the surgical team before embarking on a surgical procedure, similar to what athletes and musicians do prior to performing?
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Savvas Andronikou Editor 2012 If one can point at a structure of the human body on a medical image, there is a name for that structure. See Right Through Me is an anatomical atlas that attempts to provide this information in every plane and with every imaging modality, in significant detail from head to toe.
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Vipul R. Patel (Editor) 2012 Where human dexterity wavers the robotic arm takes over and seamlessly scales, filters, and translates the precise movements of the hand with greater precision and lesser collateral damage. Robotic surgery is a breakthrough in minimally invasive approach to treatment of diseases across many surgical specialties.
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Lee E. Ponsky (Editor-in-chief ) Donald B. Fuller Robert M. Meier C-M Charlie Ma (Co-Editors) 2012 One of the major problems in the derivation of treatment programs for patients with malignant disease is to accommodate for motion during the course of the radiation therapy event. This has led to major adjustments in terms of the volume to […]
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Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof Giovanni Pellacani • Josep Malvehy Hans Peter Soyer (Editors) 2012 We, a group of close friends and colleagues from Austria, Spain, Italy and Australia, share an enthusiasm and passion for the macro and micro morphology of the many faces of inflammatory and neoplastic skin conditions. We have each been involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as […]
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Venkat R. Machiraju • Hartzell V. Schaff Lars G. Svensson Editors 2012 The first edition of Redo Cardiac Surgery in Adults was published in 1996 and was a compilation of the proceedings of the First International Symposium on Redo Cardiac Surgery. During the last 16 years, several changes have occurred, not only in the profiles of the patients […]
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W. Konrad Karcz Oliver Thomusch (Eds.) 2012 Metabolic surgery is an area of increasing specialization that aims at opening new perspectives in the treatment of morbid obesity and its associated diseases. The knowledge and expertise accruing in this interdisciplinary field are currently driving this specialization rapidly forward.
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Mario Pescatori 2012 According to the literature, one out of every four patients undergoing surgery for colorectal disease develops complications, some of which are fatal. This is especially hard to accept when a benign, minor pathology is involved.
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