Surgery of the chest, 2-volume set 7th ed.

A brand-new team of editors and a multitude of new international contributors have completely revamped and updated. Sabiston and spencer's classic reference work. The result is today's only comprehensive, up to-date collectio of all essentieal clinical knowledge in cardiac and thoracic surgery.

SECTION 1.Thoracic EVALUATION AND CARE 1 Anatomy of the Thorax 2 Imaging the Thorax 3 Preoperative Assessment of the Thoracic Surgery Patient 4 Perioperative Care of the Thoracic Surgical Patient ENDOSCOPY 5 Endoscopic Diagnosis of Thoracic Disease 6 Endoscopic Therapies for the Airway and the Esophagus TRAUMA 7 Thoracic Trauma TRACHEA 8 Tracheal Lesions BENIGN LUNG DISEASE 9 Congenital Lung Disease 10 Benign Lesions of the Lung 11 Interstitial Lung Diseases 12 Infectious Lung Diseases 13 Surgery for Emphysema 14 Lung Transplantation LUNG CANCER 15 Screening for Lung Cancer 16 Lung Cancer Work-Up and Staging 17 Lung Cancer - Surgical Treatment 18 Lung Cancer - Minimally Invasive Treatment 19 Lung Cancer - Multimodal Therapy 20 Lung Cancer - Surgical Strategies for Tumors Invading Chest Wall 21 Anterior Approach to Pancoast Tumors OTHER LUNG MALIGNANCY 22 Other Primary Tumors of the Lung 23 Secondary Lung Tumors CHEST WALL 24 Congenital Chest Wall Deformities 25 Chest Wall Tumors 26 Chest Wall Reconstruction 27 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Dorsal Sympathectomy PLEURA 28 Benign Pleural Disease (including chylothorax, empyema, fibrothorax, pneumothorax) 29 Malignant Pleural and Pericardial Effusions 30 Pleural Tumors DIAPHRAGM 31 Diaphragmatic Disorders & Therapy 32 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias ESOPHAGUS - BENIGN DISEASE 33 Esophageal Physiology and Function 34 Surgery for Congenital Lesions of the Esophagus 35 Treatment of Benign Esophageal Disease ESOPHAGUS - CANCER 36 Esophageal Cancer - Work-Up and Staging 37 Esophageal Resection and Replacement 38 Esophageal Cancer - Multimodal Therapy MEDIASTINUM 39 Mediastinal Anatomy and Mediastinoscopy 40 Anterior Mediastinal Masses 41 Middle Mediastinum 42 The Posterior Mediastinum 43 Surgical Treatment of Hyperhidrosis THE FUTURE 44 The Use of Genetic Science in Thoracic Disease 45 Innovative Therapy and Technology SECTION 2.Adult Cardiac BASIC SCIENCE 46 Adult Cardiac Anatomy 47 Atherosclerosis, Restenosis and Vascular Biology 48 Physiology of the Coronary Circulation 49 Physiology of the Myocardium 50 Ventricular Mechanics 51 Shock and Sepsis 52 Tissue Regeneration 53 Blood Coagulation, Transfusion, and Conservation DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES 54 Coronary Angiography, Valve and Hemodynamic Assessment 55 CT Applications in Cardiovascular Disease 56 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardiovascular Diagnosis 57 Nuclear Cardiology and PET in the Assessment of Patients with Cardivascular Disease 58 Diagnostic Echocardiography MEDICAL AND CATHETER-BASED TREATMENT OF CARDIAC DISASE 59 Interventional Cardiology 60 Medical Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes 61 Non Antherosclorotic Vascular Disease 62 Pharmacologic Management of Heart Failure 63 The Coronary Circulation: Dietary and Pharmacologic Management of Atherosclerosis PERIOPERATIVE AND INTRAOPERATIVE CARE OF THE CARDIAC SURGICAL PATIENT 64 Adult Cardiac Anesthesia 65 Critical Care for the Adult Cardiac Patient 66 Cardiopulmonary Bypass---Technique and Pathophysiology 67 Myocardial Protection 68 Clinical Quality and Cardiac Surgery SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC DISEASE 69 Surgery of the Aortic Root and Ascending Aorta 70a Surgery of the Aortic Arch 70b Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery 70c Acute Aortic Dissection 70d Chronic Aortic Dissection 71 Endovascular Therapy for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections 72 Occlusive Disease of Branches of the Aorta and Peripheral Angiography Intervention 1.Occlusive Disease of the Supraaortic Trunk and Management of Simultaneous Surgical Carotid/Coronary Disease 2.Peripheral Angiography and Percutaneous Intervention SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF VALVULAR HEART DISEASE 73 Valve Replacement Therapy Options, History and Valve Types 74 Acquired Aortic Valve Disease 75 Acquired Disease of Mitral Valve 76 Acquired Disease of the Tricuspid Valve 77 Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis 78 Thrombosis and Thromboembolism of Prosthetic Cardiac Valves and Extracardiac Prostheses 79 Robotic and Novel Visualization Systems MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS 80 Cardiac Devices for the Treatment of Bradyarrhythmias and Tachyarrhythmias 81 Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias 82 Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CORONARY ARTER DISEASE AND ITS COMPLICATIONS 83 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 84 Alternative Approaches to Surgical Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting 85 Bypass Conduit Options 86 Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) 87 Ischemic MR and Rupture of Papillary Muscles 88 Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect 89 Therapeutic Angiogenesis 90 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE 91 Pericardium and Constrictive Pericarditis 92 Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 93 Left Ventricular Assist Devices 94 Total Artificial Heart 95 Heart Transplantation 96 Heart-Lung Transplantation 97 Left Ventricular Reconstruction and the Surgical Treatment of the Failing Heart 98 Cell Transplantation for Cardiovascular Disease 99 Surgery for Pulmonary Embolization 100 Tumors of the Heart SECTION 3.Congenital Heart Surgery 101 Embryology and Molecular Genetics 102 Segmental Anatomy 103 Diagnostic Imaging: Echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging 104 Cardiac Catheterization and Catheter-Based Interventions 105a Surgical Approaches and Cardiopulmonary Bypass 105b Mechanical Circulatory Support in Children 106 Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care 107 Congenital Tracheal Diseases 108 Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Vascular Rings 109 Coarcation, Aortopulmonary Collaterals and Arterio-pulmonary Shunts 110 Atrial Septal Defect and Cor Triatriatum 111 Surgical considerations in pulmonary vein anomalies 112a Atrioventricular Canal Defects: Partial (Ostium Primum and Transitional) 112b Atrioventricular Canal Defects: Complete Canal Defects 113 Ventricular Septal Defect and Double-Outlet Right Ventricle 114 Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum 115 Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Stenosis 116 Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia 117 Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduits 118 Truncus Arteriosus and Aortopulmonary Window 119 Interrupted Aortic Arch 120 Surgery for Congenital Anomalies of the Aortic Valve and Root 121 Surgery for Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries 122 Transposition of the Great Arteries 123 Transposition of the Great Arte

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