The studies and discussions presented in the second edition of the Hughes
Syndrome text had their beginning with a 1983 British Medical Journal
publication entitled “Thrombosis, abortion, cerebral disease and the lupus
anticoagulant.” In the mid-20th-century, it was recognized that some
patients with systemic lupus...
This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on vaginal anatomy and physiology. It offers practical guidelines for office evaluation of incontinence and prolapse, and a series of detailed chapters on reconstructive procedures for urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and prolapse. There are 120 illustrations to...
The appendages at the end of our forelimbs tend to attract the evolutionary and
clinical limelight, but our feet are as important as our hands for our survival and
success as a species. We tend to take them for granted, yet the many millions of
modern humans who run either competitively or for recreation, or who play sports
such...
This book clarifies and explains perineal anatomy and the pathophysiology of anal incontinence as well as applied pharmacology. It also institutes the new recommended classification of perineal tears, and describes anal sphincter repair techniques. The emphasis is on correct post-operative management, management of pregnancy following...
Infective endocarditis is a life-threatening diseasewith substantial
morbidity and mortality (20% or more) despite
improved techniques to aid diagnosis and modern antibiotics
and surgical therapies. It affects individuals with
underlying structural cardiac defects who develop bacteremia,
often as a result of dental,...
The year 2006 is the centenary of Alois Alzheimer’s presentation to a meeting of German
psychiatrists held in Tübingen, Germany. In 1906, Alzheimer described the results of his
studies on a female patient known as Auguste D., who had suffered from a progressive presenile
dementia. In 1907, Alzheimer published this study in...
This book is an attempt to bridge the interface between referring clinicians and radiologists
when faced with a patient suspected of having a complex or unusual abdominal
condition. The emphasis is on the choice of imaging procedures, expected diagnostic
yield, a discussion of pertinent imaging findings, and the possible differential...
This second revised and updated edition is a practical handbook on clinical trials in the growing field of osteoporosis. Topics covered include study design, technical issues, data collection, quality assurance, data analysis, and presentation. Clinical Trials in Osteoporosis takes the user through the process step-by-step from start to...
This compendium is written by world leaders in laparoscopic urology. The authors are drawn from various teaching urological institutions in the US and UK who have contributed their tips and tricks in performing the various urologic procedures. Each topic is limited to a few pages to produce a small and easy-to-read book. The book is...
This provides background information on procedures, epidemiological aspects, problem areas, mortality and morbidity risk. These topics are of particular interest for investigators in ECG research and clinical trials. This monograph is specialized beyond the scope of ordinary clinical textbooks of electrocardiography that have traditionally...
Contained within this short volume are some of the Key Clinical Trials relating to the medical treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). In an attempt to understand the potential significance, a critique of the studies’ strengths and weaknesses is included as well as a diagrammatic summary of the trial design and key results. Most of the...
"Atlas of Staging in Gynecological Cancer" is designed to be used in conjunction with diagnostic procedures between the surgeon and the radiologist. It describes the two common staging regimes used by all units across the world, namely, the FIGO staging system and the TNM system. The ‘landscape’ format allows each...
