Ali Guermazi (Ed.) 2006 Until recently, surgical resection was considered the only option for treatment of kidney cancer, especially renal cell carcinoma. The disease is relatively resistant to both radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and although alternative systemic therapies such as interleukin- 2 immunotherapy and interferon have shown promise, objective response rates are still quite low.
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Riccardo Lencioni (Ed.) 2006 The introduction of microbubble contrast agents and the development of contrastspecific scanning techniques have opened new prospects in ultrasound. The advent of second-generation agents – that enable real-time contrast-enhanced imaging – has been instrumental in improving the acceptance and the reproducibility of examinations.
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S. Naito,Y. Hirao, T. Terachi (Eds.) 2006 The Japanese Society of Endourology and ESWL has published a monograph in the series Recent Advances in Endourology every year since 1999, at which time laparoscopic surgery had become popular, for not only benign but also malignant urological diseases. At that time, however, attention had been focused primarily on the techniques or […]
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Jovitas Skucas 2006 This book is an attempt to bridge the interface between referring clinicians and radiologists when faced with a patient suspected of having a complex or unusual abdominal condition. The emphasis is on the choice of imaging procedures, expected diagnostic yield, a discussion of pertinent imaging findings, and the possible differential diagnosis.
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Kate H. Moore 2006 This textbook aims to serve the needs of the pre-membership registrar/resident medical officer/senior house officer who has been attached to a urogynecology department, who needs a clear “how to do it” text. It is hoped that it will also be useful to consultant gynecologists, who received no formal urogynecological training during their pre-membership years, and would […]
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Scott A. Farrell (Ed.) 2006 The pessary has been a component of the armamentarium for the management of pelvic organ prolapse for more than a millennium. Prior to the modern age of surgery, a pessary represented the only viable option for women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse.
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Elizabeth Kavaler 2006 The Essential Guide to Urinary Tract Problems in Women
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Udaya Kumar and Inderbir S. Gill (Editors) 2007 Surgical skills are learned by observation and apprenticeship over time. While most surgical textbooks describe the “standard” methods of performing a particular operation, all students of surgery are well aware that wide differences exist between surgeons in performing the same procedure or maneuver.
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J. Haslam and J. Laycock (Eds.) 2007 Pelvic Organ Disorders Due to the World Health Organisation, International Continence Society, many other societies, and several government initiatives, patients with bowel and bladder disorders world wide should now expect improved standards of care. These organisations have pooled research and clinical expertise contributing to a multi-professional approach in treating many pelvic floor […]
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Vipul R. Patel (Ed.) 2007 Surgery has traditionally been a specialty within the medical profession that has revolved around invasive procedures to treat various maladies. Initially, trauma induced by a therapeutic procedure was necessary and reasonable to provide benefit to the patient.
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