Laurel A. Stadtmauer • Ilan Tur-Kaspa Editors 2014 Advances in Infertility Work-up, Treatment, and ART Can one imagine infertility diagnosis and treatment without imaging? Ultrasound has become the main tool and has revolutionized the practice by reproductive specialists worldwide and is used daily by the authors. From the first encounter with the patients who have been suffering from […]
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Mohammed Keshtgar • Katharine Pigott Frederik Wenz Editors 2014 Over the past few decades, the major change in the management of early breast cancer has been the shift towards less invasive approaches. These include breast conservation surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy. Postoperative radiotherapy is regarded as an essential adjunct to BCS and cannot be safely omitted. There is […]
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John Reidy • Nigel Hacking Bruce McLucas Editors 2014 One of the curious facts regarding the emergence of uterine artery embolization (UAE) in 1996 as a significant minimally invasive interventional radiological treatment for the common condition of fibroid disease was that the technique was led and championed by Dr. Jacques Ravina, a Parisian gynaecologist and that the radiological […]
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Achille Lucio Gaspari • Pierpaolo Sileri Editors 2014 The idea for this book on pelvic floor disorders in general surgery arose from the need to offer an overwiew on clinical and available surgical approaches for pelvic organ prolapse. Since a solid, up-to-date, and complete undestanding of pelvic organ prolapse is mandatory for successful treatment, this volume provides a multidisciplinary […]
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Pedro F. Escobar • Tommaso Falcone Editors 2014 Over the years, minimally invasive surgery, namely operative laparoscopy, has emerged as the standard treatment for many gynecologic conditions. Innovations in minimally invasive surgical technology—such as multichannel ports, articulating instruments, and fl exible high-defi nition endoscopes— have allowed laparoscopic surgeons to perform increasingly complex surgeries through smaller incisions utilizing robotic and single-site […]
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Vincent Di Marino • Hubert Lepidi 2014 Our previous anatomical research topics on the levator ani muscles , the striated anal sphincter and the hypogastric plexuses have gradually led us to explore all of the anatomical structures of the pelvis. More recently, the expanded use of new surgical methods to treat urinary incontinence in women has led us […]
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Goran Augustin 2014 How did the idea for the book come? Here is the answer. Acute abdomen is still one of the most exciting conditions in (emergency) surgery and medicine in general. The clinician needs to make the diagnosis and the indication for the operation as fast as possible, and then the operator should perform the operation with the […]
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Walid E. Khalbuss • Marilee Means Editors 2013 This book provides a comprehensive in-depth systems-based review of gynecological cytology including cytomorphology, pitfalls, and ancillary testing presented in a high-yield review followed by board-type questions and discussions. It is an excellent review and self assessment for pathologists, cytopathologists, and cytologists, as well as cytology trainees (e.g., pathology residents, cytopathology fellows, […]
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Donna M. Coffey,Ibrahim Ramzy 2013 Intraoperative consultation is often the cornerstone for optimizing surgical management of disease. Nowhere is this principle more evident than in the field of Gynecologic Pathology. An open and clear dialogue between the pathologist and the gynecologist is critical; it ensures that the pathologist has all the information needed to arrive at the correct interpretation of […]
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Stuart M. Lichtman • Riccardo A. Audisio Editors 2013 The aging of the population has resulted in the recognition that all of the subspecialties of oncology will be primarily concerned with the care of older patients. While there is not one precise defi nition of the age of “geriatric” patients, it is clear that the aging of […]
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