The Surgical Management of Parasitic Diseases
George Tsoulfas · Jamal J. Hoballah · George C. Velmahos · Yik-Hong Ho
Jul 2020 · Springer Nature
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370
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This book is designed to present a comprehensive and state-of the-art approach to the diagnosis and surgical management of parasitic diseases involving different organ systems, with emphasis on the gastrointestinal tract. It is divided into five parts that address the various etiologies, current diagnostic dilemmas and methods, as well as the key principles involved in their surgical management. The introduction presents the overall epidemiology and classification of parasitic diseases, followed by chapters that focus on different types of the most frequently encountered parasitic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract found in different parts of the world, with special attention given to the existing surgical debates regarding the use of minimally invasive procedures. The next part places special emphasis on hydatid disease by describing the current extent of this disease, changes in its management, and the most frequent complications and tips on how to avoid them. The following part discusses the surgical management of parasitic diseases affecting different organ systems, including the heart, the lungs, the brain and the urinary system. The final part presents the surgical dilemmas encountered in special situations, such as pregnancy, and the pediatric patient. The Surgical Management of Parasitic Diseases is an important and authoritative resource to surgeons of all specialties dealing with parasitic diseases
About the author
George TsoulfasDepartment of Surgery
Aristoteleion University of ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreece
Jamal J HoballahDepartment of SurgeryAmerican University of Beirut Medical CenterHamra, BeirutLebanon George C. VelmahosDepartment of Surgery
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAUSA Yik-Hong HoDepartment of SurgeryJames Cook UniversityDouglasAustralia
Aristoteleion University of ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreece
Jamal J HoballahDepartment of SurgeryAmerican University of Beirut Medical CenterHamra, BeirutLebanon George C. VelmahosDepartment of Surgery
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAUSA Yik-Hong HoDepartment of SurgeryJames Cook UniversityDouglasAustralia
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