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  • Robotic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Bernard J. Park
    • English
    This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics is devoted to "Robotic Surgery." Editor Bernard Park, MD of Hackensack University Medical Center brings together the top experts to review this important topic in thoracic surgery. Articles in this issue include: Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Technical Considerations and Learning Curve; VATS-based Approach for Robotic Lobectomy; Total Port Approach for Robotic Lobectomy; Long-term Results for Robotic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer; Robotic Segmentectomy and Pneumonectomy; Robotic Benign Esophageal Procedures; Robotic Esophagectomy (Ivor Lewis and McKeown Approaches); Robotic Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis; Robotic Thymectomy for Thymic Neoplasms; and Robotic versus Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: Advantages and Disadvantages.
  • Pacemakers and implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-2
    • Theofanie Mela
    • English
    This issue of Cardiology Clinics examines pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). Topics include device selection, indications and guidelines for device therapy, shock avoidance, lead advisories and recalls, lead extraction, subcutaneous ICDs, device tools to manage the heart failure patient, and many more.
  • Breast Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 52-3
    • Christopher E. Comstock + 1 more
    • English
    Guest edited by Christopher Comstock of Memorial Sloan-Kettering, this issue of Radiologic Clinics will provide all of the latest guidelines and techniques for breast imaging. Modalities include MRI, MR-CAD, digital tomosynthesis, and ultrasound.
  • Challenging Pain Syndromes, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-2
    • Adam L. Schreiber
    • English
    This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America is devoted to "Difficult to Treat Pain Syndromes," and is edited by Adam L. Schreiber, DO of the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. Articles in this issue will include: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis; Non-surgical Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Parsonage Turner Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment; Trochanteric Pain Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment; Discogenic Spine Pain Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment; Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment; Myofascial Pain Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatments; Opioid Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment; Spinal Cord Pain Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment; Cerebral Vascular Accident Hemishoulder Pain Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment; and Cancer Pain Syndromes. "Each chapter follows a pattern of discussion through diagnosis in terms of up-to-date criteria." Reviewed by Paul Cameron, January 2015
  • MRI of the Male Pelvis, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22-2
    • Mukesh G. Harisinghani
    • English
    Editor Mukesh Harisinghani and authors review important areas in MR of the male pelvis. Articles in this issue will include MRI of the Urinary Bladder; Multiparametric MRI Imaging of the Prostate; Diffusion Weighted Imaging of the Male Pelvis; MR Imaging of the Rectum; Penile MR Imaging; MR Imaging of Pelvic Metastases; MR Imaging of Scrotum; Vascular MR Imaging of the Male Pelvis; and more!
  • Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 8

    • 1st Edition
    • R. Eric Miller + 1 more
    • English
    Logically organized by taxonomic groups, this up-to-date text covers the diagnosis and treatment of all zoo animal species and free-ranging wildlife, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and fish, unlikely to be seen by private practice veterinarians. Featuring full-color images, the consistent, user-friendly format supplies information on each animal’s biology, unique anatomy, special physiology, reproduction, restraint and handling, housing requirements, nutrition and feeding, surgery and anesthesia, diagnostics, therapeutics, and diseases. Global authorship includes multinational contributors who offer expert information on different species from around the world. "This is a welcome update to an invaluable reference series; a must-have for any veterinary professional working largely in the zoo or wildlife field, and also recommended as a reference text for the library of any practice seeing unusual species on a regular basis, even if they already have an earlier volume."Reviewed by: Charlotte Day on behalf of The Veterinary Record, Oct 14
  • Die Fünf Wandlungsphasen Studienausgabe

    Das Tor zur chinesischen Medizin
    • 2nd Edition
    • Klaus-Dieter Platsch
    • German
    Die Theorie der fünf Wandlungsphasen ist das Kernstück der chinesischen Medizin.Neu in der 2. Auflage: Kompakte und doch umfassende Einführung in die fünf Wandlungsphasen und ihre Beziehungen zueinander.
  • Biomecánica y arquitectura corneal

    Monografías SECOIR
    • 1st Edition
    • M.ª Ángeles del Buey Sayas + 1 more
    • Spanish
  • Techniques in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

    • 1st Edition
    • Giles R Scuderi
    • English
    Techniques in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty is the one authoritative volume that gives you an efficient, problem-based approach to revision arthroplasty of both the hip and knee. Dr. Giles Scuderi and other leading experts from North America and Western Europe present their favored surgical procedures and post-surgical management strategies in this straightforward, heavily illustrated, video-intensive reference. It’s your one-stop, go-to guide for successful revision surgery for a myriad of complications, such as implant loosening, polyethylene wear, osteolysis, or infection of the hip and knee.