General Thoracic Surgery - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0781779820 ISBN 13: 9780781779821

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009

Synopsis

Long considered the bible of thoracic surgery, this comprehensive two-volume textbook guides you through virtually every open and endoscopic surgical technique with expert commentary by the leaders in thoracic surgery from around the world. Coverage includes extensive sections on lung cancer and other pulmonary tumors. All facets of thoracic disease are covered from anatomy and embryology to diagnostics, including extensive radiological sections. Multidisciplinary contributions on medical treatment, radiation oncology, and surgery and anesthesia are included.

Highlights include new material on minimally invasive procedures and thoroughly updated diagnostic and treatment information. Operative checklists are included in procedural chapters, and procedures are presented as bulleted to-do lists wherever possible. This edition also covers non-resection therapies for high-risk non-small cell lung cancer patients, including sublobar resection with adjuvant brachytherapy, radiotherapy ablation, and stereotactic body radiation therapy.

A companion Websitewill offer the fully searchable text with all images and video clips of selected procedures.

About this title

Synopsis

Long considered the bible of thoracic surgery, this is a comprehensive two-volume textbook on all aspects of thoracic disease, including esophageal, pulmonary, and mediastinal diseases. Coverage includes extensive sections on lung cancer and other pulmonary tumors. All facets of thoracic disease are covered from anatomy and embryology to diagnostics, including extensive radiological sections. Multidisciplinary contributions on medical treatment, radiation oncology, and surgery and anesthesia are included. The Seventh Edition has two new editors, Carolyn E. Reed, MD and Richard H. Feins, MD. Highlights include new material on minimally invasive procedures and thoroughly updated diagnostic and treatment information. Operative checklists are included in procedural chapters, and procedures are presented as bulleted to-do lists wherever possible. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text with all images and video clips of selected procedures.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0781779820
• ISBN 13: 9780781779821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2672
• Editor: Shields Thomas W., LoCicero Joseph, Reed Carolyn E., Feins Richard H.