Surgical management of elderly patients. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Antonio Crucitti, editor.
• Editors: Crucitti, Antonio
• Contents: Section 1: General Principles and Epidemiology: Aging from demography to epidemiology -- Anestesiological management of elderly patients -- Principles of Geriatric surgery -- Perioperative management of elderly patients -- Haemostasis and thrombosis in elderly patients -- Section 2: Endocrine Surgery: Thyroid and parathyroid glands Breast cancer -- Adrenal diseases and endocrine pancreas -- Section 3: Gastrointestinal System: Benign esophageal disease -- Esophageal cancer -- Cancer of the stomach -- Inflammatory bowel disease. Diverticulosis and diverticulitis -- Cancer of the colon and the rectum -- Pelvic pavement disorders -- Section 3: Vascular Disorders: Chronic peripheral arterial and cerebrovascular disease -- Acute peripheral arterial disease. Aortic and peripheral aneurysms -- Venous disorders of the legs -- Section 4: Hepato-Biliary System: Gallbladder and biliary lithiasis -- Cancer of the gallbladder and biliary tree -- Benign and malignant tumors of the liver -- Pancreatitis -- Pancreatic tumors -- Section 5: Abdominal Wall Defect and Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Primitive hernias -- Incisional hernias -- Soft tissue sarcoma -- Section 6: Trauma and Non Traumatic Emergencies: Trauma surgery -- Non traumatic surgery -- Bowel Obstructions -- Acute Peritonitis -- Upper and lower GI bleedings.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 617.9/7; Medicine; Older people -- Surgery; MEDICAL / Surgery / General; Older people -- Surgery; Medicine & Public Health; General Surgery; Traumatic Surgery; Vascular Surgery; Abdominal Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Anesthesiology; Medical -- Surgery -- General; Medical -- Surgery -- Vascular; Medical -- Anesthesiology; Critical care surgery; Vascular surgery; General surgery; Surgical oncology; Anaesthetics; Surgery; Trauma; Vascular Surgery; Abdomen_xSurgery; Surgical oncology; Anesthesiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319608617; 3319608614
• Related ISBNs: 9783319608600; 3319608606
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 16, 2018).
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.