Books in the Clinics: Surgery series

In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Stephen Yang and Jinny Ha bring their considerable expertise to the topic of The Professional Lifespan: From Residency to Retirement.Profession transitions in thoracic surgery are difficult at any point in one's career, from fellowships and first jobs through mid-career moves and retirement. Every thoracic surgeon goes through these transitions, but needs guidance to do so effectively. This issue covers the entire career lifespan of a thoracic surgeon, plus important related topics such as finances, wellness, lifelong learning, and diversity. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the growing years: promoting yourself the first five years; navigating promotions in thoracic surgery; integrating advocacy into your practice; exit strategy: preparing for retirement; the mid-career crisis: moving on to the next job; and more.Provides in-depth information on the professional lifespan: from residency to retirement, offering actionable insights for a lifetime of 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. Shimul Shah brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Liver Transplantation and Transplantation Oncology. Top experts in the field review the current status of liver transplantation in North America, outcomes involving living versus deceased donors, transplants for different liver diseases, machine perfusion, and immunotherapy.Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including outcomes of living donor liver transplantation compared to deceased donor liver transplantation; living donor liver transplantation: left lobe or right lobe; current status of liver transplantation in North America; current use of immunosuppression in liver transplantation; expanding the boundaries for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on liver transplantation and transplantation oncology, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Sherard A. Tatum brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Pediatric Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Top experts cover key topics such as vascular lesions; definitive cleft rhinoplasty; primary cleft palate repair; velopharyngeal insufficiency surgery; microtia; and more.Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including facial skeletal trauma; cleft lip/nose repair and revision; soft tissue repair and reconstruction; otoplasty; syndromic craniofacial disorders; ERAS and pain management; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on pediatric facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest editors Drs. Dennis J. Hurwitz, Armando A. Davila, and Dani Kruchevsky bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Body Contouring. Top experts cover key topics such as preparing patients for body contouring surgery and surveillance for DVT; UAL liposuction and lipografting; refining lipoabdominoplasty with high-definition liposuction; management of the musculoaperonosis in abdominoplasty; interplay of oblique flankplasty with vertical medial thighplasty; and more.Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including planning and performing total body contouring after massive weight loss; lipoplasty in the overweight patient; the role of non-invasive and minimally invasive techniques in open surgical interventions for the purpose of body contouring; emerging approaches to breast reshaping in the massive weight loss patient; secondary body contouring surgery; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on body contouring, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Rondell P. Graham brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Gastrointestinal Pathology. The first half of this issue answers questions from the general pathologist about what new technologies and techniques can confidently be incorporated into daily practice. The second half addresses longstanding riddles and recurring tests, making this issue an excellent resource for practicing pathologists facing new and continuing challenges in GI pathology. Contains 11 practice-oriented topics including artificial intelligence-enabled gastric cancer interpretations: are we there yet?; non-conventional dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease; a practical approach to small round blue cell tumors involving the GI tract and abdomen infectious disease pathology of the GI tract: diagnosing the challenging cases; and more.  Provides in-depth clinical reviews on gastrointestinal pathology, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. DuyKhanh P. Ceppa and Kei Suzuki bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Access to Lung Screening. Lung cancer screening rates remain significantly lower compared to other well established cancer screening rates, and remain at a low 5.8% of the eligible population. In this issue, top experts discuss pertinent topics such as a review of the data supporting screening for lung cancer, building a screening program, increasing screening rates in eligible populations, and how to better target the high-risk population. Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including update on lung cancer screening guidelines; building a lung cancer screening program; patient barriers to lung cancer screening; access to lung cancer screening; clinical adjuncts to lung cancer screening; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on access to lung screening, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. Contains 10 practice-oriented topics including advances in endoscopic lung volume reduction; advanced endoscopic procedures; technical aspects of robotic first rib resection; uniportal robotic lung resection techniques; three dimensional printing applications in thoracic surgery; and more.  Provides in-depth clinical reviews of emerging technologies in thoracic surgery, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including PSC, small duct PSC, IgG4 and ischemic cholangiopathy: what do you see on needle biopsy?; evolving understanding of noncirrhotic portal hypertension; practical guide, challenges, and pitfalls in liver fibrosis staging; liver pathology after hematopoietic stem cell transplant; medical Liver injury related to cancer treatment; and more.  Provides in-depth clinical reviews on liver pathology, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, 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.

In this issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. James Newman brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Non-Invasive Skin Treatments. Top experts in the field cover energy-based systems, peels neuromodulators, fillers, scar therapy and science-based cosmeceuticals. They also discuss the roles that aestheticians play in facial plastic surgery practice and focus on long-term skin maintenance. Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including scar therapy of skin; radiofrequency needle applications for dermal remodeling; neuromodulators for skin; preventing skin senescence; aesthetician role in facial plastic surgery and systemic therapy for healthy skin; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on non-invasive skin treatments, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Sigurd Berven and Praveen V. Mummaneni bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Spinal Deformity Update. Top experts in the field discuss key topics surrounding abnormal curves in the spine, covering preoperative planning, open surgical approaches, minimally invasive surgical approaches, postoperative care; and more. Contains 19 relevant, practice-oriented topics including preoperative optimization: risk factors for perioperative complications and preoperative modification; when to do less with adult deformity surgery: fusion of the fractional curve vs. the entire deformity; robotic assisted surgery and navigation in deformity surgery; complications and avoidance in adult deformity surgery; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on spinal deformities, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Esther X. Vivas and Matthew Hanson bring their considerable expertise to the topic of External Ear Disease. Featuring an introductory editorial by Dr. Frank Lucente, this issue covers current topics such as management of foreign bodies in the ear canal; neoplasms of the ear canal; radiation-induced pathology of the ear; acquired stenosis of the ear canal; fungal infectionis and emerging pathogens; and more. Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including evaluation of external ear disease; "Do It Yourself? ear canal care; infections of the ear canal; congenital abnormalities of the ear canal; dermatologic conditions of the external ear; and more.  Provides in-depth clinical reviews on external ear disease, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jayne Stevens and Kiran Kakarala bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Reconstruction Options in Otolaryngology. Top experts in the field cover major salient topics regarding reconstruction in otolaryngology¿from management of trauma and facial nerve reconstruction to free flap options and optimizing functional outcomes in oncologic resections¿making this issue an up-to-date, one-stop reference for surgeons involved in head and neck reconstruction. Contains 19 practice-oriented topics including oral cavity reconstruction; lateral skull base and auricular reconstruction; reconstruction after skin cancer resection; management of facial trauma; virtual surgical planning in head and neck reconstruction; prosthetics in head and neck reconstruction; and more.  Provides in-depth clinical reviews of reconstruction options in otolaryngology, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Erika Woodson and Matthew Carlson bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vestibular Schwannoma. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as evidenced-based management and new conceptual framework for wait-and-scan management of vestibular schwannoma; optimizing facial nerve outcomes during microsurgery; management of NF2-associated vestibular schwannomas; medical therapy for vestibular schwannoma; salvage management of vestibular schwannoma; and more. Contains 19 relevant, practice-oriented topics including guiding patients through decision making in sporadic vestibular management; intraoperative cochlear nerve monitoring in sporadic vestibular schwannoma; stereotactic radiosurgery for sporadic vestibular schwannoma; management of complications in vestibular schwannoma surgery; quality of life outcomes for sporadic vestibular schwannoma; and more.  Provides in-depth clinical reviews on vestibular schwannoma, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest editors Drs. Devyani Lal, Angela Donaldson, and David Jang bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Unified Airway Disease. Unified airway disease is a recently defined entity that alludes to inflammation disease processes that involve both upper and lower airway, and co-management of these conditions by otolaryngologists and allergy immunologists often result in improved outcomes. In this issue, experts in the field provide a thorough overview of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of unified airway disease through the perspective of an otolaryngologist co-managing the patient with an allergy-immunology colleague. Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including environmental factors; eosinophilic disease; non-eosinophilic and granulomatous disease; cystic fibrosis; pediatric unified airway disease; unified airway disease medical and surgical management; future directions; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on unified airway disease, offering 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 clinically significant, topic-based reviews.