A complete full-color overview of obesity surgery-written by the field's foremost expertsObesity Surgery: Principles and Practice brings together the top minds in the discipline who, collectively, deliver a benchmark reference that will prove indispensable for general and bariatric surgeons and residents.
Market: 3rd year medical students preparing for required surgery clerkship exams and USMLE Step 2 1000 USMLE-format questions for the surgery clerkship 100-question practice test Explanations of both right and wrong answers New chapter on pediatrics
A biomarker is a molecule that is measured as a marker of normal biological processes, disease processes or the response to a diagnostic or therapeutic intervention.
The first guide to identifying and assessing changes following urologic surgery with follow-up protocols What is the normal appearance of a kidney after radio frequency ablation of a tumor and what does a local recurrence look like?
The first guide to identifying and assessing changes following urologic surgery with follow-up protocols What is the normal appearance of a kidney after radio frequency ablation of a tumor and what does a local recurrence look like?
Proceedings of the FEMS Symposium on Genes and Proteins Underlying Microbial Urinary Tract Virulence: Basic Aspects and Applications, held September 16-19, 1999, in Pecs, Hungary.
This reference reflects the evolution and advancement of best practices for the treatment of localized prostate cancer and the management of patients with early PSA progression in those failing local therapy.
Following on from the success of their previous standard textbook on Multiple Pregnancy, the authors have refocused their attention on prenatal assessment in multiple pregnancy and come up with condensed and revised material in a free-standing text.
While comprehensive textbooks are essential to the practice of urology, equally important are readily accessible manuals that students, residents, trainees and even experienced urologists can carry with them in their pockets or on PDAs.
Written by over 250 of the world's leading urologists and uro-oncologists from the USA, Canada, UK, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Singapore, who tackle prostate cancer on a daily basis, this comprehensive and fully up-to-date illustrated text reference covers the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis
Prostate brachytherapy has evolved into a sophisticated treatment modality, used either as monotherapy or in combination with external beam radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Transurethral resection (TUR) is today the ``gold standard' against which new methods must be compared in the treatment of BPH and other bladder malignancies This fourth edition, filled with practical tips for the urologists, uses illustrations and step-by-step instructions on carrying out TUR to to make this difficult procedure easier to learn A separate chapter discusses the use of closed circuit television for the urologist and provides details and descriptions of the equipment needed
This impeccably researched text provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of sexual health, exploring a range of topics such as:sexually transmitted infections contraception urological conditions genital dermatosessexual dysfunction novel therapeutic options.
This study guide takes each chapter of Clinical Pediatric Urology: Fifth Edition-without doubt the most well-respected and authoritative book on the subject in the world-and, in the format of a Q & A style, poses the most common questions in that particular area, which those taking the ABU examinations are likely to be tested on.
Modern Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding focuses on helping gynecologists refine their operative techniques and consider new approaches to the diagnosis, and treatment, of this highly challenging condition by investigating: current scientific and clinical trails &nb
Open reconstructive urologic procedures have continued to evolve; added to this are the newer laparoscopic and robotic approaches to reconstructive urology.
This excellent and superbly illustrated text provides surgical trainees and non specialists with an updated and extensively revised account of the urological disorders of childhood .
Prostate cancer is treated in a number of different ways, depending on a host of different factors, ranging from the severity of the cancer, the health of the patient, their age, and their own personal choice of treatment.
Despite the rising popularity of the minimally invasive laparoscopic option, open nephron-sparing surgery is still seen by many experts as the 'gold standard' for open surgery for kidney tumors and should remain the first choice for many patients.
With increasing emphasis on the early diagnosis and management of urologic tumours, it is imperative that the practising urologist comprehend the relevance of the morphology for the clinical diagnostic and therapy.
The spectrum of available treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is matched by the spectrum of disease severity, and with up to 90% of men in their 80s suffering from BPH to some extent, it is imperative that patients are offered the full range of options to manage the disease.
As prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in men, the clinical and surgical commitments to treating it are enormous, as well as to be expected given the aging male population.
Excerpted from the Textbook of the Neurogenic Bladder, Essential Guide to the Neurogenic Bladder provides information on two topics essential to the practicing clinician: evaluation and treatment.
The study of gynecology and pelvic floor disorders is a rapidly developing area for gynecologists all around the world; and, moreover, an essential aspect to the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor disorders is a need for expertise in cystourethroscopy to accurately diagnose conditions of the lower urinary tract that frequently present to the gynecologists.
This book provides practical surgical solutions to congenital or acquired penile anomalies and diseases to the practicing urologist who encounters them in their daily practice.
Formulated by members of the International Scientific Committee of Radionuclides in Nephro-urology (ISCORN), Functional Imaging in Nephro-urology is not a textbook on uronephrology or radionuclides in nephro-urology, or even a book on new techniques in imaging.
In 129 cases featuring over 600, high-quality images, Genitourinary Imaging Cases provides a succinct review of clinically relevant cases which cover both benign and malignant conditions of the genitourinary system.
In 129 cases featuring over 600, high-quality images, Genitourinary Imaging Cases provides a succinct review of clinically relevant cases which cover both benign and malignant conditions of the genitourinary system.
Expert nursing care is vital to women's health, and successful gynaecological treatment relies on a good partnership between the woman and the health professional.
Expert nursing care is vital to women's health, and successful gynaecological treatment relies on a good partnership between the woman and the health professional.
Urogynaecological problems are one of the most common reasons that women are referred to the hospital services, and can account for up to a fifth of the gynaecological surgery waiting list at any time.
Urogynaecological problems are one of the most common reasons that women are referred to the hospital services, and can account for up to a fifth of the gynaecological surgery waiting list at any time.
The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme returns in a new edition to keep junior doctors, as well as their supervisors and senior medical students, up-to-date and give them the information and confidence they need to excel during and beyond the Foundation Programme.
The Oxford Handbook for the Foundation Programme returns in a new edition to keep junior doctors, as well as their supervisors and senior medical students, up-to-date and give them the information and confidence they need to excel during and beyond the Foundation Programme.
