Published May, 2012
By Paul Carniol and Paul J. Carniol
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Facial Plastic Surgeons continually strive to improve their patients' results and procedure experience. This book provides material on how to stay on updated with innovative tools and techniques while performing efficacious, innovative, and relatively safe procedures. It also includes laser procedures, and ultrasound treatment.

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Published May, 2012
By Federico Venuta and Erino A. Rendina
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Intends to provide the thoracic surgeon with information about the staging and treatment of cancer to the mediastinal lymph nodes. This issue includes articles on the anatomy and physiology of the lymph nodes, imaging of the lymph nodes, and various techniques for diagnosing and dissecting the lymph nodes.

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Published April, 2012
By Richard E. Baxter
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Includes topics such as: Defining the problem/proof of concept; The reconstructive model; Do ADM's change the rationale for immediate vs delayed?; Direct to implant reconstruction; Capsular contracture and ADM's; Pocket reinforcement/bottoming out; and, more.

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Published April, 2012
By Fred Telischi and Jacques Morcos
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers such topics as: Natural History of Vestibular Schwannomas (includes histology, epidemiology); Clinical and Diagnostic Evaluation (includes cost effectiveness of imaging vs audiometry); Neurophysiological Correlates: Preoperative, Intraoperative and Postoperative - Facial nerve, Auditory function, Vestibular; and, more.

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Published April, 2012
By Isaac Yang and Seunggu J. Han
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Features experts who highlight the updates on various forms of management of high grade glioma. In this title, the articles focus on: Extent of Resection for Glioblastoma; Role of adjuvant radiation therapy; Survival benefit of the Temozolomide protocol; Alternative chemotherapeutic agents; The role of avastin; Radiology; and Pathology.

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Published March, 2012
By Stanley H. Rosenbaum, Stanley Rosenbaum and Lewis J. Kaplan
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Examines management of peri-operative complications. This title covers such topics as: fluids and electrolytes, hypoperfusion, shock states and ACS, surgical prophylaxis and complication avoidance bundles, NSQIP, SCIP and TQIP, post-operative malnutrition and probiotic therapy, GI hemorrhage, and in-hospital rescue therapies.

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Published March, 2012
By Geoffrey Dunn, Sugantha Ganapathy and Vincent W S Chan
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Offers information on important advances in surgical palliative care for anesthesiology intensivists. This title covers such topics as: various trends and developments, palliative care of patients on high doses of narcotics, trauma in the surgical ICU, care of family in the surgical ICU, communication skills in palliative surgery, and more.

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Published March, 2012
By Devon I. Ruben and Devon I. Rubin
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Electromyography remains a main diagnostic tool within neurology. This issue addresses the developments in the clinical application of EMG. It also includes articles such as Nerve conduction studies: Basic Concepts and Patterns of Abnormalities, and Needle Electromyography - Basic Concepts and Interpretation of Recorded Potentials.

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Published March, 2012
By John M. Kane III and John M. Kane
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Deals with the topic of Sarcomas. This title includes such articles as: Prognostic Factors and Staging for Soft Tissue Sarcomas; Margin Status and Local Recurrence: Correlation or Causation; Systemic Chemotherapy in the Adjuvant and Clinical Metastatic Setting; Pulmonary Metastasectomy; and, Regional Therapy for Advanced Extremity Sarcomas.

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Published February, 2012
By Blair A. Jobe
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Benign esophageal diseases are common problems treated by thoracic surgeons. This title includes articles on the diagnosis and management of several motility and reflux disorders that are considered benign, with an emphasis on the use of cutting-edge technology.

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