Title | Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery [electronic resource] / edited by Ronnie A. Rosenthal, Michael E. Zenilman, Mark R. Katlic |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2001 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3432-4 |
Descript | L, 1100 p. online resource |
1. Cell and Molecular Aging -- 2. Demography of Aging; Comparative, Differential, and Successful Aging; Geriatric Assessment -- 3. Cancer, Carcinogenesis, and Aging -- 4. Effects of Aging on Immune Function -- 5. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Wound Healing in the Elderly -- 6. Principles of Geriatric Surgery -- 7. Aging of America: Implications for the Surgical Workforce -- 8. Should Surgery Be Rationed for the Elderly on Cost-Effectiveness Grounds? -- 9. Interacting with the Elderly Patient, Family, and Referring Physicians -- 10. Preoperative Evaluation of the Elderly Surgical Patient -- 11. Anesthetic Considerations for Geriatric Surgery -- 12. Pain Management -- 13. Drug Usage in Elderly Persons -- 14. Postoperative Outcome and Rehabilitation -- 15. Ethics in Clinical Practice -- 16. Surgery in the Frail Elderly: Nursing Home Patients -- 17. Surgery in Centenarians -- 19. Care of the Injured Elderly -- 20. Endocrinology and Aging -- 21. Surgical Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands -- 22. Neoplasms of the Adrenal and Endocrine Pancreas in the Elderly -- 23. Physiologic Changes and Benign Perimenopausal Breast Disease -- 24. Breast Cancer in Elderly Women -- 25. Pathogenesis and Surgical Management of Common Geriatric Ophthalmic Disorders -- 26. Physiologic Changes in the Ears, Nose, and Throat -- 27. Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly -- 28. Physiologic Changes in Respiratory Function -- 29. Pulmonary Malignancies: Pathophysiology and Treatment -- 30. Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Function with Aging -- 31. Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis in the Elderly -- 32. Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly -- 33. Surgical Treatment of Occlusive Vascular Disease in the Elderly -- 34. Natural History and Treatment of Aneurysms -- 35. Natural History and Treatment of Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly -- 36. Age-Related Physiologic Changes in the Gastrointestinal Tract -- 37. Benign Esophageal Disease in the Elderly -- 38. Esophageal Cancer in the Elderly -- 39. Pathophysiology and Treatment of Benign Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum -- 40. Small Bowel Obstruction in the Elderly -- 41. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Elderly -- 42. Ischemic Disorders of the Large and Small Bowel -- 43. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly -- 44. Diverticulitis and Appendicitis in the Elderly -- 45. Benign Colorectal Disease -- 46. Neoplastic Diseases of the Colon and Rectum -- 47. Abdominal Wall Hernia in the Elderly -- 48. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Function: Physiologic Changes -- 49. Gallstone Disease in the Elderly -- 50. Malignant Diseases of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts -- 51. Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Liver -- 52. Pancreatitis in the Elderly -- 53. Pancreatic Tumors: Pathophysiology and Treatment -- 54. Renal Function and Fluid and Electrolyte Balance -- 55. Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly -- 56. Renal and Bladder Neoplasms in the Elderly -- 57. Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Prostate -- 58. Benign Gynecologic Disorders in the Elderly -- 59. Gynecologic Malignancies in the Elderly -- 60. Physiologic Changes in Soft Tissue and Bone as a Function of Age -- 61. Common Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions -- 62. Orthopedic Injuries -- 63. Joint Replacement in the Elderly Patient -- 64. Effects of Aging on the Human Nervous System -- 65. Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Brain -- 66. Spinal Disorders and Nerve Compression Syndromes -- 67. Selection of Elderly Patients for Transplantation -- 68. Transplantation in Elderly Patients -- 69. Physiology of Laparoscopic Surgery -- 70. Outcomes of Minimal Access versus Open Surgical Procedures in the Elderly