Positioning Techniques in Surgical Applications

Positioning Techniques in Surgical Applications-1

Christian Krettek (Ed.) Dirk Aschemann (Ed.) 2006 The success of an operation depends not only on careful clarification of the indications, selection of the right time for operating and technically neat operating techniques, but also on correct preoperative preparation and positioning of the patient. But this aspect in particular is frequently neglected, particularly by young surgeons, because technical details of the […]

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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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Anorectal Malformations in Children

Anorectal Malformations in Children-1

Alexander M. Holschneider · John M. Hutson Editors 2006 Embryology, Diagnosis, Surgical Treatment, Follow-up This multiauthor book is an update on the science and surgery of malformations of the rectum and anus. It carries on Douglas Stephens’ book “Congenital Malformations of the Rectum, Anus, and Genito-urinary Tracts” published in 1963.

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Cytologic Detection of Urothelial Lesions

Cytologic Detection of Urothelial Lesions-1

Dorothy L. Rosenthal Stephen S. Raab 2006 The subspecialty of cytopathology is 60 years old and has become established as a solid and reliable discipline in medicine. As expected, cytopathology literature has expanded in a remarkably short period of time, from a few textbooks prior to the 1980s to a current library of texts and journals devoted exclusively to […]

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MALE SEXUAL FUNCTION

Male Sexual Function-1

Edited by JOHN J. MULCAHY 2006 A GUIDE TO CLINICAL MANAGEMENT The first edition of Male Sexual Function: A Guide to Clinical Management was published in 2001. Since that time, two new oral medications for erectile dysfunction (ED), Vardenafil (Levitra®) and Tadalafil (Cialis®), have been introduced. Links between ED and lower urinary tract symptoms have been postulated, advances in […]

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Ethics and Intersex

Ethics and Intersex-1

Edited by SHARON E. SYTSMA 2006 The chief goal of this book is to improve the quality of life for intersexual people. That goal requires not only the improvement of our medical practices, but also an increasing social awareness and understanding of intersexuality and its implications. To this end, I have sought contributions reflecting many different disciplines and contributors […]

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ADVANCED ENDOUROLOGY                    

Advanced Endourology-1

Edited by STEPHEN Y. NAKADA MARGARET S. PEARLE 2006 THE COMPLETE CLINICAL GUIDE Endourology is one of the most important subspecialties in the field of urology because of the widespread use of endoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of upper genitourinary tract pathologies. Although most clinical urologists incorporate some basic endourology into their practices, complex […]

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Urodynamics

Urodynamics-1

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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Interventional Management of Urological Diseases

Interventional Management of Urological Diseases-1

S. Baba,Y. Ono (Eds.) 2006 We have published a monograph every year since 1999. Recent Advances in Endourology, Volume 8 deals with new, clinically relevant developments in interventional management of urological diseases. Members of the medical profession know that few procedures can be carried out by only one method. Endourology has developed significantly as a result of rapid changes […]

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