General surgery

Now in its fully revised and expanded second edition, this volume is the definitive resource on long-distance air transport of injured patients in both peacetime and wartime.

Trauma to the eye and associated structures account for a significant number of combat-related injuries, and combat ocular trauma has steadily risen in frequency over the last century.

Although benign biliary disease is an area in which many surgeons have experience, there are many nuances to providing the highest quality of surgical care.

Emergent general surgical diseases are the most frequent causes of in-hospital deaths and are the most costly diseases to treat.

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Lymph node pathology is a complex and rapidly evolving field that requires integration of morphologic findings with a number of ancillary studies, as well as clinical information, to diagnose neoplastic and non-neoplastic hematopoietic disorders.

This book provides clear surgical options when the cases are not "e;routine"e;.

This book introduces readers to the latest developments regarding pressure injury wounds, diabetic wounds, and negative pressure wound therapy.

Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review has proven to be the premiere resource to help prepare medical students for the surgical shelf exam and clinical wards.

This atlas, containing a wealth of clear operative images, is designed to enable trainee surgeons to visualise the surgical field for procedures specific to laparoscopic colorectal surgery, thereby facilitating understanding and learning of surgical techniques and avoidance of intra- and postoperative complications.

The purpose of this book specifically is to teach surgeons (academic or community), surgical fellows and surgical residents regardless of the surgical specialty, the skills to appraise what they read in the surgical literature.

Gastric cancer is one of the most common and potentially lethal gastrointestinal malignancy, but it is now at the forefront of modern oncology due to new discoveries.

This book discusses the latest findings in the fields of biofilm, pilonidal cysts and sinuses.

The rapidly growing developments in medicine and science in the last few decades has evoked a greater need for modern institutions, with modern medicine, advanced technologies, and cutting edge research.

Colorectal Surgery has continued to experience tremendous growth in both the community and academic settings over the past few years.

The latest edition of this text provides a comprehensive update on the current standards and newest skills in diagnostic endoscopy for pre/neoplastic lesions of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract.

Although benign biliary disease is an area in which many surgeons have experience, there are many nuances to providing the highest quality of surgical care.

The inguinal hernia represents the most significant aspect of the technical and technological evolution of the second half of the 20th century, still in vogue at the beginning of this new millennium.

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS There is no doubt that the content of this EAES Consensus Development Conferences (CDC's) booklet represents an extremely important contribution to answering the following questions: which area of endoscopic surgery requires quality assurance ?

The majority of the obese population still does not take advantage of the available surgical possibilities.

It has by now been established that carpal ligamentary lesions may lead to instability and ultimately to carpal arthritis.

Much progress has been made in recent years and new techniques have been developed in the field of plastic surgery of the breast.

Primary and incisional ventral hernias are common conditions often encountered in surgical practice.

This book offers a step-by-step guide to mental health assessment for bariatric surgery patients.

This book focuses on endovascular methods for resuscitation and trauma management.

In recent years, mini-invasive surgery has become increasingly important for reducing the risk of infection and minimizing blood loss and volume of implants.

The author of this multimedia work sets himself an ambitious goal: to allow a surgeon to achieve the revision of a prosthesis without too many difficulties (or too much apprehension!

Surgical cases explained!

Written by experts from London's renowned Royal Free Hospital, Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery offers a comprehensive overview of the vast topic of reconstructive plastic surgery and its various subspecialties for introductory plastic surgery and surgical science courses.

This unique volume presents the cutting edge of haemostasis in surgery and includes the advances in the science pertaining to related important medical and surgical problems.

As Professor Owen H Wangensteen, one of the greatest academic surgeons of the 20th century, said: "e;You are a true surgeon from the moment you are able to deal with your complications.

A clinician's guideline for intra-abdominal infections written by experts in the field.

Eureka: General Surgery and Urology is an innovative book for medical students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery.

This is the third edition of a well-received book that reflects the state of the art in the diagnosis and treatment of acute abdominal disorders in pregnant patients, ranging from very rare to more common ones, such as acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis.

The first edition of William Lincoln Ballenger's Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear: Medical and Surgical was published in 1908 and has since sold over 150,000 copies worldwide in 11 languages.

The transplant physicians and surgeons at Cleveland Clinic have collaborated to produce, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: A Practical Guide.

This volume provides in a conveniently accessible package a comprehensive collection of accurate and timely information on the management of patients with diarrhea, both in pediatric age and in the adult.

The Physician Scientist's Career Guide provides a complete guide to having a successful career as a Physician Scientist.

In recent years there have been huge advances in the understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of the fibrocystic diseases.

Reoperative surgery is a prevailing challenge faced by pediatric surgeons.

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Leonard Wartofsky, MD, past president of the American Thyroid Association, and a panel of world-class clinicians critically review all aspects of thyroid cancer from pathogenesis to prognosis, including management and treatment.

Hip arthroscopy has seen significant developments in the last 25 years.

Every year a large number of chronic patients undergo dialysis at dialysis departments in the Slovak Republic.

A Comprehensive Guide to Esophagectomy first discusses the benefits of different anastomotic techniques, procedures for improving healing, methods to assess gastric conduit perfusion, and methods for the detection and management of the cervical anastomotic leak after esophagectomy.

Encyclopedia of Surgery organizes researchers from around the world in surgery and related disciplines and maintains an up-to-date reference work for readers worldwide.

This text serves as a comprehensive guide for the care of patients requiring lower extremity major amputations.

The book "e;Vascular Surgery: Procedures, Complications and Recovery' was written by a team of vascular, cardiac and neurosurgeons working mainly in the East Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, and also Luis Pasteur University Hospital in Kosice, Slovakia.