Bøger af John L. (The Alfred Blalock Distinguished Service Professor Cameron

Each year, Advances in Surgery reviews the most current practices in general surgery. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. John Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in general surgery bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.

Topics: The Current Treatment of Achalasia; The Current Surgical Management of Portal Hypertension; The Effective of Bariatric Surgery on Long Term Mortality; Volume and Outcome Results for Bariatric Surgery; The Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules; VATS Resection of Peripheral Lung Nodules; Comparison of Whole Organ Pancreas and Isolated Islet Transplantation for Type I Diabetes; The Role of Palliative Surgery in Advanced Cancer; The Treatment of Lower Extremity in the Endovascular Era; Carotid Artery Disease: Angioplasty and Stenting Versus Carotid Endarterectomy; Resection of Unresectable Liver Tumors Following Chemotherapy; The Role of Reduced Heart Rate Volatility in Predicting Death in Trauma Patients; What We have Learned and What We Need to Know About SARS; How Should Surgeons Use Outcome Studies to Improve Patient Care?; The Role of the Radiology Interventionist in the Treatment of Abdominal Abscesses; Does Volume Help Predict Outcome in Surgical Diseases?; The Current Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors; The Current Management of Chronic Pancreatitis; The Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pancreatic Pathology; The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in the Management of Pancreatic Cancer; Laparoscopic Liver Resections; The Pharmacologic Modulation of the Hypermetabolic Response; Workup of the Incidental Liver Lesion; Breast Reconstruction: Trans Flap Versus Implant

Each year, Elsevier''s Advances in Surgery reviews the latest techniques, data, and evidence in general surgery. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. John L. Cameron of Johns Hopkins, identifies current areas of major progress and controversy, and invites specialists from around the world to contribute comprehensive, detailed reviews on these topics.

Each year, Advances in Surgery reviews the most current practices in general surgery. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. John Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in general surgery bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.

Topics: The Current Treatment of Achalasia; The Current Surgical Management of Portal Hypertension; The Effective of Bariatric Surgery on Long Term Mortality; Volume and Outcome Results for Bariatric Surgery; The Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules; VATS Resection of Peripheral Lung Nodules; Comparison of Whole Organ Pancreas and Isolated Islet Transplantation for Type I Diabetes; The Role of Palliative Surgery in Advanced Cancer; The Treatment of Lower Extremity in the Endovascular Era; Carotid Artery Disease: Angioplasty and Stenting Versus Carotid Endarterectomy; Resection of Unresectable Liver Tumors Following Chemotherapy; The Role of Reduced Heart Rate Volatility in Predicting Death in Trauma Patients; What We have Learned and What We Need to Know About SARS; How Should Surgeons Use Outcome Studies to Improve Patient Care?; The Role of the Radiology Interventionist in the Treatment of Abdominal Abscesses; Does Volume Help Predict Outcome in Surgical Diseases?; The Current Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors; The Current Management of Chronic Pancreatitis; The Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pancreatic Pathology; The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in the Management of Pancreatic Cancer; Laparoscopic Liver Resections; The Pharmacologic Modulation of the Hypermetabolic Response; Workup of the Incidental Liver Lesion; Breast Reconstruction: Trans Flap Versus Implant