Esophageal Cancer

Symptoms, Management and Prognosis

Fernando Lopez, Roberto Marti Obiol (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2014
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-63321-082-0 (ISBN)

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There are not many books published about esophageal cancer. Esophageal cancer is an entity that must be treated from a multimodal approach. Recent advances in diagnosis, anesthetic aspects and perioperative care, among others, are summarized in this book. This book is written in a simple way and intends to cover the main aspects of this type of cancer. It incorporates the latest evidence about the diagnosis, management and treatment of esophageal cancer from a multimodal point of view. Epidemiologists, gastroenterologists, oncologists and surgeons have all participated in the elaboration of this book. It is divided into ten chapters, describing all esophageal cancer topics and each chapter has been written by recognized experts in this field. Complex content and results have been made reader-friendly and easily understandable. This book is especially useful for residents and fellows because it highlights the important principles for managing these patients. The chapter about surgery is written by a surgeon who is currently considered the best in esophageal cancer, Prof. Simon Law. Also, the oncological content has been written highlighting the latest practical and clinical evidence. The reader can use this book as a practical guideline when addressing patients with esophageal cancer.

PrefaceChapter 1. Epidemiology and Screening of Esophageal Cancer(Patricia Alejandra Lopez Penza, Gabriela Wagner Tustanowski, Daniel Alfredo Gonzales Gonzalez and Luis Ruso, Department of Surgery 3. Hospital Maciel.School of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay)Chapter 2. Genetic and Epigenetic Events in the Molecular Pathology of Esophageal Cancer(Stefan David, Department of Internal Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, MD, USA)Chapter 3. Anesthetic Management for Esophagectomy (Rafael Badenes, Maria Jesus Montero and Raquel Peris, Department Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia)For Complete Table of Contents, please visit our website athttps://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=50031

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2014
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	432 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
ISBN-10	1-63321-082-0 / 1633210820
ISBN-13	978-1-63321-082-0 / 9781633210820
Zustand	Neuware