cover image - Breast Surgery - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780702084829
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 11-07-2023
Page Count: 256
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $83.99

Breast Surgery - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 7th Edition

by J Michael Dixon, BSc(Hons) MBChB MD FRCS FRCSEd FRCPEd(Hon) and Matthew D. Barber, BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MD FRCS(Gen Surg)

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cover image - Breast Surgery - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 7th Edition
ISBN: 9780702084829
Copyright: 2024
Publication Date: 11-07-2023
Page Count: 256
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $83.99
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Breast Surgery provides a short, up-to-date and practical reference guide for general surgical trainees and established consultants needing a refresher.

The seventh edition has been edited and fully revised by respected experts in their fields, and provides a full list of current references and relevant resources. It includes recent developments in breast surgery, including axillary surgery, primary medical therapy, risk reducing surgery, gender affirmation surgery and complications of breast surgery.

This volume is part of the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series, the pre-eminent reference for trainees in general surgery and those preparing for the FRCS examinations. Each volume summarises key issues within each surgical sub-specialty and provides evidence-based recommendations to support practice.

    • Concise and easy to follow – ideal for exam revision or as a refresher aid

    • Covers all aspects of the topic

    • Fully updated with latest evidence on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures

    • International authorship provides a global perspective

    • Details of relevant investigations and evidence-based recommendations to support practice

    • Key references to support content, plus a comprehensive list of references in the accompanying eBook

    • Links to recommended online videos for further learning
    • New chapter on gender affirmation surgery

    • More information on complications of breast surgery
  • 1 Anatomy and physiology of the breast
    2 Assessment of patient, breast and common clinical presentations including image-guided intervention
    3 Benign breast conditions
    4 Breast pathology
    5 Epidemiology, risk factors and prevention strategies
    6 Breast screening
    7 Breast-conserving surgery
    8 Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery
    9 Mastectomy
    10 Management of the axilla
    11 Uncommon presentations of cancer affecting the breast and recurrent breast cancer
    12 Breast reconstruction
    13 Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ
    14 The role of adjuvant systemic therapy in patients with operable breast cancer
    15 Neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer, including surgical considerations
    16 Adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer
    17 Metastatic breast cancer and palliative care
    18 Top surgery for gender affirmation
    19 Psychosocial issues in breast cancer
    20 Avoidance and management of complications of breast surgery
    Index
  • J Michael Dixon, BSc(Hons) MBChB MD FRCS FRCSEd FRCPEd(Hon), Professor of Surgery, University of Edinburgh; Clinical Director, Edinburgh Breakthrough Unit; Consultant Surgeon, NHS Lothian Edinburgh Breast Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK and Matthew D. Barber, BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MD FRCS(Gen Surg), Consultant Breast Surgeon, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh Breast Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh and St John’s Hospital, Livingston, UK
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