Surgery

Bone and joint tuberculosis is common in developing countries, and surgeons in these countries are often faced with the dual problem of diagnosing and treating this disease.

The secretion of bioactive products by tumors of the gastroenteropancreatic system results in the development of watery diarrhea that can lead to death in a very short period if not brought under control.

The history of the origin and development of the new Classification of Fractures was described in the preface to the French edition.

Severe head injuries are a frequent occurrence in the life of every emergency care specialist, traumatologist, neurosurgeon, and rehabilitation specialist.

Biliary tract complications are still the major cause of morbidity following orthotopic liver transplantation.

For the new English edition, this highly popular book has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the enormous progress seen recently in the field of ultrasonography.

The second edition of this book is devoted entirely to the exocrine pancreatic tumours.

Der hier vorliegende Band 2 der zweiten Auflage der Pathologie, der der ersten Hälfte des zweiten Bandes der ersten Auflage entspricht, enthält alle Kapitel zu den Verdauungsorganen.

This book has been edited by two of the best known experts in the field of breast diseases.

Trauma is a very common condition in medical practice and a frequent cause of death, morbidity and dis ability.

Mit diesem Buch wird erstmals ein klinisch orientiertes Werk zum Thema SPECT des Herzens vorgestellt.

Surgical Diseases of the Spleen written and edited by internationally renowned scientists will be a masterpiece for any institution.

In recent years, a series of excellent textbooks have been published dealing with pathology of the thyroid gland.

Rectal cancer is a major killer.

As is probably the case with all successful innovations, the unique design of the thrust plate prosthesis (TPP) was not born of a sudden fancy for a radically different hip joint replacement, but emerged from elaborate biomechanical investigations on the loosening of conventional, intramedullarly anchored hip prosthesis shafts.

During the years that have intervened since the third volume of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals, Digestive System, was published, new information of interest to pathologists has developed at a rather remarkable pace.

Adhesions can cause a wide range of problems, complaints and hazards, even after simple abdominal procedures, such as appendectomy, with complications ranging from recurrent discomfort and pain to intestinal obstruction.

Prosthetic replacement of ligaments is a problem which still has not been solved.

This book, edited by Prof.

Die bildgebende Diagnostik der Dünndarmerkrankungen ist in einem Wandel begriffen.

Musculoskeletal studies account for an important proportion of the daily clinical practice of most radiologists.

Increased intra abdominal pressure as used in laparoscopic surgery produces various changes in the human organism.

This second revised and enlarged edition addresses current techniques concerned with the implementation of the AO/ASIF System in small animal orthopaedic surgery.

One of the most amazing and spectacular developments in modern radiology has been the rapid growth and expansion of so-called interventional radiology, which can also be described as minimally invasive therapy guided by radiological imaging.

Sports medicine is acquiring an important role owing to the increasing number of sports-active people and professional athletes.

Many different opinions exist as to the appropriate diagnostic workup and therapy for spinal tumors.

With contributions by numerous experts

In this volume an account is given of the technologies relevant to the detection of sentinel lymph nodes in the context of surgical oncology.

Imaging studies are playing an increasingly role in the evaluation of endocrine diseases; accordingly, familiarity with the specific indications for the various modalities, and with the characteristic findings, is essential.

General pathologists see many biopsies from transplanted organs but few are in large enough centres so that this forms the bulk of their work.

Endoscopic surgery in children is a rapidly expanding field in pediatric surgery.

Das praxisnahe Kurzlehrbuch zur Einführung in die Ultraschalldiagnostik in aktualisierter Neuauflage.

Lung cancer is not a single disease process but is a group of biologically variable diseases.

All general surgeons, and especially hernia surgeons, will benefit from this book.

Diagnose und Therapie von Durchblutungsstörungen bei Veränderungen der Arterien und Venen sind mit der Angiographie erkennbar, und ihre Behandlung ist planbar geworden.

Shape memory alloy implants or "e;smart biomaterial"e; have already been used in humans for 20 years in selected countries.

Clinical studies during the past 10 years have shown that PET is more sensitive than CT and MRI for the detection of many tumors.

A step-by-step guide to the six most important laparoscopic procedures in gastric surgery: fundoplication, gastric banding and resection, gastro-enterostomy, gastrectomy and laparoscopic myotomy for achalasia.

A new approach to methodical and strategic thinking about tissue reconstruction.

The maturation phenomenon, first described by Ito et al.

Few fields have witnessed such impressive advances as the application of computer technology to radiology.

Notwithstanding the important role of direct clinical and endoscopic examination in modern management of pathological conditions of the larynx, radiological study the and, more specifically, cross-sectional imaging by CT and MRI make definite diagnostic contributions by virtue of their potential to display superbly the deeper extent of laryngeal lesions.

This volume provides a multimodality imaging approach to the pathology of the foot and the ankle, covering both the various imaging techniques and all clinical aspects of diseases of these anatomic areas.

The pathology of the pancreas, which was a "e;hidden"e; retroperitoneal organ for many years, can now be marvelously depicted by the modern sectional imaging techniques.

 The varus knee has a group of bone and ligament abnormalities that must be addressed to correct the deformity.

This superbly illustrated and well referenced book presents the latest advances in imaging of the alimentary tube.