General surgery

In bone surgery it is essential to compress fractures interfragmentarily in order to make them resistant to the tensile force of muscles and the force resulting from acceleration and deceleration.

This book focuses on the internal fixation of long bones by using intramedullary locked nails in a closed technique.

Medullary nailing is one of the oldest types of in a way that did not allow the surgeon to be car- surgical fracture treatment.

Whereas during the past decade endoscopy has become established as the leading means of diagnosis and management of diseases affecting the esophagus, starnach and large bowel, radiology has retained its pre-eminence for the clinical study and evaluation of the small bowel.

This volume provides a thorough and informative account of the use of diagnostic and interventional radiology in liver transplantation.

Das Buch vermittelt dem Radiologen wertvolle Hinweise auf die klinischen Zusammenhänge und gibt auf der anderen Seite dem Kliniker Einblick in die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten der kernspintomographischen Diagnostik.

Dieses Buch befaßt sich ausschließlich mit dem Plattenepithelkarzinom der Speiseröhre, die Einzelartikel zahlreicher Autoren werden in 5 Abschnitten zusammengefaßt: Anatomie und Pathologie, Klinik und perioperative Maßnahmen, chirurgische Strategie und Therapiekonzept, spezielle Techniken - Komplikationen und palliative Therapieformen.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Progress in traumatology of the vertebral spine has been restrained for a long time by two hindering factors.

There currently is a clear tendency to an increasing number of accidental injuries in elderly people, in sport injuries and car crashes also in countries which recently joined the European Union and candidates to join the European Union.

Chirurgische Eingriffe an gastrointestinalen Organen unterliegen trotz Standardisierung und weitreichender Technisierung nach wie vor zum Teil erheblichen Unterschieden.

During the 2011 EFORT Congress in Copenhagen, many interesting topics relating to tribology in total hip arthroplasty were discussed during a special day devoted entirely to the subject.

This book, written by members of the core faculty responsible for European courses on Medical Response to Major Incidents (MRMI), is a practical guide for all medical staff on how to respond to a wide range of disaster scenarios.

This unique manual is a "e;surgical cookbook"e; designed to provide clear and concise guidance for trainees in pediatric surgery.

Surgery needs skill.

This guide provides practical information for the care of patients with blunt injuries.

This book is a comprehensive account of imaging of acute appendicitis and other appendiceal diseases.

This book is designed to meet the continued need to re-learn the principles of treatment of complex war injuries to the extremities in order to minimize post-traumatic and post-treatment complications and optimize functional recovery.

In recent years, research studies into sports injuries have provided healthcare professionals with a better understanding of their etiology and natural history.

Gastrointestinal Oncology is an evidence-based, practical reference intended to assist in the diagnosis and management of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.

Nasal polyposis is seen in many disease states, including allergic and non-allergic rhinitis.

Seeing is believing.

Post-burn scar contractures are a commonly encountered problem in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Over the past three decades, the flexible intramedullary nailing (FIN) technique that originated in the University of Nancy in France has evolved to the point where it is becoming the gold standard for the treatment of many fractures in children.

Spinal surgeons treat spinal trauma patients on a regular basis in their hospital emergency rooms.

As plastic surgeons, we seek to combine art and science to improve the results we see in clinical practice.

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders are a group of conditions that straddle the borders between infection and malignancy.

Signaling Pathways in Liver Diseases, 2nd edition focuses on signaling pathways which are particularly important in liver diseases.

T e Breast: T e center of emotional attraction, the source of nourishment, and means of seduction are some of the many possible de?

There currently is a clear tendency to an increasing number of accidental injuries in elderly people, in sport injuries and car crashes also in countries which recently joined the European Union and candidates to join the European Union.

There currently is a clear tendency to an increasing number of accidental injuries in elderly people, in sport injuries and car crashes also in countries which recently joined the European Union and candidates to join the European Union.

In many centers of excellence in Urology, robotic prostatectomy has become the first choice for the surgical treatment of localized prostate cancer owing to benefits such as reduced pain and minimization of impotence and incontinence.

This volume, which explains why, when, and how abdominal MRI should be used, focuses in particular on the most recent developments in the field.

This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to examine in detail a range of interesting new concepts in the diagnosis and therapy of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Incorporating and balancing advancing subspecialization is a significant challenge of modern surgery.

This book, written by international experts, is a detailed guide to the Eustachian tube, with emphasis on those aspects of most relevance to the practitioner.

Based on 40 years experience, this book on ear surgery guides the beginner as well as the experienced surgeon through all approaches to middle ear and neurotologic surgery.

This second edition of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Techniques and Tips represents a comprehensive description of the current laparoscopic techniques.

Emergency Abdominal Surgery is a battleground for the surgeon - providing character-building experiences, and opportunities for triumph and disaster.

In this book every urologic procedure is described in a step by step sequence of events and the text is supplemented with innumerous Tips, colored illustrations and high definition photographs depicting the main steps of the procedures.

This brilliantly illustrated manual on neck dissection is a roadmap for advanced surgeons and beginners alike.

Modern weapons and high-energy accidents inflict devastating damage to soft tissue and bone.

"e;Emergency Vascular Surgery"e; provides detailed guidelines to any physician treating patients with emergency vascular disorders, such as ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, acute limb ischemia, vascular trauma, iatrogenic vascular injuries and complications to vascular surgery.