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In addition to examining the various minimally invasive options, including the latest techniques, careful attention is paid to the role of medical treatment in avoiding recurrence after initial therapy.

This atlas covers the most frequent penile diseases, along with more rare ones, providing useful clinical guidance. It also presents the most appropriate treatment, according to the most recent and evidence-based therapeutic advances.

Although lymphoscintigraphy was originally introduced into clinical routine for identification of the cause of peripheral edema, more recently it has been widely applied for radioguided biopsy of the sentinel lymph node in patients with solid cancers.

This atlas documents in detail the role of nuclear medicine imaging of infection and inflammation, offering illustrated teaching cases which illustrate commonly observed patterns and variations. Covers tips, pitfalls, multimodality fusion imaging and more.

Although several aspects of surgical management are still controversial, all guidelines for the treatment of curable gastric cancer recommend subtotal gastrectomy (for tumors located in the antrum and corpus) or total gastrectomy (for tumors located in the fundus) with extended D2 lymphadenectomy.

Although there has been a slow but steady decrease in incidence, gastric cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide.

After an introductory section focusing on surgical, MRI, and US anatomy, up-to-date clinical and therapeutic information is provided on the full range of perianal inflammatory conditions, with special attention to Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and sexually transmitted diseases.

This specialized reference textbook presents the physiological and pathophysiological aspects of cardiovascular diseases affecting the athlete population.

Apuzzo, M.D., Ph.D (hon) Preface We belong to a lucky and happy generation, living during a period of many dramatic, if not revolutionary, technical and technological innovations, such as the digital era, which have changed and improved our routine surgical practice, together with the quality and quantity of life of our patients.

Since the very beginning of critical care medicine, much attention has been paid to the risk of bleeding, but only recently the risk of thrombosis has been recognized in critical patients;

Today's oral nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates and intravenous nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates circulate around the body the same way as the phosphorous vapors, and are absorbed into bone and ingested by osteoclasts.

During the past few years, cardiac CT (CCT) has acquired an increasingly important role as a noninvasive imaging method that allows assessment of coronary heart disease from both the morphological and the functional standpoint.

The World Health Organization supports tools and initiatives in Health Impact Assessment to dynamically improve health and well-being across different sectors.

This compelling book shows how life derives from the Big Bang through the formation of matter and energy. The author explains how 40,000 tons of extraterrestrial matter raining down on Earth each year delivers the bricks of life from the Universe.

Imagine mathematics, imagine with the help of mathematics, imagine new worlds, new geometries, new forms. No less important are applications of mathematics to medicine and economics. The treatment is rigorous but captivating, detailed but full of evocations, an all-embracing look at the world of mathematics and culture

Proceedings of the 14th Postgraduate Course in Critical Care Medicine Trieste, Italy - November 16-19, 1999

The volume focuses on some primary aspects such as the research of the rationale of the immune system activation during sepsis, on the molecular strategies available for ARDS treatment and on techniques of emofiltration and absorption of endotoxins through apheresis in the septic patient.

Knowledge of the mechanisms of action, efficacies and side effects of the relevant drugs is essential, as is appreciation of possible drug interactions to evaluate eventual toxic effects.

Recent scientific studies have brought significant advances in the understanding of basic mental functions such as memory, dreams, identification, repression, which constitute the basis of the psychoanalytical theory.

L¿invenzione dellaser ha generato una vera rivoluzione nella scienza e nella tecnologia e hadato luogo alla nascita di una nuova disciplina chiamata Fotonica. Le applicazionidella Fotonica che hanno un impatto cruciale in molti ambiti della nostra vitasono le comunicazioni in fibra ottica su cui si basa il funzionamento diInternet e del traffico telefonico su grandi distanze, i dischi ottici (CD,DVD, Blu-ray), la sensoristica ottica di tipo industriale e ambientale, lalavorazione dei materiali e la chirurgia con il laser, l¿illuminazione con i LED.Questa secondaedizione contiene diversi ampliamenti e modifiche al testo pubblicato nel 2012,che ha colmato un vuoto nel panorama italiano di testi universitari riguardantila Fotonica. Dopo avere esposto in modo sintetico ma rigoroso i concetti chestanno alla base del funzionamento del laser e della propagazione della lucenella materia, sono descritti i principali componenti e dispositivi ottici eoptoelettronici, quali le fibre ottiche, gli amplificatori, i modulatori e irivelatori. Il capitolo finale fornisce anche cenni sulle principaliapplicazioni. In coda a tutti i capitoli, tranne l¿ultimo, sono proposti degliesercizi. Il livello della trattazione e la scelta degli argomenti rendono iltesto particolarmente adatto a un corso semestrale per studenti di Ingegneria edi Fisica, ma il volume può essere utile più in generale per dottorandi,ricercatori e progettisti che desiderino un¿introduzione agile ai concetti e aimetodi della Fotonica.

Chlamydia pneumoniae is now recognized as an important human pathogen. Chlamydia pneumoniae is involved in 5%-15% of community acquired pneumonias, and recent data indicate its relevance in severe pneumonia and as a respiratory pathogen in immunocompromised subjects.

The Ilizarov device has revolutionized the treatment of non-healing fractures and the correction of deformities. External fixation of a variety of fractures in different pathologic settings is then clearly explained in a series of detailed chapters with the aid of high-quality illustrations.

Indications for central venous cannulation in critically ill patients have increased dramatically, but central venous access has the drawbacks of morbidity and a scarcity of experienced operators.

This book surveys pathophysiological and practical aspects of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), encompassing cannulation and blood-surface interactions, and reviewing characteristics of circulatory and respiratory extracorporeal life support.

This book describes those psychological features specifically characteristic of patients with congenital heart disease, from birth to adulthood. Clinical Psychology and Congenital Heart Disease explains how psychology can contribute to healthcare treatment of patients with congenital heart disease and their families.

Detractors counter these arguments by claiming that eHealth has already failed: the UK Department of Health has shut down the NHS National Program for IT, Google has discontinued its Health flagship, and doubts have arisen over privacy safeguards for both patients and medical professionals.

In addition, dermal fillers can be successfully used for body remodeling, for example in patients with bow legs and those requiring breast remodeling.This book outlines the fundamental principles of the use of different fillers and injection techniques in the treatment of facial and body areas.

Here is an introduction to contemporary plasma physics that discusses recent advances in the field and covers a careful choice of applications to various branches of astrophysics and space science. Includes chapter end exercises, suggestions and solutions.