Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Surgery - General

This is the only book available that covers both medicine and surgery.

• It encompasses all of the major systems and core subjects
  
• Every condition is discussed under the key headings of definition, epidemiology, aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, investigations, management and prognosis
  
• The content follows a very consistent and familiar style,...

With all the misleading information out there on back problems, even doctors have conflicting views on the best treatments. But it is the decision you make that counts. The problem has always been finding the facts necessary to make a wise choice--or it was, until now. Dr. Edwin Haronian has put together a guide that looks at both the conditions and the procedures, surgical and nonsurgical, and answers common questions about back problems.

Back Surgery begins by examining the anatomy of the back. It then discusses common conditions that result in pain, and the latest...

Cardiac catheterization has long been a central diagnostic modality in the evaluation of children, adolescents, and adults with congenital heart disease, and in children with acquired heart disease. Over the past two decades, transcatheter interventions have become equally important in the treatment of pediatric and congenital heart disease. Some transcatheter therapies have become established as the standard of care for congenital cardiovascular anomalies previously managed surgically, others serve to supplement surgery in the integrated management of complex lesions, and still others are...

In recent years there has been an increasing need for transplantation, but the number of donor livers available has increased only slightly, despite intensive public relations activities. New concepts in the field of transplantation, for instance the transplantation of living donor organs or the splitting of organs, are urgently required, to safeguard the treatment of patients with severe liver disease. The development and clinical application of cell therapy for patients with liver disease could soon present a significant enhancement of the therapeutic options. The aim of such cell...