By YAEL HASHILONI-DOLEV 2007 Reproductive Genetics in Israel and Germany A few years ago, at the same time that I was searching for a topic for my Ph.D., I was also planning to become pregnant for the first time. As an educated upper middle class Israeli, apart from following medical advice and taking folic acid before getting pregnant, […]
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Edited by Jacalyn J. Robert Reid Norman Mimi Zumwalt 2008 Health Issues Throughout The Lifespan Medical practitioners and health care educators must be continually vigilant of the growing and ever-changing health issues related to girls and women who lead an active lifestyle and participate in sports and exercise. There have been landmark legislations that have changed the social […]
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Kaven Baessler, Bernhard Schussler, Kathryn L. Burgio, Kate H.Moore, Peggy A. Norton, and Stuart L. Stanton (Eds.) 2008 Principles and Practice This book is designed to provide a clinically useful overview of our field – Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. Each chapter is meant to give a thorough yet concise amount of information.We assembled a world-class group […]
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Giuseppe Buonocore • Carlo V. Bellieni Editors 2008 Suffering, Pain and Risk of Brain Damage in the Fetus and Newborn For many years we have been talking about a very special patient, the embryo; and the numerous and encouraging successes brought about by embryofetal medicine in the application of both noninvasive therapies and invasive ultrasound-guided treatment are well […]
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E. Bombardieri · G. Bonadonna · L. Gianni (Eds.) 2008 Nuclear Medicine in Diagnosis and Therapeutic Options The last three decades have witnessed tremendous advances in the understanding and treatment of breast cancer. As a result, starting shortly before the 1990s, a persistent decrease in breast cancer mortality has been documented, primarily in the United States and in […]
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Hans Peter Dietz, Lennox P.J. Hoyte, and Anneke B. Steensma 2008 The increasing availability of ultrasound and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging equipment has, over the last decade in particular, triggered a renewed interest in diagnostic imaging in female urology and urogynecology. Although MR provides excellent resolution and contrast and is a wonderful tool for describing anatomy (as Lennox Hoyte […]
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Hubert John · Peter Wiklund (Eds.) 2008 Urology has traditionally been a technically driven specialty. Minimally invasive surgical procedures aim to reduce collateral surgical damage while optimizing functional and oncological results. Improvement of magnification, 3D imaging, articulated instruments, depth perception, and precise motor control are prerequisites to achieve these goals.
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V. Donoghue (Ed.) 2008 This second edition of “Radiological Imaging of the Neonatal Chest” once again gives a detailed update on the clinical management of the various neonatal conditions, with emphasis on the impact of therapeutic interventions on the imaging findings. Antenatal and postnatal imaging of chest malformations is again discussed, together with some controversies regarding postnatal management of […]
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R. Fotter (Ed.) 2008 Never before in the history of pediatric uroradiology have concepts, expert opinions and recommendations changed as significantly and as quickly as over the last 5–7 years. Even established scientific concepts which we thought would never be debated again, are now back on the discussion table.
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Alberto Rosenblatt Renaud Bollens Baldo Espinoza Cohen 2008 The excitement of moving into the field of laparoscopic surgery can be quickly overshadowed by the realization of how long it takes to acquire the skills needed to master the technique. Indeed, laparoscopic surgery requires a very good knowledge of anatomy as well as fairly good manual dexterity.
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