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  • Congenital and Acquired Disorders of Macrophages and Histiocytes, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-5
    • Nancy Berliner
    • English
    This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to Congenital and Acquired Disorders of Macrophages and Histiocytes. Guest Editors Nancy Berliner, MD and Barrett Rollins, MD have assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Nosology of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH); Cell of Origin of LCH; Genomic Changes in LCH; Clinical Treatment of LCH; Neurodegeneration in LCH; Pathogenesis of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH); Familial HLH; HLH in Adults; Macrophage Activation Syndrome; and Stem Cell Transplant for HLH.

  • General and Vascular Ultrasound: Case Review

    • 3rd Edition
    • John P. McGahan + 2 more
    • English
    Effectively prepare for certification, increase your knowledge, and improve your image interpretation skills using the proven and popular Case Review approach! In this new edition, Drs. John P. McGahan, Sharlene A. Teefey, and Laurence Needleman present 127 clinically relevant cases with associated images, multiple-choice questions, and rationales – organized by degree of difficulty and designed to reinforce your understanding of the essential principles needed to interpret a wide range of general and vascular ultrasound images.

  • Diagnostic Pathology: Vascular

    • 1st Edition
    • David L. Stockman
    • English
    Diagnostic Pathology: Vascular offers a specific focus on vascular pathology, making it ideal for the practicing pathologist, dermatologist, pediatrician, or trainee. This easy-to-use, comprehensive reference book takes a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and boasts superior medical images — including radiology, gross pathology, and clinical photographs — on a wide variety of rare entities. This is your essential guide to understanding vascular pathology and diagnosis!

  • Pain Medicine: Prepare for the FRCA

    Key Articles from the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Journal
    • 1st Edition
    • Nicholas Pace
    • English

  • A Global Perspective/Health Inequity in Heart Failure, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 11-4
    • Pablo Castro
    • English
    This special issue of Heart Failure Clinics examines heart failure with a truly global perspective, exposing health inequities in the treatment of heart failure.

  • Advances in ERCP, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-4
    • Adam Slivka
    • English
    The Guest Editors have assembled key opinion leaders to provide state of the art articles on this important update on ERCP. A chapter on cannulation techniques and sphincterotomy will highlight recent literature on wire-guided cannulation, use of papillotomes, when and if to precut for entry and the use of smart circuitry for papillotomy. A chapter on surgically altered anatomy will highlight the increasing occurrence of biliary tract disease in patient’s s/p gastric bypass for obesity along with other surgery and the use of balloon enteroscopes, overtubes and intraoperative procedures A chapter on EUS assisted biliary and pancreatic access will highlight the growing experience with these combine techniques. There is growing literature on preventing post-ercp pancreatitis which is changing the standard of care and Joe Elmunzer is the best person to highlight this. Stu Sherman will review advances in the management of bile duct stones and when to intervene in gallstone pancreatitis. Peter Cotton just published a landmark study on SOD that will change the standard of care and will review the state of the science on this disease as it relates to both biliary tract and pancreatic disease. The management of benign biliary strictures and leaks is evolving with the introduction of covered metal stents and Jacques Deviere is at the forefront. Amrita Sethi will discuss diagnosis of biliary malignancy highlighting the use of FISH, molecular markers and enhanced imaging such as pCLE. Michele Kahaleh will review recent experience with biliary tumor ablation using RFA probes and PDT. Alan Barkun helps endoscopists determine when to use plastic stents, metal stents, and covered stents and when to drain one, two or three segments of liver in patients with malignant biliary obstruction. George Papachristo and Dhiraj Yadav will review most recent data on endoscopic therapy for acute recurrent and smoldering acute pancreatitis. Nagy Reddy will provide on update on endotherapy for painful chronic pancreatitis. Finally, Raj Shah will update on advances in pancreatoscopy and cholangioscopy including the use of ultra slim per-oral scopes and new digital mother/baby scopes.

  • Breast Augmentation, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 42-4
    • Bradley P. Bengtson
    • English
    With breast augmentation and tumor removal the #1 procedures in cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery, respectively, according to latest ASPS information, this issue on breast augmentation presents discussion of procedures for cosmetic enhancement and for breast reconstruction. The first section includes topics such as: Evolution and Future Development of Breast Implants; Standardization of the Bra Cup; Process of Breast Augmentation with Special Focus on Patient Education, Patient Selection and Implant Selection; Etiology & Prevention of Capsular Contracture; 3-D Imaging and Simulation in Breast Augmentation: What is the Current State of the Art?; Fresh Look at the Anatomy of the Chest Wall with Special Attention to the Pectoralis Major and Infra-Mammary Fold with Implications to Breast Surgery; Differences between Saline & Silicone Implants that Most Plastic Surgeons Don't Know; Shapes, Sizes, Shells and Surface and the Selection Process of Breast Implants; Shapes, Proportions and Variations in Breast Aesthetic Ideals - definition of breast beauty: analysis and surgical practice. The next section presents surgical approaches and techniques for breast implant surgery: Teaching Breast Augmentation What are the Critical Intra Operative Steps & Decision Making: Maximizing Results and Minimizing Revisions; Mastering the Nuances of Highly Cohesive Shaped Breast Implants; Strategies, Challenges and Solutions in Augmentation Mastopexy Patients: The Most Difficult Primary Breast Procedure; Use of Scaffold Support of the Breast in Primary Augmentation Mastopexy; Considerations and Improvement of Breast Asymmetry in Primary Augmentation; Surgical Strategies in the Correction of the Tuberous Breast; Subfascial Apprach to Breast Augmentation with Lipofilling of the Breast; Surgical Approaches to Breast Augmentation: Surgical Options for Incisions & Planes; Fat Grafting / Fat Transfer to the Breast; Use of Barbed Sutures in Primary Augmentation and Mastopexy. The final section presents special situations in surgical procedures: High Resolution Ultrasound and the Detection of Breast Implant Shell Failure; Breast Implant Associated ALCL.

  • Year Book of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2015

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2015
    • Stephen S. Raab
    • English
    The Year Book of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in pathology and laboratory medicine, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Chapters in this annual cover the most current information on all aspects of pathology and laboratory medicine, including molecular diagnostics, anatomic pathology techniques, outcomes analysis, cytopathology, and clinical immunology and hematology.

  • Advanced Modelling Techniques Studying Global Changes in Environmental Sciences

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27
    • English
    Advanced Modelling Techniques Studying Global Changes in Environmental Sciences discusses the need for immediate and effective action, guided by a scientific understanding of ecosystem function, to alleviate current pressures on the environment. Research, especially in Ecological Modeling, is crucial to support the sustainable development paradigm, in which the economy, society, and the environment are integrated and positively reinforce each other. Content from this book is drawn from the 2013 conference of the International Society for Ecological Modeling (ISEM), an important and active research community contributing to this arena. Some progress towards gaining a better understanding of the processes of global change has been achieved, but much more is needed. This conference provides a forum to present current research using models to investigate actions towards mitigating and adapting to change.

  • Volume 46, Issue 4, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 46-4
    • Asif M. Ilyas
    • English
    Each issue of Orthopedic Clinics offers clinical review articles on the most cutting edge technologies, techniques, and more in the field. Major topic areas include: adult reconstruction, upper extremity, pediatrics, trauma, oncology, hand, foot & ankle, and sports medicine.

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