Libri di Beth Y. Karlan

Introducing the definitive gynecologic oncology reference and surgical atlas - in one essential text, "Gynecologic Oncology: Clinical Practice and Surgical Atlas" brings together a skill-sharpening reference and full-color atlas to deliver an unmatched introduction to the field. As the most comprehensive, evidence-based gynecologic oncology resource available, this all-in-one resource offers high-yield coverage of the discipline's underlying principles and proven management strategies. Each topic is written by experts and is presented in an easily accessible, consistent presentation that highlights clinical practice guidelines, along with the diagnosis and treatment of specific malignancies. This authoritative coverage is reinforced by the state-of-the-art surgical atlas, which offers a richly illustrated, overview of essential procedures designed to build your knowledge and confidence. This title features a consistent, streamlined presentation for each disease that consists of: Epidemiology, Pathology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, Staging, Treatment, Survival, Key management strategies. It offers thorough examination of basic gynecological oncology topics, including epidemiology, clinical trial design, biostatistics, genetics and biology of gynecologic cancers, and diagnostic modalities. It is instructive; A-to-Z coverage of disease sites - from cervical cancer and gestational trophoblastic disease, to epithelial ovarian cancers and breast cancer and emphasizes evidence-based practice guidelines and critical supporting data. It offers in-depth, hands-on look at clinical management topics. It provides an up-to-date survey of perioperative and critical care; the principles of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapies; and, quality of care and quality of life. It features full-color design filled with more than 600 figures, tables, algorithms, color photos, and illustrations. Key points helpfully review the main topics to be covered in specific chapters, while chapter conclusions offer convenient summaries of each chapter's core concepts. Chapter-ending references underscore the book's evidence-based approach.

A core reference for residents and practitioners for over 40 years, Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology is now in its Tenth Edition--thoroughly revised and reorganized to provide complete, authoritative coverage of the modern clinical practice of obstetrics and gynecology. This edition has a new co-editor, Ingrid Nygaard, MD, a urogynecologist. A new urogynecology section includes chapters on urinary and fecal incontinence and overactive bladder. Other new chapters cover stillbirth and psychological disorders of pregnancy and the postpartum. This edition also features a modern two-color design, problem cases, boxed pearls and pitfalls, key points at the beginning of each chapter, and more algorithms, tables, and bulleted lists. A companion Website offers the fully searchable text and an image bank which now allows any clinician, either in training or practice, to have in one place what they need to know. (www.danforthsobgyn.com)