Head and Neck Surgery for General Surgeons

ISBN-13: 9789811978999 / Angielski / Twarda / 2024

Bruce Ashford

Opis

This is the first manual that recognizes the growing role that General Surgeons play in Head & Neck Surgery. A multidisciplinary, international team of recognized experts have contributed chapters; this text is a comprehensive guide for both candidates preparing for final surgery examinations as well as general surgeons who require an up to date source of definitive advice on a diverse range of topics in this regional speciality.  Chapters include the full range of head and neck pathologies, including assessment, investigation, surgery and relevant reconstructive techniques.  Each chapter details the relevant anatomical considerations to enable understanding of this complex regional surgical discipline.

Spis treści

1.       Imaging in head and neck surgery (US, CT, MRI, PET) – Dr Grace Aw FRACR

2.       Thyroid – Dr Steven Craig FRACS (Agreed)

3.       Parathyroid – Dr Peter Campbell FRACS

4.       Parotid – Prof Jonathan Clark FRACS

5.       Submandibular and sublingual – Dr Tim Eviston PhD FRACS

6.       Skin cancer techniques – local flap design – Prof Sydney Ch’ng PhD FRACS

7.       Advanced skin cancer – Bruce Ashford

8.       Neck dissection – Dr James Wykes FRACS (Agreed)

9.       Tracheal surgery including tracheostomy- Prof Carsten Palme FRACS

10.   Carotid body tumours and paraganglioma – Prof Kevin Higgins FRCSC (Canada)

11.   Mucosal malignancy – surgical management of the oral cavity and facial skeleton – Prof N Gopalakrishna Iyer PhD FRCS (Singapore)

12.   Mucosal malignancy – pharynx and larynx – Prof Enepekides FRCSC (Canada)

13.   Vascular access and control in the neck – Prof Jim Ilipolous PhD FRACS

14.   Emergency management and stabilization of facial and dental trauma – A/Prof Peter Aquilina PhD FRACDS(OMS)

15.   Odontogenic infection and deep neck collections – Prof Gary Hoffman PhD FRACDS

16.   Reconstructive surgery (regional flaps) – Prof Sinclair Gore FRCS (Oxford)

17.   Reconstructive surgery (free tissue transfer)– Dr Takako Yabe FRACS Dr Rahul Jayaram FRCS (UK) (Agreed)

O autorze

Dr. Bruce Ashford (BDSc (Hons) MBBS PhD FRACS) is a Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon. His practice includes ablative head and neck surgery, microvascular reconstruction, and general surgery on call. His career started with undergraduate training in dentistry and medicine and has included operational service with the Australian Defence Force. He trains general surgery candidates and post-fellowship microvascular surgeons across several specialties and is a member of the Court of Examiners of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. His research interests span topics from the molecular basis of progression in cutaneous malignancy to microvascular reconstructive technical innovation.

Blurb

General surgery is the common ancestor of all surgical specialties. Within general surgery, many subspecialty areas of practice have evolved. This book is the first manual recognizing the growing role General Surgeons play in Head & Neck Surgery. From benign to malignant conditions and form ablative to reconstructive challenges, the renowned comprehensive capability of the General Surgeon is well suited to demands of this discipline. 

Each chapter details relevant anatomical considerations to enable understanding of this complex regional specialty and the full range of head and neck pathologies with requisite assessment, investigation, surgical and relevant reconstructive techniques. 

Written by a multidisciplinary, international team of recognized experts, this textbook is a practical but comprehensive guide for both candidates preparing for final surgery examinations as well as general surgeons requiring an up-to-date source of definitive advice on topics of this regional specialty.