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Addresses psychosocial and quality of life concerns for patients who have undergone thoracic surgery. This title includes topics such as: changes in quality of life after pulmonary resection; impact of minimally invasive thoracic surgery on quality of life; and physical, cognitive and emotional dysfunctions resulting from intensive care.

Covers topics in this issue includes: Lap Colectomy for Colon Cancer; Lap Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer; Lap Resection of Liver for Cancer; Lap Pancreatectomy; Lap Whipple for Pancreatic Cancer; Lap Gastrectomy; Lap Adrenalectomy; Lap Nephrectomy; Lap Prostatectomy; Laparoscopic Robotic Thyroidectomy; and VATS for Lung Cancer.

Provides a primer on the basic science of skin, wound healing, exploration of genes, and molecular science, along with direct clinical information related to surgery and medicine applicable in skin disorders, and reconstructive procedures. This book presents an overview of a specific skin problem, Therapeutic options, Clinical outcomes and more.

Covers the screening for and diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. This title includes information about fluorescence and navigational bronchoscopy, integrated PET/CT for mediastinal nodal staging, contraindications to pulmonary resection, approach to patients with multiple lung nodules, and more.

Includes focused reviews that examine the relevant options in rejuvenating the aging neck. This title covers options in treating the aging neck that include non-invasive, minimally invasive, and open surgical approaches.

Aims to move bench research to the bedside by applying basic science toward potential therapies. This title presents the concepts of translational research and development of targeted therapeutics, and its implications for surgeons. It shows clinical applications for surgeons regarding sarcoma/GIST, melanoma, colorectal cancer, and breast cancer.

Covers all of the most common procedures carried out by foot and ankle surgeons. This title presents an overview at the beginning of the issue that lead into treatment of: flatfoot, cavus foot, hallux claw tow and varus, foot drop, rear instability, Achilles dysfunction, and spastic foot.

The use of perforator flaps has heralded a new era in reconstructive surgery. Perforator flaps are less bulky than traditional flaps and do not use muscle tissue. This title provides guidance to help plastic surgeons incorporate perforator flap techniques in their practices.

Devoted to surgery and chemotherapy for lung cancer, this issue includes articles on: contemporary results of surgical resection of NSCLC after induction therapy; prediction of operative morbidity and mortality before operation; limited resection for small diameter tumors; and, role of surgery in patients with clinical N2 disease.

A review on vascular surgery for the general surgeon that includes topics such as work up, optimal medical management, non-atherosclerotic arterial diseases, critical limb ischemia, aneurismal diseases, mesenteric ischemia, vascular trauma, venous diseases, thromboembolic diseases, dialysis access, carotid artery occlusive disease, and more.

Reviews the management and procedures in biliary tract surgery. This title covers articles such as: anatomy and embryology of the biliary tract, bile duct cysts, symptomatic cholelithiasis and functional disorders of the biliary tract, gallstone pancreatitis, technical aspects of bile duct evaluation and exploration, and more.

Offers information on essential topics in anesthesia for otolaryngologic surgery, covering the various procedures. This title covers such topics as: functional vocal cord surgery; functional endoscopic sinus surgery and skull base surgery; pediatric and adult laryngeal/tracheal surgery; jet ventilation; middle ear; neuromonitoring; and, more.

This issue of Hand Clinics will focus on minimally invasive hand and wrist surgery. This surgery refers to the treatment of bone and soft tissue injuries without the need for traditional open surgical incision. With the aid of new techniques and computerized machinery, even a rather complex surgery can be performed with only a few small incisions. This can be done using arthroscopy, or other techniques that use alternate methods to visualize the work site. This issue will cover all the basics of minimally invasive techniques including an overview paper on the current procedures.

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to "Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors" and is edited by Timothy Pawlik, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.  Expert authors in this issue review this topic in articles such as: Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Biliary Tract Tumors and Primary Liver Tumors; Imaging of the Patient with a Biliary Tract or Primary Liver Tumor; Percutaneous and Endoscopic Approaches to Biliary Tract Tumors and Primary Liver Tumors; Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma; Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma; Distal Cholangiocarcinoma; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Staging of Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors; Intra-arterial Therapies: Primary Liver Tumors; Radiotherapy: Primary Liver Tumors; Systemic and Targeted Therapy; and Palliation: Treating Patients with Inoperable Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors.

Devotes twelve chapters to brain metastases, covering all areas including the epidemiology, neuroimaging, and molecular biology of brain metastases, as well as surgical, medical, and radiosurgical management. This issue also includes chapters on evidence-based guidelines, investigational therapies, and neurocognitive and quality of life measures.

Presents various articles on the subject of Melanoma.

Presents various articles on the subject of Ablative Procedures. This title features such articles as: The History of Ablation; Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC); RFA of Colorectal Cancer; RFA of Neuroendocrine Metastases; Basic Science Research; Ablation Kidney Lesions; and, Planning and Follow-up After Ablation.

Includes five focused reviews on drugs designed and utilized in pain management and drug addiction: buprenorphine, acetaminophen, an oral sufentanil preparation, and tapentadol.

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.

Otolaryngologists, Facial Plastic Surgeons, and other reconstructive and cosmetic surgeons deal with patients who are having rhinoplasty procedures with concomitant rhinology and allergy medical conditions. This title presents clinical information for the practitioners working with these patients.

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.

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.

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.

A surgeon involved with an international team training surgeons throughout the world in wound technology leads this issue, presenting advances in wound technology. This book inlcudes topics such as: Debridement; Harnessing Growth Factors to Influence Wound Healing; and Regenerative Materials that Facilitate Wound Healing.

Standard therapy for high grade glioma is a topic that is evolving, timely, and relevant. In this book, some of the articles include: Use of language mapping to aid resection of eloquent gliomas; Clinical trials with immunotherapy; Clinical trials for small molecule inhibitors; and Nanotechnology potential applications for GBM therapy.

Includes: Currently Available Quality Initiatives in Surgical Oncology; Variation in Mortality After High Risk Cancer Surgery: Failure to Rescue; Readmission as a Quality Measure Following High Risk Cancer Surgery; Collaboration With the Community Cancer Center: Benefit for All; and, Evaluating Appropriateness of Cancer Care in the United States.

This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Teresa M. O and Milton Waner, is devoted to Congenital Vascular Lesions of the Head and Neck. Articles in this issue include: Classification and Pathology of Congenital Vascular Anomalies of the Head and Neck; Etiology and Genetics of Congenital Vascular Lesions; Radiological Evaluation of Congenital Vascular Anomalies; Congenital Vascular Tumors; The Role of Surgery in the Management of Infantile Hemangiomas; The Management of Airway Infantile Hemangiomas; Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Lymphatic Malformations of the Head and Neck; New Frontiers in Our Understanding of Lymphatic Malformations of the Head and Neck; Venous Malformations of the Head and Neck; Capillary Malformations of the Head and Neck; Arteriovenous Malformations of the Head and Neck; The Management of Vascular Malformations of the Airway; Role of Neurophysiological Monitoring in the Surgical Management of Congenital Vascular Lesions of the Head and Neck; Acquired Vascular Tumors of the Head and Neck; Orthognathic and Dental Considerations; Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia; and Psychosocial Impact of Living with a Facial Vascular Lesion.

A publication of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics devoted to nasal reconstruction that include: Anatomy and Physiology, General Concepts in Nasal Reconstruction; Reconstruction of the Dorsal and Sidewall Defects; Reconstruction of Nasal Tip and Columellar Defects; Reconstruction of Alar Defects; and, Transposition Flaps in Nasal Reconstruction.

Includes topics such as: Epidemiology of Sports Concussions, Pathophysiology of Concussion in Youth, On the Field Identification and Sideline Management of Concussion, Return to Play Decisions, Diagnosis of Concussion - The Role of Imaging Now and In Future, and, Use of Neuropsychological Examinations.

Offers information for surgeons on the various imaging techniques. This title covers such topics as: basic principles, imaging for breast, thyroid/parathyroid, pancreatic/biliary, active gastrointestinal bleeding, and cervical spine; Hollow Viscous Imaging for SBO - fluoroscopy vs CT; CT Colonoscopy/Virtual Colonoscopy; and, more.