Overview
Concise text packed with "high yield" information allows clinicians to review more in less time, making this the perfect choice for board preparation or as a "refresher" before procedures. Details the latest management techniques for over 200 clinical conditions encountered by cardiothoracic surgeons; Details the latest techniques, in the use of lasers, stents, photodynamic therapy, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), the off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in children and adults, the Maze procedure for arrhythmias, MIDCAB; Features valuable advice on assessment, imaging, incisions, anesthesia, and perioperative care issues, including cardiac pacing in adults and children and the cardiac surgery "fast track.".
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
This work includes contributions from investigators on the cutting edge of new techniques in thoracic surgery. The personal treatment protocols of these experts characterize the writing. Contains cross-platform, Win/Mac compatible CD-ROM containing the complete text and illustrations of the book, in fully searchable PDF files.
Synopsis
In this update of the 1998 edition, Franco (U. of Illinois College of Medicine; Methodist Heart, Lung, and Vascular Institute, Peoria) and Putnam (U. of Texas; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston) review advances in the field of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. International contributors to 44 chapters treat diagnostic imaging, gene therapy, and multi-modality management of such conditions as lung cancer, other thoracic malignancies, congenital deformities, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. They also discuss possible solutions to limited organ availability for lung transplants—e.g., living donors, artificial lungs, and organs from other species. Illustrations contained in the text and companion CD-ROM include surgical techniques. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
G. Robert Mason
This text covers a wide variety of topics in thoracic surgery, emphasizing newer techniques and controversial topics. The authors seek to summarize in more detail many of the advances that have been made in thoracic surgery. The intended audience is surgeons who require special expertise in thoracic surgery. I concur. The authors are credible experts, some quite well known in their field. Topics as diverse as lung transplantation, cancer management, gene therapy, and ECMO are covered in 57 chapters, cancer management and transplantation most in depth. There is a CD-ROM included with complete text and illustrations as well as searchable PDF files. The line drawings are good; the imaging studies less so. The index is quite adequate. This is an excellent text for the practicing thoracic surgeon who will find many, if not all, of the chapters of interest and benefit.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Benjamin D Kozower, MD(Washington University School of Medicine)Description: This summary of advances in general thoracic surgery reviews topics and treatment techniques that may not be widely used in daily practice.
Purpose: The purpose is to help readers understand the progress that has been made in thoracic surgery. The book reviews topics and treatment techniques that have not become standard practice. The objectives are important and the authors do a good job of meeting their stated goal.
Audience: The book is targeted at trainees and practicing general thoracic surgeons. The chapter authors are well respected and knowledgeable.
Features: It covers the major topics of general thoracic surgery, including benign and malignant lung, esophagus and chest wall problems. The chapters are well written and concise.
Assessment: This second edition is an excellent text for trainees and practicing thoracic surgeons. It has more detail than the Mosby series Current Therapy in Cardiothoracic Surgery, but the chapters are concise.
From The Critics
Reviewer: Benjamin D Kozower, MD(Washington University School of Medicine)Description: This summary of advances in general thoracic surgery reviews topics and treatment techniques that may not be widely used in daily practice.
Purpose: The purpose is to help readers understand the progress that has been made in thoracic surgery. The book reviews topics and treatment techniques that have not become standard practice. The objectives are important and the authors do a good job of meeting their stated goal.
Audience: The book is targeted at trainees and practicing general thoracic surgeons. The chapter authors are well respected and knowledgeable.
Features: It covers the major topics of general thoracic surgery, including benign and malignant lung, esophagus and chest wall problems. The chapters are well written and concise.
Assessment: This second edition is an excellent text for trainees and practicing thoracic surgeons. It has more detail than the Mosby series Current Therapy in Cardiothoracic Surgery, but the chapters are concise.
G. Robert Mason
This text covers a wide variety of topics in thoracic surgery, emphasizing newer techniques and controversial topics. The authors seek to summarize in more detail many of the advances that have been made in thoracic surgery. The intended audience is surgeons who require special expertise in thoracic surgery. I concur. The authors are credible experts, some quite well known in their field. Topics as diverse as lung transplantation, cancer management, gene therapy, and ECMO are covered in 57 chapters, cancer management and transplantation most in depth. There is a CD-ROM included with complete text and illustrations as well as searchable PDF files. The line drawings are good; the imaging studies less so. The index is quite adequate. This is an excellent text for the practicing thoracic surgeon who will find many, if not all, of the chapters of interest and benefit.Booknews
Specialists summarize recent developments in the field and offer particular detail on topics and treatments that may not be widely used in daily practice. They discuss such aspects as acute respiratory distress syndrome, diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, staging and prognosis in lung cancer, HIV patients, pulmonary metastases, acquired tracheoesophageal fistula, massive hemoptysis, surgery for emphysema, living-donor lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis, thoracic pheochromocytoma, esophageal anastomotic leaks, and lessons learned from and future prospects for lung xenotransplantation. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the entire text and illustrations in searchable PDF files. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.3 Stars from Doody