Surgery Books

Everyone wants to look like they did when they were young. I always assumed that the only way to achieve it was some painful medical procedure (visions of the skin on my face being pulled back and stapled behind my ears). Then I read Forget the Knife. You will be amazed at all of the effective non-invasive cosmetic procedures that are available. Dr. Covey hit this topic out of the park. If you're thinking about cometic surgery, read this amazing and well written book first.

What a great book! I've been wanting to get rid of the wrinkles and fine lines on my face but I do not want to have surgery. A friend of mine gave me this book to read and now I have a better understanding of my options and I know the right questions to ask my doctor. And I was able to use some of Dr. Covey's advice about skin care right away! Thank you to my friend and thank you Dr. Covey for writing such an easy to read and well organized book. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for useful information on how to look younger and better.

It is very rare to come across a book that simplifies a complext set of topics without talking down to readers. This one does it with chapters that are easy to follow and content that is complete. Non-invasive cosmetic procedures can provide people with solutions that are highly effective, affordable and do not require surgery. Forget the Knife discusses the full range of options in a very objective way. I highly recommend it.

I was always looking for a book that can give me clear understanding and comperhensive coverage to the subject of acetabular fractures till I found the fractures of the acetabulum by Emile Letournel and I didn't believe the amount of knowldge given by this author and the effort behind this book and his experience over 40 years in assessing and treating pelvic and acetabular fractures I recommended this book to every orthopaedic surgeon to be his reference in treating acetabular fractures.

This book is an unsurpassed masterpiece. If you want to learn about acetabular fractures disgnostics and treatment, you have to pass through it and read like the bible. Keep in your library as a cornerstone in the story of medicine. It is the result of years of work by Emile Letournel and Robert Judet. Vive la France!

This excellent book must be read and earn by all orthopaedic surgeon who treat and understand acetabular fractures. Emille Letournel was a master and also a pioneer in orthopaedic surgery. We learnt the acetabulum from him. The second edition was published in 1993 but it is still a greatfully source. He has described everything which related acetabular fractures, x-rays, results of the operative treatment, aproaches etc., In summary, if you like to treat the fractures of the acetabulum with operative modalities, you must buy one. Thank you Emille Letournel for this great present!

This is not only a recommended text, but also virtually a "must have" for every GP! It works perfectly for both, theory and practice. It works greatly for a student as well.

Excellent book featuring:

* "picturesque" explaining (almost like a comic book), no clinical photography present though

* step by step instructions how to do it, with every material, bur or other used instrument explained in detail. Detail is what is great about this book - you can reconstruct every phase of the procedure to the last detail.

* fluidly written and easily understandable emphasizing the practice with all theoretical knowledge needed provided

Overall it is a great book for students which want to get a general knowledge about practice and theory of fixed prosthodontics in dentistry. Great beginners and advanced user book. (My mother who is a specialist of prosthodontic find it useful after years and years of practice). Only complaint - there were not any real clinical cases and clinical photography.

Recommended in "A Basic List of Recommended Books and Journals for Support of Clinical Dentistry in a Nondental Library" in Bulletin Of the Medical Library Association, July 1997.

I think that the book General Thoracic Surgery by Thomas W., MD Shields is complete and simple. there aren't adjectives about MD Shields.

Es dificil realizar un tratado referente a una materia especifica, pero aun lo es mas cuando se trata de abarcar en toda, o gran parte, de su extension a una especialidad quirurgica completa. Esto es lo que ha conseguido Shields en la sexta edicion (2005) de su conocidisimo tratado. Con una amplisima representacion de los mas importantes especialistas en su campo a nivel mundial, donde se podria decir que: "no estan todos los que son pero son todos los que estan".
En este tratado se abordan temas antiguos con una nueva vision como la oncologia toracica y las tecnicas de imagen, asi como temas nuevos destacando la videocirugia y otras tecnicas quirurgicas novedosas con especial enfasis en las minimamente invasivas.
El presente tratado esta organizado en dos volumenes por regiones anatomicas. Destaca un completo analisis de las diferentes tecnicas diagnosticas, estudio preoperatorio y cuidados postoperatorio. Tambien incluye una exhaustiva revision de la anatomia del torax y regiones limitrofes asi como de la fisiologia respiratoria y otras ciencias basicas relacionadas con las patologias toracicas.
El tratado incluye mas de 2000 imagenes y dibujos para complementar un texto de 2741 paginas.
En resumen, el presente libro constituye una obra basica, tanto de lectura como de consulta dentro de la Cirugia Toracica.

I think that the book General Thoracic Surgery by Thomas W., MD Shields is complete and simple. there aren't adjectives about MD Shields.

This book gave me a competitive knowledge in my field.

A time honoured text book on Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,each chapter written keeping the examination taking fellows in mind, with lucid description, a must read for all the Cardiothoracic fellows.

The division of the cardiovascular book in two parts (a congenital and an adult adquired pathologies) turn it easy for a quick review. Its single language and an objective view of cardiovascular and thoracic diseases, make this book an excellent option for who wants to learn anything more about cardiac surgery.

Concise, well organized. Just what a handbook is supposed to be.

Greenberg's Handbooks of Neurosurgery (both Volumes) are my fav. pocket books. Too bad they don't fit scrubs front pocket, but hey that froces their content to jump few inches higer faster :-)

This is the short and sweet and fairly complete book to get any junior resident or intern started. Excellent references and recent citations make its information expandable for those wishing a more in depth view of a subject.

I have read and used the book. I found it exceptionally advantageous in both theory and practice. It incorporates great illustration and visual aids that are self-explanatory. My number one book when it comes to Nitrous oxide use. Highly Recommended.

Samir Dauahera, DDS

I sell dental sedation units. This text is my #1 recommendation to the dentist purchasing a unit. Good Stuff.

The second edition of this useful text goes beyond expectations. There is an increased emphasis on safety using minimal levels of nitrous oxide during most dental care (less than 50%), as well as the current 'standard of care' use of titration procedure model. Includes and relates the ASA Physical Classification System.

Every dental professional using nitrous oxide should purchase this text so as to update themselves in many areas.

I thought that I knew what the downsides of hysterectomy could be since so many of my friends have had to submit to one and I've done some reading here and there. But I learned a great deal more from this book. The title sounds a little alarmist, but the actual writeup is very thoughtful and well-supported information.

Read this book before you agree to having a hysterectomy. I have had two doctors recommend that I undergo hysterectomy. I refuse. A woman's uterus is her vital female organ, and there is no reason to have it removed unless there is cancer present. Find a physician who is skilled at performing myomectomies, or consider embolization, but don't let them cut out your uterus. Dr. West gives clear, eye-opening information, and much detail to allow a woman to make an informed decision. Dr. West also gives important information about the after-effects of having a hysterectomy. This is one of the most important books that a woman will ever read.

I was fortunate to have read this book before my surgery in 2001. 2 Gyns were sure I needed a hysterctompy but I insisted on open abdomen myomectomy and asked my surgeon to do everything in his power to take only the fibroids. I came out of surgery with my uterus; minus a 4 lb. 20 cm. fibroid...ONLY ONE!!! This book gave me the courage and the fortitude to discuss my options with my gyn and ask many questions...questions that my gyn wasn't as receptive as he should have been...but he honored my decision. Dr. West provides insight into a topic that women must be educated about. Indeed, he is right, hysterctomy is a hoax...in most cases it's not necessary. Perhaps it happens as often as it does, because surgeons are not trained to save a womans organs. I commend any gyn who has the courage to learn how to avoid hysterectomy. My gyn will forever be my number one!!!!

An amazing account of the medical work of Dr. Fritz: a German surgeon from WWI who has incarnated in human form five times to demonstrate miraculous healing abilities in ordinary people, most recently a computer engineer named Rubens. Maki originally went to Brazil in the hopes of debunking Dr. Fritz but became completely convinced that the phenomena is real: over one million people have been treated by Fritz, including cancer patients had been previously deemed terminally ill. The book attests to the reality of the hidden realms of energy and spirit that constitute and interact with our physical bodies. The epidsodes documented in the book also confirm our ability to use life-energy creatively and constructively. The Dr. Fritz phenoenon defies reason and that is why it so important for us to come to terms with it.

It's true, it worked, it changed my life. Rubens is the real deal and has a gift that is a blessing to our world. He did back surgery on me with no drugs/anesthesia before, during or after, I had no bleeding/bruising or other complications. I was awake, laughing and telling stories during the entire procedure.

I went from having back pain 95% of the time, to virtually no pain at all. I have before and after x-rays showing the change in the alignment of my spine. Doubt if you must, but for me and thousands of others, THIS IS TRUTH.

I just watched a video done by this author, Masao Maki. It is only in Japanese and not currently available on Amazon, but the ISBN is 4-89976-025-6. The video shows surgeries and has an interview with Dr. Fritz. It is about 60 mintues long.

Other books about Dr. Fritz:

Arigio, Surgeon of the rusty knife ASIN: 0690005121 and Dr. Fritz the Phenomenon of the Millenium: The Author's True Story Between the Spiritual and Material Worlds ISBN: 0595206581.

Seeing, reading about and especially experiencing this really changed the way I look at the world. I encourage you to explore this material.

A while back there was a program on TV called The Human Experience. It would weekly study and report on aspects of being human and living. One of the episodes was on alternative medicine and psychic healing. One of the subjects reported on was Dr. Fritz(Rubens Faria) of Brazil. To say I was stunned by what I saw would not describe what I observed. I watched as he did a bloodless surgery on a man to remove a bullet from close to his spine. There was no anesthesia given, no apparent pain, only a pair of sissors for tools. The patient was fully alert, sitting upright in a packed waiting room thru the whole operation. Amazingly, Dr, Fritz got the bullet and stitched up the man in about 1 minute total time. The patient got up,answered a few questions from the American film crew and left. There were several US doctors who had come with the TV crew to oberve Dr. Fritz and they appeared to be as stunned as I was.What they and I saw was inexplainable. Dr. Fritz continued to see more than 1000 patients that day(one thousand that's right).Several needed and received these bloodless/painless speed surgeries.It's easy to be skeptical of Dr. Fritz and it's easy to be captivated by his psychic medical powers. But it's not easy to explain or understand this phenomenon. To see such an operation done in a filthy Brazilian warehouse with a pair of sissors and no anesthesia, no pain,no blood and the patient appears cured, what can be said. But there is a grim side to Dr. Fritz...anyone who undertakes these powers( the most noted currently is Rubens Faria) knows he will die a violent death.Curious. You would think that there would be more information on Dr. Fritz but such is not the case. That defunct TV show, this book, and Faria's own book is about it. This book is not written with a strong academic search for truth. But enough first hand information is presented to make this book a worthwhile read.

Make sure that you have a comfortable seat when you start this one, because you will definitely have trouble putting it down. Lannie! is a marvelous book, filled with warmth, wit and a protagonist whose charms you can't help but succumb to.

Author Lannie Rose regales the reader with her enthralling tale of taking the "long route to womanhood." Whether you are transgender yourself, or really have no idea why anyone would change their sex, you are sure to find something to relate to in Lannie!

Poignant and light-hearted all at the same time, Lannie! is an entertaining read from start to finish. If you've been holding off - trying to figure out which of the myriad transsexual autobiographies on the market is for you - look no further; Lannie's your girl.

Lannie Rose shares her remarkable story with us like it's a bottle of fine champagne. It will stimulate your senses, educate your palette, and inspire colorful conversations. Relax and enjoy!

Lannie's wonderful adventure on the road to womanhood is an engaging and compelling read. When Ms. Rose is conversational, the reader is chatting with a close friend. From very real descriptions of SRS and what that entails, to lyrical and poetic depictions of the emotional and physical odyssey of an indomitable female spirit, it reminds readers who began that way of the magical world of being a woman. Ms. Rose takes us on a truly delightful journey.