Venous Disease
Chapter 65 Venous Disease Julie A. Freischlag, Jennifer A. Heller ANATOMY VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS CONCLUSION An understanding of venous physiology provides the surgeon with valuable information with which…
The Parathyroid Glands
Chapter 39 The Parathyroid Glands Julie Ann Sosa, Robert Udelsman HISTORY CALCIUM PHYSIOLOGY ANATOMY DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL FEATURES HYPERCALCEMIC CRISIS HYPOPARATHYROIDISM HYPERPARATHYROIDISM INHERITED PARATHYROID DISEASE PARATHYROID CARCINOMA The clinical features,…
Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Robotics, and Electronics
Chapter 17 Emerging Technology in Surgery Informatics, Robotics, and Electronics Gerald M. Fried MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY CATHETER–BASED THERAPIES IMAGE–GUIDED ABLATIVE THERAPIES MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE AS A SURGICAL…
Surgery in the Geriatric Patient
Chapter 14 Surgery in the Geriatric Patient Alan Dardik, David H. Berger, Ronnie A. Rosenthal AGING AND SURGERY SETTING GOALS FOR TREATMENT PHYSIOLOGIC DECLINE PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT SPECIFIC POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS SURGERY…
History of Surgery
Chapter 1 History of Surgery Ira Rutkow IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING SURGICAL HISTORY EARLY 20TH CENTURY MODERN ERA 20TH CENTURY SURGICAL HIGHLIGHTS FUTURE TRENDS Importance of Understanding Surgical History It remains…
Diseases of the Breast
Chapter 36 Diseases of the Breast Kelly K. Hunt, Marjorie C. Green, Thomas A. Buchholz ANATOMY MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY BREAST DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSIOLOGY DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST DISEASE BREAST IMAGING IDENTIFICATION AND…
Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management, and Conscious Sedation
Chapter 16 Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management, and Conscious Sedation Edward R. Sherwood, Courtney G. Williams, Donald S. Prough PHARMACOLOGIC PRINCIPLES ANESTHESIA EQUIPMENT PATIENT MONITORING DURING AND AFTER ANESTHESIA PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION…
The Appendix
Chapter 51 The Appendix John Maa, Kimberly S. Kirkwood EMBRYOLOGY AND ANATOMY APPENDICITIS NEOPLASMS Approximately 8% of those in Western countries have appendicitis at some time during their life, with…
Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Chapter 33 Soft Tissue Sarcomas Samuel Singer DISTRIBUTION, AGE, AND CAUSES MOLECULAR GENETICS EVALUATION HISTOLOGIC GRADING AND PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR OUTCOME STAGING MANAGEMENT SUMMARY Soft tissue sarcomas are rare and…
Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Chapter 28 Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Yolanda Becker HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION ISLET TRANSPLANTATION Historical Perspective Interest in transplanting organs into humans dates back to the early 1900s….
