Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty represented and represent two mainstays of minimally invasive spine surgery. Inevitably, these procedures left some ...

The thyroid gland is located in the neck deep to the platysma. This is a broad sheet of muscle that crosses over the clavicle to cover the antero-l...

Operative trauma surgery is a key element of surgical training world-wide, but many surgical trainees have only limited exposure to it throughout t...

Burn surgery requires an infrastructure to ensure safe and accurate debridement of the necrotic burnt tissue. Blood products are a vital piece of t...

In recent years, transplantation immunology has evolved as a distinct field founded on the recognition that rejection of a transplanted organ or ti...

Finally, a surgical text for the patient, one that lets you know what questions to ask. A must for any family member planning to undergo surgery. A...

The use of electrical stimulators with medical aims has increased exponentially in the last years. The uses are very different. Though the most wid...

The need for dialysis access surgery is growing rapidly as the population of patients with end stage renal failure expands. This book is aimed at t...

This book was written by a team of vascular, cardiac and neurosurgeons working mainly in the East Slovak Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, and ...