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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Published February, 2009
By Minas Constantinides
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers topics such as The Rhinoplasty Consultation, Preoperative, Anesthetic and Postoperative Care for Rhinoplasty Patients, Nuances of Profile Management, Nasal Tip Dynamics, Endonasal Cartilage Techniques, New Concepts in Nasal Tip Contouring, Grafting in Rhinoplasty, Functional Rhinoplasty, and Cleft Lip Rhinoplasty.

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Published February, 2009
By Federico Venuta
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Covers topics such as: Utility of PET in the mediastinum; Diagnostic strategies for mediastinal tumors and masses; Infections of the mediastinum; Genetic markers of mediastinal diseases; Mediastinal tumors and cysts in the pediatric population; and, Multimodality treatment of germ cell tumors of the mediastinum.

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Published February, 2009
By Gurinder Vasdev and Gurinder M. Vasdev
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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For an anesthesiologist, though the challenge of managing an obstetric patient can be very satisfying and rewarding, it can also be extremely difficult given the potential for serious harm to the fetus and mother. This title covers such topics as high-risk analysis, major hemorrhage, off-labor-floor consultation, and pharmaceuticals.

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Published February, 2009
By Kenneth Grundfast and Geoffrey Dunn
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Features such topics as Tinnitus; Chronic sinus disease; Skull base tumor; Pediatric recurrent respiratory papillomatosis; Dizziness, vertigo, imbalance; Progressive hearing loss; Swallowing disorder; Palliative Treatment of Dysphonia and Voice Disorders; Anosmia; and, Indications for Tracheostomy near the end of life.

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Published January, 2009
By Scott L. Spear
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Breast augmentation has become one of the most frequently performed operations in plastic surgery. It is estimated that more than 1% of the adult female population in the United States (between 1 and 2 million) has undergone breast augmentation. This book discusses various implant methods and materials available.

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