Prophylactic Surgery - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3030668525 ISBN 13: 9783030668525

Verlag: Springer, 2021

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This volume introduces the reader to the most important standards and principles of prophylactic surgery. After discussing the comparative effectiveness of screening in the treatment of hereditary cancer syndromes and evaluating genetic predisposition, the book moves on to address ethical, legal, social and cost-effectiveness dimensions of prophylactic surgery. With the aim of preventing hereditary predisposition syndromes, it also includes a chapter on the application of preventive surgery to all specific fields of surgery. Given its scope, the book will appeal to a broad readership, from experienced surgeons to students.

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Osman Nuri Dilek graduated at the Ankara University Medical School  and currently is Professor of Surgery at the School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery of the Izmir Katip Celebi Universitesi, Turkey. His main areas of interest are Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery. He is a very active researcher, and a member of several professional societies.

Selman Uranues is Professor of Surgery at the Medical University of Graz. He has acquired an international reputation based on his expertise in minimally invasive surgery, as well as visceral traumatology and acute care surgery. His main areas of interest are gastrointestinal, pancreatic, splenic and reflux surgery. He has published widely on rather all areas of abdominal surgery. He is an honorary member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery, the Turkish Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgeryand the Serbian Society of Surgery.

Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS, FICS, FKCS,  is a Professor and Chairman of surgery at New York Medical College (NYMC), School of Medicine, and Director of the Department of Surgery at Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Dr. Latifi’s special clinical interests are in complex re-operative surgery, geriatric surgery, telemedicine, trauma and nutrition support for critically ill patients. He is the author or co-author of more than 250 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, has written or edited 19 books, and serves on the editorial boards of a number of peer-reviewed journals. He is the founding president  and Fellow of Kosova College of Surgeons and the Editor-in-Chief of Kosova Journal of Surgery. In addition, he is an associate editor of the Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery and section editor of Hernia Journal.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3030668525
• ISBN 13: 9783030668525
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 523
• Herausgeber: Dilek Osman Nuri, Uranues Selman, Latifi Rifat
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