This multiauthor book is an update on the science and surgery of malformations of the rectum and anus. It carries on Douglas Stephens’ book “Congenital Malformations of the Rectum, Anus, and Genito-urinary Tracts” published in 1963. This first book, which deals exclusively with malformations of the lower end of the digestive and...
There are numerous textbooks detailing almost every aspect of the different laparoscopic procedures. However, in this era of evidence-based medicine, a text focusing on the controversies from the laparoscopic as well as the general surgeon's point of view is missing.
This book is not intended to be yet another textbook of laparoscopy;...
Since the first edition was published over thirty years ago, this book has become the established introductory textbook for dental students, valued for its accessible, reader-friendly style and absence of superfluous detail. The fourth edition was published in 1991.
The new edition has been updated to reflect advances in the...
Topics include basic considerations and techniques, venous drainage of the myocardium, structure and function of the cardiac lymphatic system, coronary sinus interventions in experimental research, and more.
Bone infections involve enormous social, economic and human impact. Despite improvements in surgical techniques, asepsis and prevention, the increasing use of surgery in orthopaedics and trauma means that the absolute number of bone infections is progressively increasing in western countries.
The book is the first of its kind to specifically outline the psycho-educational nursing interventions required by the anxious, adult patient undergoing elective, ambulatory surgery. Anxiety management is a considerable issue for the majority of surgical patients and has been recognised as such for many decades. However, no formal nursing...
Michael H. Torosian, MD, and a panel of physicians and clinical researchers critically synthesize the wide variety of treatment options available to create a state-of-the-art reference for the management of breast cancer patients. Writing from a multidisciplinary perspective, these authoritative contributors review in the light of the most...
The history of medicine has been substantially defined by a small number of monumental
discoveries. Most of these breakthroughs have emerged from the biological sciences. One of
the first great breakthroughs was the recognition by Koch in 1884 that pathogens could be
transmitted from one living organism to another to cause disease....
Getting the best healthcare in today's world requires that you participate in the process. Working with Your Doctor: Getting the Healthcare You Deserve will help you to be your own advocate, to get the very vest in healthcare, and to have the best possible relationship with your doctors. It will show you how to become an...
By the dawn of the new millennium, robotics has undergone a major transformation in scope and dimensions. This expansion has been brought about by the maturity of the field and the advances in its related technologies. From a largely dominant industrial focus, robotics has been rapidly expanding into the challenges of the human world. The new...
Operating theatres are very private workplaces. There have been few research investigations into how highly trained doctors and nurses work together to achieve safe and efficient anaesthesia and surgery. While there have been major advances in surgical and anaesthetic procedures, there are still significant risks for patients during operations...
This is the first part in a two-volume work on neuromodulation. It describes techniques and procedures applied in internal contact with non-neural tissues surrounding the nervous system (dura or cerebrospinal fluid), as in the case of epidural stimulation for pain or intrathecal drug application for the treatment of spasticity and pain. In...
