This updated volume gives a clear description of transplantation surgery and covers the recent developments and innovations that have occurred within the field. New chapters on the management of graft dysfunction, organ preservation, new immunosuppressive drugs, molecular medicine and transplantation, robotics in transplantation, and organ bio-engineering are included. The book aims to be an authoritative guide to transplantation surgery that will help improve the likeliness of procedures being…
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery forms part of the Springer Specialist Surgery Series designed to be a valuable resource for trainees and specialist alike. With information presented in a didactic manner, this useful reference guide will compliment the Springer Surgery Atlas Series, together forming a unique resource for the busy gastrointestinal surgeon. Written by an international group of contributors, all experts in their field, to provide a text for specialists and trainees, this book gives …
This updated volume provides a concise evidence based overview of the field of contemporary urological practice. There are new chapters covering urologic imaging, the upper tract urothelial carcinoma, the treatment of adult male hormonal disorders, the management of urethral stricture disease, and the treatment of renal cancer. The anatomy and physiology of the urinary tract, the basis and principles for development of urologic diseases, and the evaluation and management of urologic diseases ar…