Diseases and disorders

This book provides physicians practicing at pain management clinics with comprehensive explanations of interventional therapeutic procedures including nerve blockade, as well as pharmacotherapy.

The subject matter of this book is the application of EMR/ESR/EPR spectroscopy for characterization of nanomaterials.

This unique guide describes colorectal surgery procedures using medical terminology and anatomical terms originating from embryology.

This volume is an excellent guide that comprehensively illustrates hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, especially preeclampsia, in both the basic and clinical aspects.

This text covers the basic principles of mitochondrial dynamics in cardiovascular medicine, with particular emphasis on their functional roles in physiology and disease.

The widespread acceptance among the oncology community at large of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC as a potentially curative treatment for peritoneal metastases has paved the way for innovative new therapies that could benefit a larger proportion of patients.

This volume focuses on the clinical applications of molecular diagnosis and targeted therapy from the viewpoint of oncologists specializing in specific organs.

This book analyzes the internal and external causes of acquired and familiar venous thrombosis and proposes the origins and onset of venous thrombus diseases and their triggering factors.

This report details the key achievements of the Regional Malaria and Other Communicable Disease Threats Trust Fund from its creation in 2013 to the first half of 2018.

A well-illustrated and comprehensive analysis of the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, this book covers current treatment options and guidelines, whilst also providing a detailed discussion of emerging therapeutic targets.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary evidence-based management of urothelial carcinoma.

The book explores recent developments in the application of nanotechnology in the early detection of gastric cancer.

The book focuses on novel particulate technologies for the purpose of drug delivery to humans.

Tussen hoop en vrees is een aangrijpend verhaal over de laatste levensfase van kankerpatiënten.

This book contains an in-depth quantitative analysis of the development of the COVID-19 epidemic in China from its very beginning in December 2019 to early April 2020 when it was brought under control.

This textbook summarizes the state of the art in the management of locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer with the aim of providing the knowledge required for optimal treatment decision making in individual cases.

This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of lymph node micrometastasis (LMM) and sentinel node navigation surgery (SNNS) in gastrointestinal cancers.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art computational intelligence research and technologies in computer-assisted radiation therapy based on image engineering.

This book offers essential information on basic and translational research in gastric cancer, while also illustrating potential opportunities for its application in clinical practice.

This book offers a summary and discussion of the advances of inflammation and infection in various cancers.

This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the diagnosis and management of retroperitoneal tumors.

This book discusses typical skin diseases from an immunological point of view, introducing the latest immunological techniques and practices.

This volume elucidates state-of-the-art findings of uterine fibroids and adenomyosis, incorporating expert basic knowledge.

This book highlights the problem of UV-R-induced photocarcinogenesis and its molecular mechanism.

This book reviews the latest advances in treating ulcerative colitis.

This book assembles recent achievements in both basic research and clinical management in the field of hepatology, virology and immunology.

This book covers all the common surgical diseases affecting children, reflecting the latest available information.

This book presents the latest scientific knowledge on the role of pollens in triggering respiratory allergies and offers up-to-date guidance on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pollen allergy.

This book addresses why and how the aging process is accelerated under diabetes, providing valuable and comprehensive information for the management of various types of diabetes- and aging-related disorders.

This book offers a collection of the latest clinical and research findings related to allergies, one of the most frequently treated conditions in occupational medicine.

Leidraad Diabetes mellitus type 2 sluit aan bij de informatiebehoefte in de dagelijkse praktijk van professionals die de zorg voor patiënten met diabetes mellitus type 2 uitvoeren.

This book provides up-to-date information on the characteristics of each species of intestinal fluke found in humans and on the management of infections caused by these trematodes.

The book is intended for readers who are interested in learning about the use of computer-based modelling of the COVID-19 disease.

Endoscopy in Early Gastrointestinal Cancers, Volume 2: Treatment covers the detailed information of the indications, techniques and perioperative management of endoscopic resection including endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD).

The 23rd volume of this highly successful series includes new contemporary topics such as PET in HPB diseases, short gut syndrome, current status of extended lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer, splenectomy for haematological disorders, postoperative liver failure, HIPEC, and current issues in surgery of pancreatic cancer.

This book presents an Asian perspective on how the treatment of colorectal cancer can be optimized and standardized in ways that take into account technological advances and the trend towards individually tailored therapy.

This volume presents the scientific advances and current status of our understanding of precision medicine for common diseases in gynecology and obstetrics.

This unique compilation focuses on a very curious organ, the ovary.

This Atlas presents a state-of-the-art review of VATS and robotic approaches to managing lung and esophageal cancers.

COVID-19 pneumonia is ravaging the world.

This book summarizes the do's and don'ts of managing a patient receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy as well as how to manage common day to day situations that one comes across in radiation oncology practice.

This book describes the pathogenesis and treatment of several representative hematological disorders in children, with a special focus on genetic and molecular aspects.

This book introduces the current state of surgical treatment in this particular location-sacrum and pelvis, presenting progress and innovation, describing in detail the related procedures.

The future of oncology seems to lie in Molecular Medicine (MM).

Defining organs at risk is a crucial task for radiation oncologists when aiming to optimize the benefit of radiation therapy, with delivery of the maximum dose to the tumor volume while sparing healthy tissues.

This book focuses on precursor lesions, borderline lesions, and early carcinomas of female-specific organs from the standpoint of pathology.

The book highlights intricate predisposing factors for pathogenesis of nutritional anemia.

This collection of chapters describes in detail the latest insights into the evaluation of resectability and neoadjuvant therapy to pancreaticoduodenectomy and distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer.

This book primarily summarizes the imaging characteristics and theory of parasitic disease, offering a clinical guide and practical approach to understanding, preventing and diagnosing parasitic disease.

This volume focuses on the relationship between the regulation of signal transduction and disease mechanisms, and discusses how the dysregulation of intracellular signals cause diseases, cell death, carcinogenesis, and other disorders.