Published September, 2009
By Prateek Sharma
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers topics such as: cellular mechanisms of BE development; role of obesity and familial factors in BE and cancer; histology of metaplasia and dysplasia; molecular markers and genetics in cancer development; improving screening practices for BE; risk factors for BE cancer development; and, medical treatment and cancer prevention.

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Published June, 2009
By Cliff K. Choong, Cliff K.C. Choong and Cliff K. C. Choong
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers topics such as: The Epidemiology, Clinical features and Natural History of Emphysema; The National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT); 'Rationale and Experience for Staged Lung Volume Reduction Surgery' Rationale and Experience for Staged Lung Volume Reduction Surgery; and, Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Non-Heterogenous Emphysema.

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Published June, 2009
By Daniel Becker and Daniel G. Becker
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Focuses on complex problems related to the septum. This book focuses on functional rhinoplasty. It considers the surgical treatment of the saddle nose, treatment of nasal obstruction in the traumatized nose, treatment of the dorsal deviation, and surgical and non-surgical treatment of the nasal valve.

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Published June, 2009
By John E. Mazuski
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers such topics as Microbial pathogens; Host response; Antimicrobial agents; Adjunctive measures; Prevention of SSI; Skin/soft tissue infections; Intra-abdominal infections; Prosthetic graft infections; Hospital-acquired pneumonia; Catheter-associated BSI; Nosocomial UTI; C. difficile-associated disease; and, Preventing bacterial resistance.

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Published June, 2009
By Frederick Radke and Fred Radke
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers such topics as melanoma; pressure ulcers; wound healing and biology of the skin; local anesthetics-uses and toxicities; approach to excision and closure of the skin; unusual skin tumors; dermatologic considerations for the general surgeon; suture choice and other skin closure methods; and, benign and subcutaneous lesions.

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Published May, 2009
By Mark K. Wax
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers topics such as Scalp and Forehead Reconstruction, Total Nasal Reconstruction, Lip Reconstruction, Mid Face and Maxilla, Orbital Exenteration, Maxillofacial Trauma, Lateral Temporal Bone Defects, Parotid Defects, Facial Transplantation, and Massive Skin Cancers.

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Published May, 2009
By Kevin R. Loughlin and Kevin Loughlin
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers the socioeconomics of healthcare. This title elucidates the challenges that are faced by the patients, physicians, and society. It addresses the history and demographics of healthcare. It also discusses urologic issues which include residency training, certification and recertification, urologic research, and practice management.

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Published May, 2009
By Wendy L. Gross and Barbara Gold
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Suitable for the anesthesiologist who performs procedures outside the operating room, this book covers important financial considerations, including Medicare payments; and full costing versus differential costing, or 'smoothing'. It also covers practice parameters.

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Published April, 2009
By Luiz Toledo and Luiz S. Toledo
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Describes such techniques as lipodissolve, surgisis, smartlipo, thermage, fat injection, juvista, and aptos thread. This book views each technique from a factual, scientific point of view and lets surgeons know where each technique stands in regard to indications, contraindications, choosing a patient, how the technique is done, and complications.

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Published March, 2009
By Kimberly M. Brown and Margo Shoup
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Discusses such topics as the molecular basis of cancer and the development of targeted therapy; measuring outcomes in oncology treatment: the emergence of patient-centered outcomes; the role of minimally invasive treatments in surgical oncology; and, multi-disciplinary approach to patients with breast cancer.

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