Pathology of the Placenta (Major Problems in Pathology) - Hardcover

Fox, H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0702021962 ISBN 13: 9780702021961

Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

This second edition of Pathology of the Placenta has been written as a result of the huge growth in knowledge of, and interest in the placenta as a source of information on abnormalities in pregnancy. Thoroughly updated, this book carries on where the first edition left off--as the most authoritative source of information for the pathologist charged with investigating and diagnosing maternal and fetal disorders. In addition to the rewritten, detailed descriptions of the function and structure of the placenta in all normal and abnormal circumstances, a new section on medico-legal aspects will arm the pathologist for every eventuality. Features: * Fully updated and revised * Thoroughly illustrated with clinical images * Gives detailed diagnostic information without dwelling on the basic science which is of limited benefit to the pathologist * New section on medico-legal aspects

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Review

BMA Book Awards 2008 - Commended
"What is, for many people, one of the least exciting subjects in pathology, the examination of the placenta, has produced one of the best written texts. There is, in the writing of Professor Fox and his co-author Dr Sebire, a limpidity, concision, and erudition (the term 'succenturiate' is dismissed with a note on the proper meaning of 'succinere') lacking in many other textbooks of histology. There is also much common sense, as the authors consistently resist the temptation, endemic among placental pathologists, of investing every lesion, however trivial, with unwarranted importance. Despite the book's convincing argument that routine weighing of the placenta is 'of little value', the practice, and other such 'genuflexions towards the altar of scientific measurement' continues; this book is an encouragement to all surgical pathologists to consider the true evidence base rather than any arbitrary data set. Pathologists familiar with previous editions will find themselves at home with this latest, which has been carefully updated without any radical, unsettling alterations. For day-to-day reporting of placental histology, this book is the best available and its clarity of style and layout encourage frequent consultation. From the sections on the anatomy and physiology of the placenta, medicolegal aspects of placental pathology and ultrasound findings, one can learn much to make examination of the placenta a more rewarding experience."
Highly Commended at The Royal Society of Medicine & The Society of Authors' Medical Book Awards
"This is a unique book.a marvellous compendium of fetal pathology and physiology as well as placental pathology.beautifully written, this is a superb book. A real classic and a joy to read.

Edition details

• Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0702021962
• ISBN 13: 9780702021961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 448