Use of Biologic Grafts in Surgery

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Fig. 48.1 Patient undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction with Alloderm™ (LifeCell, Branchburg, NJ) who has undergone full vascularization of the biologic graft. (Reproduced with permission from Latifi R, Peralta R, Al…

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Augmented Reality in Surgery

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Fig. 6.1 Google Glass became available to the general public in May of 2014 and provides users with a natural language voice command user interface in order to provide a…

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Technological Advances in Endovascular Surgery

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Fig. 28.1 Case of a 68-year-old diabetic gentleman with severe tissue loss and Duplex ultrasound evidence of a popliteal artery occlusion at the below-the-knee segment. Successful revascularization was performed, with…

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Pancreatic Advances

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Fig. 36.1 (a) MRCP image reveals a dilated duct (long arrow) abruptly terminating as it descends into the pancreatic head. Presence of tumor hinted at by the cluster of minute…

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New Minimally Invasive Treatments for Acid Reflux

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Fig. 34.1 EsophyX® device. (Reprinted with permission of EndoGastric Solutions, Inc., Redmond, WA. Copyright © 2014 EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.) TIF involves an endoscopically guided transoral insertion of the EsophyX® device…

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Advances in Burn Care

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Partial thickness burns greater than 10 % TBSA. Burns involving the face, hands, feet, genitalia, perineum, or major joints. Third degree burns in any age group. Electrical burns including lightning…

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