Published February, 2012
By Shanu Kothari
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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A comprehensive review of bariatric and metabolic surgery for the general surgery. It covers such topics as: the obesity epidemic/economic impact and diabetes epidemic/economic impact, physiology of obesity/diabetes, physiology of weight loss surgery, history of bariatric surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, and more.

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Published February, 2012
By E. Wesley Ely, Pratik Pandharipande and E.Wesley Ely
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Looks at modern sedation techniques in the critically ill. This title covers such topics as: pharmacology of commonly used analgesics and sedatives in the ICU; lessons learned from international surveys of current sedation practices; and, protocolized and target-based sedation and analgesia in the ICU.

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Published January, 2012
By John Pallanch
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Presents topics on: image fusion in pre-operative planning; the use of 3D imaging tools including stereolithographic modeling and intraoperative navigation for maxillo-mandibular and complex orbital reconstruction; custom-made, three-dimensional, intraoperative surgical guides for nasal reconstruction; and, more.

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Published January, 2012
By Michael W. Neumeister
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers such topics as: Acute Trauma; Toe to Hand Transfers; Functioning Muscle Transfers; The Stiff Joint; Contracture Release; Secondary Flexor Tendon Reconstruction; Tendon Transfer; Nerve Reconstruction; Current Status of Brachial Plexus Reconstruction; Treatment of Non-union and Mal-union Following Hand Fractures; and, more.

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Published January, 2012
By Mark J. Krasna
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Discusses a range of topics devoted to lung cancer. This title includes articles that focus on pathology; advanced staging systems; epidemiology of lung cancer - smoking, second hand smoke, and genetics; molecular markers for incidence, prognosis, and response to therapy; screening; diagnostic work-up; non-invasive staging techniques; and, more.

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Published January, 2012
By Stanley Dudrick and Stanley J. Dudrick
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Presents topics on nutrition and metabolism for the chronically ill patient. This title covers topics that include: nutrition management of acute and chronic pancreatitis, surgical treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus, nutrition management of geriatric surgical patients, nutrients, routes of delivery and immunocompetence, and more.

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Published January, 2012
By Michael Holtel
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Includes topics such as: Teleconsultation in Neuro-otology; Telehealth and Humanitarian Partnerships in Otolaryngology; Successful Models for Tele-otolaryngology; Consumer Directed Telehealth; Remote Audiology; Remote Management of Voice and Swallowing Disorders; Robotics and Tele-Surgery in Otolaryngology; and, more.

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Published January, 2012
By Richard J. Harvey and Carl H. Snyderman
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers such topics as: Orbital Apex; Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma; Chordoma; Craniopharyngioma; Pituitary Surgery; Tuberculum Meningioma; Olfactory Groove Meningioma; Cholesterol Granuloma of Petrous Apex; Nasal Dermoid; Spontaneous CSF; Traumatic CSF; Osteoma ( frontal/ frontoethmoidal); and, Training in Neurorhinology.

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Published December, 2011
By Berrylin J. Ferguson J. Ferguson, Berrylin J. Ferguson and J. Ferguson
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Includes topics such as: History of Allergy; Epidemiology of Allergy; Types of Rhinitis; Differential Diagnosis including Allergy Mimics; Immunology; Physical Findings in Allergy; Diagnosis including lab testing and physical examination; Associated Conditions and Comorbidities; and, Role of Allergy in Serous Otitis Media.

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Published December, 2011
By Sean C. Grondin, F. G. Pearson, F. Griffith Pearson and Sean Grondin
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Helps thoracic surgeons with the day-to-day concerns involved in managing a surgical practice, including setting up and building a practice; billing, coding, and credentialing; administrative responsibilities; and, retirement planning.

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