Books in the The Clinics: Surgery series

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Guest Edited by Dr. Kevin C. Chung, is devoted to Repairing and Reconstructing the Hand and Wrist. This issue will cover both soft tissue and the bone and joint. Articles in this issue include: Approach to Fingertip Injuries; Soft Tissue Coverage of the Digits and Hands; Nerve Compression in the Upper Limb; Flexor Tendon Injuries; Tendon Transfers for Peripheral Nerve Palsies; Tendinopathy; Managing Swan-Neck and Boutonniere Deformities; The Pathogenesis and Treatment of the Stiff Digit; Nerve Tumors of the Upper Extremity; Managing Mutilating Hand Injuries; Efficiency in Digital and Hand Replantation; Hand Infections; Management of Extensor Tendon Injuries After the Flexor Tendon; Thumb Basal Joint Arthritis; Principles of Phalangeal and Metacarpal Fracture Treatment; Pediatric Hand and Wrist Fractures; Injuries Around the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint; Treatment of Carpal and Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability; Common Carpal Bone Fractures; Joint Fusion and Arthroplasty in the Hand; and Treatment of Common Congenital Hand Conditions.

Discusses such topics as the molecular basis of cancer and the development of targeted therapy; measuring outcomes in oncology treatment: the emergence of patient-centered outcomes; the role of minimally invasive treatments in surgical oncology; and, multi-disciplinary approach to patients with breast cancer.

Covers such topics as melanoma; pressure ulcers; wound healing and biology of the skin; local anesthetics-uses and toxicities; approach to excision and closure of the skin; unusual skin tumors; dermatologic considerations for the general surgeon; suture choice and other skin closure methods; and, benign and subcutaneous lesions.

Covers topics such as: cellular mechanisms of BE development; role of obesity and familial factors in BE and cancer; histology of metaplasia and dysplasia; molecular markers and genetics in cancer development; improving screening practices for BE; risk factors for BE cancer development; and, medical treatment and cancer prevention.

Focuses on complex problems related to the septum. This book focuses on functional rhinoplasty. It considers the surgical treatment of the saddle nose, treatment of nasal obstruction in the traumatized nose, treatment of the dorsal deviation, and surgical and non-surgical treatment of the nasal valve.

Covers topics such as The Rhinoplasty Consultation, Preoperative, Anesthetic and Postoperative Care for Rhinoplasty Patients, Nuances of Profile Management, Nasal Tip Dynamics, Endonasal Cartilage Techniques, New Concepts in Nasal Tip Contouring, Grafting in Rhinoplasty, Functional Rhinoplasty, and Cleft Lip Rhinoplasty.

Suitable for the anesthesiologist who performs procedures outside the operating room, this book covers important financial considerations, including Medicare payments; and full costing versus differential costing, or 'smoothing'. It also covers practice parameters.

Breast augmentation has become one of the most frequently performed operations in plastic surgery. It is estimated that more than 1% of the adult female population in the United States (between 1 and 2 million) has undergone breast augmentation. This book discusses various implant methods and materials available.

Covers such topics as: Concomitant Resurfacing and Facial Implants in Facelift; Complications of Facelift; Anesthesia and Facility in Facelift; Concomitant Fillers in Facelift; Short Scar Vertical U Lift; Deep Plane Facelift; SMAS Facelift Technique; Neck Contouring; Facelift and the Heavy Face; Male Facelift; and, Pearls in Facelift Management.

Highlighting the advances made in managing cough, this title presents issues such as paradoxical vocal fold motion, disordered breathing, irritable larynx, evolution of the vagus as a protective circuit, the importance of cough in deglutition, and surgical interventions.

Covers a broad spectrum of anorectal disease such as basic anatomy, physiology, and testing of the anorectal region, as well as the diagnostic and management strategies for many of the common anorectal conditions encountered by surgeons including hemorrhoids, anal fissures, abscess and fistula.

An issue that covers the following topics: cervical videomediastinoscopy, parasternal mediastinotomy, awake videothoracoscopic surgery in anterior mediastinal masses, extended transcervical thymectomy, extended transsternal thymectomy, extended videothoracoscopic thymectomy, and robotic surgery of the mediastinum.

Covers topics such as: Thyroid Disease and Where the Field is Going; Surgical Anatomy of Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands; Ultrasonography and Thyroid Disease; FNA Cytopathology; Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease; Surgical Management of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer; and, Management of Locally Invasive Disease.

Includes articles devoted to the following topics: diagnostic Imaging of pancreatic malignancies, technical conduct of operation for pancreatic malignancies, portal vein resection, neoplasms of the Body and Tail, neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic malignancies, performance outcomes, and palliative surgery for pancreatic malignancies.

An issue that covers the following topics: imaging for pancreatic cancer, EUS staging and novel therapeutics for pancreatic cancer, management of cystic tumors, management of IPMN, laparoscopic surgery for pancreatic tumors, current concepts in the surgical management of pancreatic cancer, and new frontiers in pancreatic cancer.

Covers a range of topics related to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, including epidemiology, surgical management, endovascular treatment, non-invasive imaging techniques, risk factors and medical management of vasospasm, cerebral salt wasting, outcomes and costs, and medical complications.

Includes topics such as: Pre and Intra-operative Maneuvers to Optimize Surgical Outcomes; Pre-operative CT evaluation to optimize surgical outcomes; Complications in the use of systemic steroids for sinusitis; Post-operative management for the prevention of complications after sinus surgery; and, Prevention and management of Lacrimal Duct Injury.

Focuses on the aging of the periorbital region as it pertains to facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. This title includes topics such as: Mid-face Restoration in the Management of the Lower Lid; The Brow and Forehead in Periocular rejuvenation; Autologous Fat and Fillers in Periocular Rejuvenation; and, Periocular Anatomy and Aging.

Summarises a spectrum of liver surgery topics. This title reviews the basics of liver anatomy and history, along with articles on hepatic cysts and liver abscess, imaging and work-up of incidental liver mass, management of benign liver lesions, hepatic resection nomenclature and techniques, laparoscopic liver resection, and robotic liver surgery.

Covers such topics as Endolymphatic hydrops - pathophysiology and experimental models; Physiologic effects on the cochlea in Meniere's disease; Physiologic effects on the vestibular system in Meniere's disease; Audiovestibular testing in Meniere's patients; and, Clinical hints and Precipitating Factors in patients suffering from Meniere's disease.

Covers such topics as: Cardiac Screening Prior to Non-Cardiac Surgery; Non-Invasive Imaging of the Heart and Coronary Arteries; Cardiopulmonary Bypass/ECMO/Left Heart Bypass - Indications, Techniques and Complications; On Pump versus Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; and, Congenital Heart Surgery in the Adult.

Advanced imaging technology has greatly improved the practice of thoracic surgery. This title presents the advances in imaging of thoracic diseases, and helps practicing thoracic surgeons understand how to best frame requests so that optimally useful information emerges from an examination.