Year Book of Surgery 2008: 2008

by Copeland, Edward M., III, M.d.; Bland, Kirby I.; Daly, John M.; Eberlin, Timothy J., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781416051565
• ISBN10: 1416051562
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-04
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

The Year Book of Surgery brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in surgery, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! The Year Book of Surgery is published annually in September.

Table of Contents

Editorial Board	p. vii
Journals Represented	p. xi
General Considerations	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Trauma	p. 27
Burns	p. 53
Critical Care	p. 77
Introduction	p. 77
Transplantation	p. 99
Introduction	p. 99
Surgical Infections	p. 133
Introduction	p. 133
Endocrine	p. 163
Introduction	p. 163
Nutrition	p. 197
Introduction	p. 197
Wound Healing	p. 223
Introduction	p. 223
Gastrointestinal	p. 245
Introduction	p. 245
Oncology	p. 331
Introduction	p. 331
Breast Cancer	p. 335
Gastric	p. 340
Hepatic Colorectal	p. 344
Hepatocellular	p. 350
Pancreatic	p. 361
Rectal Cancer	p. 367
Miscellaneous	p. 372
Vascular Surgery	p. 375
Introduction	p. 375
Carotid	p. 377
Aneurysm	p. 383
Mesenteric	p. 390
Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease	p. 393
Access	p. 396
Venous	p. 400
Miscellaneous	p. 405
General Thoracic Surgery	p. 413
Introduction	p. 413
Benign Esophageal Disease	p. 413
Esophageal Cancer	p. 415
Lung Transplantation	p. 416
Malignant Mesothelioma	p. 419
Pre- and Postoperative Management	p. 421
Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer	p. 437
Tumor Biology and Prognostic Variables	p. 446
Miscellaneous	p. 447
Subject Index	p. 453
Author Index	p. 469
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