Full Description
Advances in Surgery reviews the year's most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide surgeons with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. John L. 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 surgery inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.
Contains 19 articles on such topics as current management of critical limb-threatening ischemia; total pancreatectomy and islet cell transplantation; after Whipple operation-long-term consequences of anemia, incisional hernia, osteopenia, and pathologic fractures; current treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma; the use of minimally invasive surgery in emergency general surgery procedures; remote access thyroid surgery; and more
Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in surgery, providing actionable insights for clinical practice
Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews
Contents
Evolution in the Management of Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer
What Is the Role of the Surgeon in Palliative Care?
Management of Abdominal Wall Mesh Infections
What Is the Role of Irreversible Electroporation for Pancreatic Cancer?
Clinical Decision-Making for Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischem
Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Cell Autotransplantation: Does It Have Long Lasting Benefits?
The Management of Gallstones in Pregnancy
Transanal Total Mesorectal Resection for Rectal Cancer
Pneumatosis Intestinalis in Adults
Oral Anticoagulant Management for Peripheral Vascular Disease
Long-Term Surveillance and Management Recommendations for Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms
You Survived Your Whipple Operation, Now What? Long-Term Consequences of Anemia, Incisional Hernia, Osteopenia, and Pathologic Fractures
What is the Current Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma?
When to Surgically Intervene for Claudication?
What is the Use of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Emergency General Surgery Procedures?
Thyroid Lobectomy Versus Total Thyroidectomy for Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Remote Access Thyroid Surgery: When Does It Make Sense?
Comprehensive Review of Achalasia and Esophageal Resection for End-Stage Disease
Digestive Foreign Bodies in Children: Old Problems, New Complexities
Airway Foreign Bodies in Children: Old Problem, New Advances
