Surgical Diseases of the Spleen

Surgical Diseases of the Spleen written and edited by internationally renowned scientists will be a masterpiece for any institution. It provides an updated multidisciplinary review of diseases of the spleen. Experts in the field have customed their chapters to further ease the readers understanding...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hiatt, Jonathan R. (Editor), Phillips, E.H. (Editor), Morgenstern, L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Basic Concepts
  • A History of Splenectomy
  • Anatomy and Embryology of the Spleen
  • Pathology of the Spleen
  • The Spleen in Infection and Immunity
  • Spleen Imaging
  • Section II: Splenic Diseases
  • Benign Neoplasms of the Spleen
  • Malignant Splenic Lesions
  • Splenectomy for Hematologic Disorders
  • Infections of the Spleen
  • Metabolic Disorders and the Spleen
  • Portal Hypertension and Disorders of the Splenic Circulation
  • Section III: Splenic Surgery
  • Open Splenectomy
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy
  • Splenic Trauma
  • Partial Splenectomy