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Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery

Editors:

  1. Ronnie A. Rosenthal

    1. Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
      Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, USA

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  2. Michael E. Zenilman

    1. Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
      Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

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  3. Mark R. Katlic

    1. Wyoming Valley Surgical Associates, Kingston, USA
      Wyoming Valley Healthcare System, Wilkes-Barre, USA

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Table of contents (70 chapters)

  1. Specific Issues in Geriatric Surgery

    1. Critical Care and Trauma

      1. Critical Care
        • James M. Watters, Palmer Q. Bessey
        Pages 225-239
      2. Care of the Injured Elderly
        • Thomas A. Santora, Stanley Z. Trooskin, Lewis J. Kaplan
        Pages 240-260

    2. Endocrine System

      1. Endocrinology and Aging
        • Hosam K. Kamel, John E. Morley
        Pages 265-280
      3. Neoplasms of the Adrenal and Endocrine Pancreas in the Elderly
        • Christopher P. Coppola, Ronald C. Merrell
        Pages 301-321
      4. Physiologic Changes and Benign Perimenopausal Breast Disease
        • Sancar Bayar, Barbara A. Ward
        Pages 325-330
      5. Breast Cancer in Elderly Women
        • Nora Hansen, Monica Morrow
        Pages 331-342

    3. Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

      1. Pathogenesis and Surgical Management of Common Geriatric Ophthalmic Disorders
        • Ray F. Gariano, Jayne N. Ge, Kathleen M. Stoessel
        Pages 348-367
      2. Physiologic Changes in the Ears, Nose, and Throat
        • John F. Kveton, Ravi Goravalingappa
        Pages 368-375
      3. Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly
        • Michael Coomaraswamy, Loren Kroetsch
        Pages 376-390

    4. Respiratory System

      1. Physiologic Changes in Respiratory Function
        • Edward J. Campbell
        Pages 396-405

    5. Cardiovascular System

      1. Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Function with Aging
        • Wilbert S. Aronow, William H. Frishman
        Pages 437-447
      2. Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis in the Elderly
        • Wilbert S. Aronow, William H. Frishman
        Pages 448-459
      3. Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly
        • Margarita T. Camacho, Konstadinos A. Plestis, Jeffrey P. Gold
        Pages 460-470
      4. Surgical Treatment of Occlusive Vascular Disease in the Elderly
        • William D. Suggs, Frank J. Veith, Luis A. Sanchez
        Pages 475-484
      5. Natural History and Treatment of Aneurysms
        • Jeffrey M. Reilly, Gregorio A. Sicard
        Pages 485-496

    6. Gastrointestinal System

      1. Age-Related Physiologic Changes in the Gastrointestinal Tract
        • Joshua L. Levine, Michael E. Zenilman
        Pages 511-527
      2. Benign Esophageal Disease in the Elderly
        • Seth A. Spector, Neal E. Seymour
        Pages 528-541
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About this book

More than two decades ago, in response to the special healthcare needs of the aging Ameriean population, interest in the field of geriatrie medieine began to grow and blossom in the United States. In 1984 and 1985, under the editorialleadership of Christine K. Cassel and William R. Hazzard, respectively, two major textbooks devoted to the medieal care of aged patients were published. These scholarly, comprehensive texts provided insight into the principles of aging and guidance in the care of the geriatrie patient. Three editions later, the need to understand the special issues involved in the medieal care of the elderly is widely accepted by intemists, primary care providers, and medieal specialists. For the editors of this book, the special issues involved in the surgieal care of the elderly have been apparent for nearly as long. Although there have been a few scholarly texts on the subject, including one in 1990 by Mark R. Katlic, general acceptance of the concept of geriatrie surgery by our surgieal and medieal colleagues has, however, lagged. This is not the result of a proportionately smaller number of older patients with surgieal disease, because cancer, cardiovascular disease, and orthopedie problems are diseases, of the aged. It is rather the result of uncertainty about the value of surgery in the elderly and concems about the risks of operations. In the past, such concems prevented primary care givers from referring patients for surgieal care and prevented surgeons from agreeing to operate.
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"...this book is a well-written, important contribution to the practice of medicine, as well as to the practice of surgery... It belongs in the hospital or personal library of any physician who is likely to come in contact with the frail, elderly patient... We are fortunate that such a lucid and well-written resource is an available guide." (Journal of the American Medical Association)

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

    Ronnie A. Rosenthal

  • Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, USA

    Ronnie A. Rosenthal

  • Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

    Michael E. Zenilman

  • Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

    Michael E. Zenilman

  • Wyoming Valley Surgical Associates, Kingston, USA

    Mark R. Katlic

  • Wyoming Valley Healthcare System, Wilkes-Barre, USA

    Mark R. Katlic

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery

  • Editors: Ronnie A. Rosenthal, Michael E. Zenilman, Mark R. Katlic

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3432-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-3432-4Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: L, 1100

  • Topics: Surgery

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Finance, Business & Banking, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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