Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction-1

G.Willy Davila, Gamal M. Ghoniem and Steven D.Wexner (Eds.) 2006 All the characteristics and driving force of The Cleveland Clinic are to be found in this book on pelvic floor function. The Cleveland Clinic is a group practice founded in 1921 on the principles of cooperation, collaboration, and collegiality. Its founders believed that many physicians working together will […]

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Liposuction

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Melvin A. Shiffman · Alberto Di Giuseppe 2006 Liposuction surgery is one of the commonest cosmetic procedures performed in the USA. Despite its popularity there have been some poor results and even fatalities from the operation. Not enough information has been distributed to physicians and the public on the non-cosmetic applications of liposuction.  

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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Gregor B.E. Jemec Jean Revuz James J. Leyden 2006 This is the first and most comprehensive book dedicated to the understanding and treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa. The most recent monograph on this disease was Dr Benedek’s supplement to Acta Dermatovenerologica in 1957 ! The long interval has not been justified by a benign nature or quiet disposition of the disease.  

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Pathology of the Human Placenta

Pathology of the Human Placenta-1

Kurt Benirschke Peter Kaufmann Rebecca Baergen 2006 Most obstetricians and pediatricians would agree that the examination of the placenta often helps to explain an abnormal neona tal outcome. As early as in 1892, Ballantyne wrote, A diseased foetus without its placenta is an imperfect specimen, and a description of a foetal malady, unless accompanied by a notice of the […]

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Urodynamics

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Paul Abrams 2006 Lower urinary tract dysfunction produces a huge burden on sufferers in particular and on society in general. Lower urinary tract symptoms have a high prevalence in the community: 5% of children aged 10 wet the bed, while 15% of women and 7% of men have troublesome incontinence; and in elderly men of 75, benign prostatic hyperplasia […]

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Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators-1

Antonio Cano Sanchez Joaquim Calaf i Alsina José-Luis Dueñas-Díez (Editors) 2006 A New Brand of Multitarget Drugs The increasing awareness on the varied consequences of hypogonadism in distinct organs and systems has supported the notion of estrogens as systemic agents. This observation is congruent with the variety of tissues affected by estrogens when used in hormone therapy formulations […]

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Gynecologic Cancer

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Patricia J. Eifel David M. Gershenson John J. Kavanagh and Elvio G. Silva Editors 2006 The treatment of gynecologic cancers has improved owing to strong multidisciplinary efforts over the years. These efforts have resulted in a sharp reduction in both the incidence and mortality of invasive cervical cancer and marked improvements in early detection of the disease.

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Constipation

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Steven D.Wexner and Graeme S. Duthie (Eds) 2006 Etiology, Evaluation, and Management The subject of constipation has been discussed in a variety of textbooks. Some works have been authored and edited in the field of gastroenterology, some in colorectal surgery, and still others in general surgery. The purpose of the first edition of Constipation: Etiology, Evaluation, and Management, […]

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Color Atlas of Histopathology of the Cervix Uteri

Color Atlas of Histopathology of the Cervix Uteri-1

Gisela Dallenbach-Hellweg Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz Marcus J.Trunk 2006 The new edition of this atlas integrates all significant advances made in the past 15 years in molecular pathology, tumor virology, and genetics of cervical cancer. It emphasizes the importance of these advances in facilitating its pathological diagnosis and in optimizing clinical management and prognosis.

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