Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Chapter 48 Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Ali Tavakkolizadeh, Stanley W. Ashley APPROACH TO THE PATIENT ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE ACUTE LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE OBSCURE CAUSES OF ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE Acute gastrointestinal…
Breast Reconstruction
Chapter 37 Breast Reconstruction Kendall R. Roehl, Bradon J. Wilhelmi, Linda G. Phillips ROLE OF THE GENERAL SURGEON IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION HISTORY PATIENT SELECTION TIMING PROCEDURE SELECTION AND SURGICAL PLANNING…
Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy
Chapter 31 Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy James S. Economou, James C. Yang, James S. Tomlinson OVERVIEW OF TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY STRATEGIES FOR CLINICAL TUMOR IMMUNOTHERAPY CONCLUSION Glossary of Terms 1MT—1-methyltryptophan ADCC—antibody-dependent…
Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum, and Retroperitoneum
Chapter 45 Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum, and Retroperitoneum Richard H. Turnage, Brian Badgwell ABDOMINAL WALL AND UMBILICUS PERITONEUM AND PERITONEAL CAVITY MESENTERY AND OMENTUM RETROPERITONEUM Abdominal Wall And…
Gynecologic Surgery
Chapter 71 Gynecologic Surgery Howard W. Jones, III PELVIC EMBRYOLOGY AND ANATOMY REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY CLINICAL EVALUATION ALTERNATIVES TO SURGICAL INTERVENTION TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SURGICAL OPTIONS SURGERY DURING PREGNANCY Gynecologic surgery…
Vascular Trauma
Chapter 64 Vascular Trauma Michael J. Sise, Steven R. Shackford GENERAL APPROACH TO VASCULAR TRAUMA SPECIFIC INJURIES OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR EXTREMITY FASCIOTOMY POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES AND FOLLOW–UP Vascular trauma remains…
Endocrine Pancreas
Chapter 40 Endocrine Pancreas Taylor S. Riall, Courtney M. Townsend, Jr. HISTOMORPHOLOGY OF ISLETS EMBRYOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE PANCREAS ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY SURGICAL TREATMENT OF DIABETES ISLET CELL TUMORS SUMMARY The…
Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers
Chapter 30 Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers Marcus C.B. Tan, S. Peter Goedegebuure, Timothy J. Eberlein EPIDEMIOLOGY TUMOR BIOLOGY CARCINOGENESIS TUMOR MARKERS Neoplasia (literally meaning “new growth”) is the uncontrolled…
