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Advances in Surgery, 2023
- 1st Edition, Volume 57-1 - August 3, 2023
- Editor: John L. Cameron
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 5 6 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 5 7 - 0
Advances in Surgery reviews the year’s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide surgeons with the current clinical information they need to improve… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Surgery reviews the year’s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide surgeons with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. John L. Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in general surgery inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.
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Contains 20 articles on such topics as screening for hepatocellular carcinoma; liver transplantation for colorectal liver metastases; what mesh should be used for hernia repair?; can colorectal surgery be performed as an outpatient surgery?; genetic testing; autotransplantation; radiofrequency ablation; and more.
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Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in general surgery, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
General surgeons
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Associate Editors
- Contributors
- Translational Epidemiology: Genetic Ancestry in Breast Cancer: What Is the Role of Genetic Ancestry and Socioeconomic Status in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Translational epidemiology framework
- Social drivers of disparities
- Genomic disparities in triple-negative breast cancer
- Genomics and social factors
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Funding
- Disclosure
- Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Auto-Transplantation: Surgical Procedure, Outcomes, and Quality of Life
- Key points
- Introduction
- Evaluation and selection of patients
- Islet function
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- What Is the Role of the Gut in Wound Infections?
- Key points
- Defining how a wound infection is classified as a postoperative surgical site infection
- The Trojan Horse Hypothesis of wound infection pathogenesis
- Antibiotic use and abuse to reduce surgical site infection rates
- The ongoing polemic of preparing the bowel for surgery
- Leveraging next generation technology to understand the origin of the pathogens that cause surgical site infections
- Does immunonutrition reduce surgical site infection rates?
- Dietary prehabilitation to prevent surgical site infections
- Oral hygiene and surgical site infection prevention
- Defining microbiome “readiness” for surgery
- The path forward
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- What Is the Role of Lymph Node Resections in Small Islet Tumors?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Workup and diagnosis
- Surgical options
- Importance of tumor grade
- Lymphadenectomy for functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
- Lymphadenectomy for non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Ischemia Duration and Lower Limb Salvage
- Key points
- Introduction
- Mechanisms of acute limb ischemia
- Workup, diagnosis, and grading of limb ischemia
- Revascularization strategies
- Revascularization—timing and current evidence
- The role of fasciotomy
- Postrevascularization considerations
- Current clinical practice guidelines
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Is Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Effective?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Current screening guidelines
- Considerations in evaluating a screening program
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Can Thyroid Nodules be Managed with Radiofrequency Ablation?
- Key points
- Background
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Indications
- Complications
- Candidacy and consideration
- Optimizing outcomes
- Summary
- Future directions
- Clinics care points
- Funding
- Current Management of Intermittent Claudication
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical presentation and physiology
- Initial evaluation and surveillance
- Treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- What Is the Role of Transcarotid Artery Revascularization?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Indications of carotid artery revascularization
- Carotid endarterectomy versus carotid artery stenting: the role of transcarotid artery revascularization
- Transcarotid artery revascularization: technique, perioperative course and surveillance
- Complications of transcarotid artery revascularization
- Outcomes
- Costs
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclaimer statement
- Is Nonoperative Management of Rectal Cancer Feasible?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Overview of neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer and treatment response
- Considerations for nonoperative management approach and patient selection
- Is it possible to optimize tumor response?
- Nonoperative management controversies
- Summary and future directions
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- FUNDING
- Pilonidal Disease: To Flap or Not to Flap
- Key points
- Background
- Diagnosis
- Surgical flaps
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases: Is It Appropriate?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Metastatic colorectal cancer
- Current guidelines for management of metastatic colorectal cancer
- Liver-directed nonsurgical options
- Liver transplant for colorectal liver metastasis
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer
- Key points
- Introduction
- History
- Indications and contraindications
- Technique
- Outcomes
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Supplementary data
- New Techniques for Intraoperative Parathyroid Localization
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Supplementary data
- What Mesh Should be Used in Hernia Repair?
- Key points
- Introduction
- General content
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Prehospital Resuscitation: What Should It Be?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Disclosure
- What is the Role of Whole Blood Transfusions on Trauma Patients?
- Key points
- Whole blood use in military history
- Shift from whole blood to component blood therapy
- Military “walking blood bank” and fresh whole blood
- Epidemiology of trauma and hemorrhage
- Lessons learned impact civilian practice
- Whole blood beginnings in civilian trauma
- Civilian studies supporting Whole Blood
- Special patient populations
- Final statement of whole blood use
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Does Carotid Intervention Improve Cognitive Function?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Evolution of cognitive assessments over time
- Preoperative symptomatic status and postop cognitive changes
- Procedure type may influence postop cognitive changes
- Procedure-related microembolization and cerebral vascular reserve (CVR) contribute to postop cognitive changes
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclaimer
- Funding
- Can Colorectal Surgery Be Performed as an Outpatient Surgery?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Enhanced recovery after surgery in colon and rectal surgery
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 57-1
- Published: August 3, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443182563
- eBook ISBN: 9780443182570
JC
John L. Cameron
Affiliations and expertise
The Alfred Blalock Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA