Published September, 2013
By Philippe Astoul, Gianfranco Tassi and Jean-Marie Tschopp
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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There is an increasing need for medical thoracoscopy performed by pulmonologists, which may be video assisted and has the advantage of being very cost-effective. The concluding section examines the future of the field, covering developments such as 'mini' thoracoscopy, autofluorescence thoracoscopy, and flexi-rigid thoracoscopy.

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Published September, 2013
By F. G. Pearson, Jean Deslauriers, Farid Shamji, Farid M. Shamji and F. Griffith Pearson
Publisher: Elsevier (Elsevier - Health Sciences Division)
Series: The Clinics: Surgery
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Devoted to surgery and chemotherapy for lung cancer, this issue includes articles on: contemporary results of surgical resection of NSCLC after induction therapy; prediction of operative morbidity and mortality before operation; limited resection for small diameter tumors; and, role of surgery in patients with clinical N2 disease.

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Published August, 2013
By Louis B. Harrison, Roy B. Sessions and Merrill S. Kies
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Focuses on the 2-part approach that any physician treating these patients must follow: maximize the chance for a cure while maintaining a strong emphasis on quality of life. This book offers a comprehensive textbook that crossed all disciplines and represented a wide spectrum of specialists throughout the country.

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Published August, 2013
By Enqiang Linghu
Publisher: Springer
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This book elaborates on a whole new understanding of digestive endoscopy, the core of which is to treat quite a number of diseases using minimally invasive methods, provides the walls of the digestive tube are free of perforations.

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Published August, 2013
By Paulo M. Hoff, James C. Yao and Ana O. Hoff
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Current Clinical Oncology
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This book offers insight into an intriguing group of rare cancers, examining a surge of recent advances in genetics and molecular biology, and offering instruction in new modalities of treatment. Coverage includes chemotherapy, surgical management, and more.

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Published August, 2013
By Alberta Ferrari, Adele Sgarella and Sandro Zonta
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag)
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This book describes in detail three different techniques for minimally invasive video-assisted breast surgery: nipple-sparing mastectomy with a hand-held external retractor, with a single-port device, and with robotic assistance.

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Published August, 2013
By Alfonso Baldi, Paola Pasquali and Enrico P. Spugnini
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Current Clinical Pathology
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Skin Cancer: A Practical Approach presents a comprehensive and up to date overview on skin cancer.

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Published August, 2013
By Michael F. Lubin, Thomas F. Dodson and Neil H. Winawer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Now in its fifth edition, fully revised and updated, this text provides an authoritative account of all aspects of perioperative care for surgical patients. It provides an evidence-based approach for consulting physicians to care for patients with medical diseases and understand the surgical problems that patients will face.

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Published August, 2013
By Rainer Hofmann, Uwe Wagner, Detlef K. Bartsch and Jelena Boekhoff
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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30.000 gynakologisch-onkologische Neuerkrankungen in Deutschland, deren operative Behandlung und Versorgung haufig auch einer interdisziplinaren Zusammenarbeit bedarf.Dieser Anforderung tragt das interdisziplinare Herausgeber- und Autorenteam - bestehend aus Gynakologen, Chirurgen und Urologen - Rechnung.

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Published August, 2013
By Yuman Fong, William McMullen, Damian E. Dupuy and William N. McMullen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Combining the knowledge of expert editors and authors into one powerhouse reference, this book looks at tumor ablation, HIFU, embolic therapies, emerging technologies, and radiation therapy throughout the body (liver, bone, breast, gynecologic and prostate cancers, to name just a few) , and includes discussion of different imaging modalities.

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