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    Loop Ileostomy

    Loop ileostomy is performed whenever temporary, near-complete diversion of fecal stream is required. Indications thus include protection of a distal anastomosis or relief of obstruction. This chapter lists the...

    Keelin Flannery Roche MD, MPH in Operative Dictations in General and Vascul… (2017)

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    Isotopes and Procedural Imaging

    In today’s evermore advancing healthcare system, surgical interventions trend towards minimally invasive and highly precise procedures. Many of these procedures are assisted by intraoperative imaging tools, wh...

    Yachao Zhang MD, Thomas Reiner PhD in Imaging and Visualization in The Modern Op… (2015)

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    Breast-Conserving Therapy for Breast Cancer

    This provides a contemporary look at the current trends of breast-conserving therapy. Though outcomes are improving, such as local control and survival, the rate of lumpectomy versus mastectomy in breast cance...

    Charles E. Cox MD, Adela Fernandez MD, Evan Tummel MD, Richard Betzold MD in Breast Disease (2015)

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    Expanded Thin Flap

    Extremely large and thin flaps are the first choice for reconstructing postburn scars in wide contour-sensitive areas such as the facial, cervical parts, and extremities. In 1996, Colson [1] initially repaired...

    Chunmei Wang MD, PhD, Junyi Zhang MD in Color Atlas of Burn Reconstructive Surgery (2010)