Published May, 2014
By Raul Rosenthal, Raul J. Rosenthal and Mirto Foletto
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity has led the World Health Organization to coin the descriptive term "globesity" to reflect the worldwide nature of the problem.

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Published May, 2014
By C. Niek van Dijk, Niek Van Dijk and C. Niek Dijk
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Over the past 25 years, Niek van Dijk, founder of the Amsterdam Foot and Ankle School and author of this book, has developed a new philosophy of ankle arthroscopy. This diagnostic and operating manual presents the Amsterdam Foot and Ankle School approach for a wide variety of ankle and hindfoot problems.

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Published May, 2014
By Said Al-Mamari, Hervé Quintens and Said Abdallah Al-Mamari
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
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Kidney transplantation from a living donor provides the best chance for successful renal replacement therapy. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) has been proven to have a lower surgical mortality and morbidity as well as a lower blood loss, a shorter hospital stay, and a better cosmetic result compared to the open procedure.

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Published April, 2014
By Sri G. Thrumurthy, M Asif Chaudry and Muntzer Mughal
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Surgery
Rating: 3.00
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The ideal quick-reference guide for the myriad surgical conditions that trainees and consultants in upper gastrointestinal surgery will face, containing a wealth of evidence-based expert advice as well as practical, highly-illustrated coverage of operative techniques.

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Published March, 2014
By John Pickard, John D. Pickard, Nejat Akalan, Vladimir Benes, Concezio Di Rocco, Vinko V. Dolenc, J. Lobo Antunes, Johannes Schramm, Z. Harry Rappaport and Marc Sindou
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag GmbH)
Series: Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery
Rating: 1.00
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Saint-Pierre: Percutaneous Biopsy through the Foramen Ovale for Parasellar lesions: Surgical anatomy, Method and Indications. - S Fauser, J Zentner: Management of complex cortical dysplasia in epilepsy

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Published January, 2014
By Ferenc A. Jolesz and Ferenc Jolesz
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The book includes coverage of these topics: - Imaging methods, guidance technologies, and the therapy delivery systems currently used or in development. - Clinical applications for IGT in various specialties such as neurosurgery, ear-nose-and-throat surgery, cardiovascular surgery, endoscopies, and orthopedic procedures.

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Published January, 2014
By David J. Terris and Michael C. Singer
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery is the first textbook which includes a comprehensive review of both minimally invasive and robotic thyroid and parathyroid techniques.

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Published December, 2013
By Robert Ferris and Eugene Myers
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Focuses on the procedures used in Thyroid, Parathyroid, Salivary Glands, Paranasal Sinuses and Naspoharynx. This book presents a "how-to" guide to the common and advanced procedures in the major subspecialties of Otolaryngologic Surgery.

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Published December, 2013
By Juan Manuel Suarez Grau, Bellido Luque and Juan Antonio Bellido Luque
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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This illustrated guide details up-to-date techniques used in the laparoscopic repair of hernias. Includes Extraperitoneal (TEP) and transabdominal (TAPP) hernia repair, fundamentals of ventral hernia repair, mesh fixation in laparoscopic surgery and more.

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Published December, 2013
By Andras Hoznek, Cesare Scoffone, Cesare Marco Scoffone and Cecilia Maria Cracco
Publisher: Springer (Springer Editions)
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The Galdakao-modified supine Valdivia position allowed the development of ECIRS (Endoscopic Combined IntraRenal Surgery), a technique exploiting a combined antegrade and retrograde approach to the upper urinary tract, using both rigid and flexible endoscopes with the related accessories.

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