Month: January 2014

Authors: Robert F. Spetzler, MD, Peter Nakaji, MD, Albert L. Rhoton Jr., MD, and Masatou Kawashima Publisher: Thieme Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Note to readers: This book comes with a DVD (located on inside back cover) containing over 30 related surgical cases narrated by Drs. Peter Nakaji and Robert F. Spetzler. Cerebral revascularization is a set of techniques that neurosurgeons use to overcome the presence of, or potential for, ischemia n the brain. Ischemia is the local loss of blood supply due to mechanical obstruction, mainly arterial narrowing or disruption of a blood vessel. Ischemia can develop from...

Authors: Daniel Simmen, MD and Nick Jones, MD, BDS, FRCS, FRCS (ORL) Contributors: Karthik Balakrishnan, Hans Rudolf Briner, Leonardo Lopes Balsalobre Filho, Kris S. Moe, Robert Reisch, Bernhard Schuknecht, Aldo Cassol Stamm Publisher:Thieme – 468 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani With the purchase of this book, you will be able to access 34 videos of endoscopic surgical procedures and patient interviews at www.MediaCenter.thieme.com. A full list of titles of videos is listed following the table of contents of this book. Go to the first page of this book, then scratch off the gray coating to get the access...

Authors: Mark J. Kransdorf and Mark D. Murphey Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This text comes with access to the complete contents online, full searchable, plus other valuable features. Scratch off the gray sticker on the inside front cover of your book to get your access code. Three simple steps to gain instant access: 1) Visit http://solution.lww.com 2) Enter your access code 3) Follow the instructions to activate your access For technical assistance, call 1-800-468-1128 in the United States or 1-410-528-4000 outside the U.S., or email: [email protected] This book is for...

Editor-in-Chief: Charles H. Thorne. Editors: Kevin C. Chung, Arun K. Gosain, Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Babak J. Mehrara, J. Peter Rubin, and Scott L. Spear Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Book Review by: Nano Khilnani With 167 contributing authors who are MDs, PhDs, or holders of various medical degrees from the United States, Australia, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and United Kingdom, this book is truly an authoritative one. And with 99 chapters on various types of plastic surgery involving many parts of the human body, this book has extensive if not comprehensive coverage of topics. It...

Editors: R. Brooke Jeffrey, MD, B.J. Manaster MD, PhD, FACR, Anne G. Osborn, MD, FACR, and Melissa L. Rosado-de-Christenson, MD, FACR Publisher: Amirsys | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 1,010 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The contents of this book are available in searchable form at: http://ebooks.amirsys.com. You can access the Amirsys ebook Advantage features found on that website by scratching off the silver coated tab found on the inside front cover to reveal the license key. If you’re an existing user you can log in to your account; if you’re a new user you can register for...