Author: Jean Deslauriers
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323583776
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 161
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Drs. Jean Deslauriers, Farid Shamji, and Bill Nelems, is the first of two devoted to Fundamentals of Airway Surgery. The editors have assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Birth of Airway Surgery and Evolution over the Past Half-Century; Regional and Applied Anatomy of the Tracheo-Bronchial Tree from Larynx to Segmental Bronchus; Advanced Technologies for Imaging and Visualization of the Tracheobronchial Tree; Anesthesia and Gas Exchange during Airway Surgery; The Importance of Good Communications Between Anesthesiologists and Thoracic Surgeons; Tracheal Injuries Complicating Prolonged Intubation and Tracheostomy; Biology of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Tracheo-Bronchial Tree and Principles of Management; Pathology of Primary Tracheobronchial Malignancies other than Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas; Tuberculosis and Other Granulomatous Diseases of the Airway; Tracheobronchomalacia and Expiratory Collapse of Central Airways; Management of Idiopathic Laryngo-Tracheal Stenosis; Subglottic Tracheal Resection and Synchronous Laryngeal Reconstruction with Preservation of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves: The Pearson Operation; Laryngeal Split and Rib Cartilage Interpositional Grafting: Treatment Option for Glottic/Subglottic Stenosis in Adults; Distal Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction; Factors Favoring and Impairing Healing of Tracheal Anastomosis; Prophylaxis and Treatment of Complications After Tracheal Resection; Non-Operative Endoscopic Management of Benign Tracheo-Bronchial Disorders; From Open to Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy; Anterior Mediastinal Tracheostomy; and more!
Author: Jean Deslauriers
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323613977
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Drs. Jean Deslauriers, Farid Shamji, and Bill Nelems, is the second of two devoted to Fundamentals of Airway Surgery. The editors have assembled expert authors to review the following topics: From Open to Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy; Anterior Mediastinal Tracheostomy: Past, Present, and Future; Extended Sleeve Resections; Bronchoplasties at the Segmental Level; Challenges of Carinal Resection and Reconstruction; Carinal Pneumonectomy; Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Broncho-Pleural Fistula: From Thoracoplasty to Trans-Sternal Closure; Tracheal Transplantation: State of the Art and Key Role of Blood Supply in its Success; Autologous Tracheal Replacement; Pathophysiology and Predictors of Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation; Management of Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation and Late Sequelae; Experiences with Prosthetic Airway Replacement: From the Use of Marlex Meshes to Tissue Engineering; Management of Acquired Benign Tracheo-Esophageal Fistulas; Strategies in the Treatment of Malignant Tracheoesophageal Fistulas; Recognition and Management of Life-Threatening Tracheo-Vascular Fistulae and How to Prevent Them; Principles of Urgent Management of Acute Airway Obstruction; Tracheo-Bronchial Injuries Secondary to Blunt Chest Trauma; Cricothyroid Approach for Emergency Access to the Airway; Use of Silicone Tubes in the Management of Complex Airway Problems; Management of the Airway after Tracheal Reconstruction; Importance of a Team Effort in the Success of Airway Surgery; and more!
Author: Sharon Ben-Or
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323570054
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 121
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Sharon Ben-Or, is devoted to Thoracic Surgery in the Special Care Patient. Dr. Ben-Or has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Thoracic surgery in the pregnant patient; Thoracic surgery in early stage small cell lung cancer; Lung cancer in the post transplant / immunosuppressed patient; The postpneumonectomy patient; Thoracic surgery considerations in the obese patient; Thoracic surgery considerations in the pediatric patient; Esophagectomy after weight reduction surgery; Thoracic surgery considerations in the mentally ill or handicapped patient; Lung cancer with concomitant cardiac disease; Malignant pleural effusion and the trapped lung; Empyema from an obstructing lung cancer; Synchronous esophageal and lung cancer; Thoracic surgery considerations in the AIDS patient; and more!
Author: Gaetano Rocco
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323549047
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Gaetano Rocco, is devoted to Single-port/Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Rocco has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: The Geometric and Ergonomic Appeal of Uniportal VATS; Management of Intraoperative Difficulties During Uniportal VATS; Hybrid Theatre and Uniportal VATS: the Perfect Match for Lung Nodule Localization; Important Technical Details in Uniportal VATS Standard Major Pulmonary Resections; When Uniportal VATS is Contraindicated; Subxyphoid Uniportal VATS Procedures; Uniportal VATS Segmentectomy; The Case for Non Intubated/Awake Anesthesia for Uniportal VATS Procedures; Uniportal VATS Esophagectomy; Complex Pulmonary Resections Through Uniportal VATS; Training in Uniportal VATS; Fast-tracking Patients Through the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pathways of Intrathoracic Conditions: the Role of Uniportal VATS; and more!
Author: John D. Mitchell
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323654436
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. John Mitchell, is devoted to Surgery for Pulmonary Mycobacterial Disease. Dr. Mitchell has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Surgical treatment of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease; Minimally invasive approaches in the management of mycobacterial diseases; Medical management of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease; Epidemiology, the WHO, and the global fight against M. tuberculosis: A primer; History of pulmonary mycobacterial disease; Nontuberculous mycobacteria: Epidemiology and the impact on pulmonary and cardiac disease; Modern collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis; Surgical resection in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis; Treatment of complications of pulmonary tuberculosis; Current medical management of pulmonary tuberculosis; and more!
Author: Brian Louie
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323641350
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 145
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Brian E. Louie, is devoted to Innovations in the Management of Foregut Disease. Dr. Louie has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Endoscopic approaches to cricopharyngeal myotomy and pyloromyotomy; Options for the challenging hiatus during paraesophageal hernia repair; Endoluminal therapies for esophageal perforations and leaks; Extraluminal approaches to GERD; Advanced endoluminal technologies for Barrett's esophagus - focus on OCT and CLE; Mucosal ablation techniques for Barrett's esophagus and early esophageal cancer; Best practices for training, education and introduction of new techniques for foregut disease management into clinical practice; Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Achalasia; Endoscopic resection of tumors of the esophagus; The role of the functional probe in esophageal disease; Enhance the detection of Barrett's esophagus; Endoluminal approaches to GERD; The role of functional fluorescence imaging during esophagectomy; and more!
Author: Farid M. Shamji
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323793541
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 161
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In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editor Farid Shamji brings considerable expertise to the topic of Lung Cancer. - Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on Lung Cancer, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
Author: Felix G. Fernandez
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323532608
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 129
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Felix Fernandez, is devoted to Quality in Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Fernandez has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Risk adjustment and performance measurement for lung cancer resection; Risk adjustment and performance measurement for esophageal cancer resection; Oncologic quality indicators in thoracic surgery; National Quality Forum metrics for thoracic surgery; Volume outcome relationships in thoracic surgery; Failure to rescue in thoracic surgery; Quality and cost in thoracic surgery; Patient reported outcomes in thoracic surgery; Database audit in thoracic surgery; European Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score; International database collaboration in thoracic surgery; Hospital readmissions following thoracic surgery; and more!
Author: Joshua R. Sonett
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0323678300
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages :
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This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Joshua Sonett, is devoted to Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis. Dr. Sonett has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Role of Thymus in the Immune System; A Neurologist’s Perspective to Understanding Myasthenia Gravis: Clinical Perspectives of Etiology, Diagnosis and Preoperative Treatment; A Neurologist’s Perspective on Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis: Current Perspective and Future Trials and Medications; Surgical Approaches to Myasthenia Gravis: Perspective of Anatomy and Radicality in Surgery; Surgical Techniques for Myasthenia Gravis: VATS; Surgical Techniques for Myasthenia Gravis: RATS; Surgical Decision Making: Thymoma and Myasthenia Gravis; Immune Syndromes and the Thymus: Is There a Role of Thymectomy?; Surgical Techniques for Myasthenia Gravis: Transcervical; Surgical Technique for Myasthenia Gravis: Subxyphoid Approach; History of Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis; and more!
Author: Michael I. Lewis
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 1437711073
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 687
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Medical Management of the Thoracic Surgery Patient, by Michael I. Lewis, MD and Robert J. McKenna, Jr., MD, is a comprehensive pulmonary and thoracic reference that takes a practical approach to the diagnosis, workup and care of the thoracic surgery patient. It is geared towards pulmonary and critical care physicians and their trainees as well as all other specialties with whom thoracic surgeons consult and interact. It outlines the principles for understanding the underlying disease entities as well as the clinical implications and complications of surgery, and interprets key surgical concepts such as correlative and functional anatomy for non-surgeons. Contributions from today’s authorities...“at-a-glance detailed key information, as well as summary bullets...and a multidisciplinary perspective, combine to offer essential guidance for confident patient management. As an Expert Consult title it includes convenient online access to the complete contents of the book—fully searchable—along with video clips of thoracic procedures, patient information sheets, all of the images downloadable for your personal use, and references linked to Medline at www.expertconsult.com. Includes access to a companion website at expertconsult.com where you can search the complete contents of the book, watch video clips of thoracic procedures, print out patient information sheets, download all of the images, and review references linked to Medline...providing you with a powerful resource for convenient consultation anytime, anywhere. Features ‘real world’ illustrative cases presented in a brief, bulleted format that facilitates easy access to and retention of the material. Examines every aspect of diagnosis and management for pre-, peri-, and postoperative care for an all-encompassing reference to respond to unique surgical problems. Provides coverage of individual topics supplemented by a brief case-based presentation, where appropriate, that lend a real-life perspective to the material. Contains all of the “need-to-know facts for a complete, thorough consultation in diagnosis and treatment of patients who undergo thoracic surgery. Offers practical information that utilizes the experience of today’s leaders while based on evidence in the literature for coverage you can trust. Examines current clinical controversies, providing you with an arena for discussion of sensitive topics and guidance on preferred approaches when relevant. Presents pearls, pitfalls, key points, and other learning elements in each chapter, to help you locate summaries of essential information “at-a-glance. Features chapters written by specialists of various disciplines, to equip you with a balanced perspective on each condition.
