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In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Stephen Yang and Jinny Ha bring their considerable expertise to the topic of The Professional Lifespan: From Residency to Retirement.Profession transitions in thoracic surgery are difficult at any point in one's career, from fellowships and first jobs through mid-career moves and retirement. Every thoracic surgeon goes through these transitions, but needs guidance to do so effectively. This issue covers the entire career lifespan of a thoracic surgeon, plus important related topics such as finances, wellness, lifelong learning, and diversity. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the growing years: promoting yourself the first five years; navigating promotions in thoracic surgery; integrating advocacy into your practice; exit strategy: preparing for retirement; the mid-career crisis: moving on to the next job; and more.Provides in-depth information on the professional lifespan: from residency to retirement, offering actionable insights for a lifetime of clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

In this issue of Surgical Clinics, guest editor Dr. Shimul Shah brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Liver Transplantation and Transplantation Oncology. Top experts in the field review the current status of liver transplantation in North America, outcomes involving living versus deceased donors, transplants for different liver diseases, machine perfusion, and immunotherapy.Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including outcomes of living donor liver transplantation compared to deceased donor liver transplantation; living donor liver transplantation: left lobe or right lobe; current status of liver transplantation in North America; current use of immunosuppression in liver transplantation; expanding the boundaries for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma; and more.Provides in-depth clinical reviews on liver transplantation and transplantation oncology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a condition characterized by the presence of aberrant, nonspecific fibro-inflammatory tissue forming around retroperitoneal structures, enclosing them to a variable degree. These structures include the abdominal aorta, inferior vena cava and ureters. Although it can have a variety of etiologies, and can therefore be considered secondary, in over 70% of cases it remains idiopathic, and can be associated with a number of systemic pathologies without, however, being a direct consequence. The positive diagnosis of idiopathic PRF is based on the contribution of imaging, essentially computed tomography, on the negativity of the etiological work-up and, in cases of doubt, on histological evidence. The renal complications of PRF can be serious, with the risk of renal failure, particularly obstructive renal failure, and thromboembolic complications. PRF is still a highly controversial condition in terms of its nosological framework, clinical presentations and therapeutic management.

This book explores the rapidly growing subspecialty of regenerative medicine in pain management. It provides concise guidelines and instruction for healthcare providers interested in implementing this novel therapy. The book contains three sections and begins with a thorough introduction to the field. Additionally, section one examines various therapies such as stem cell collection, allograft therapies, and bone marrow aspirations. Section two then delves into the medical diagnosis and procedural guidance methods, including ultrasound imaging, discography, local anesthetics, and anticoagulation medications. Following this, section three concludes the book with numerous discussions on standardized treatment paradigms. A unique, first-of-its-kind book, Regenerative Medicine seeks to inspire medical practitioners to integrate this subspecialty into pain management therapies and treatments.

The technological capacity to transform biology - repairing, reshaping and replacing body parts, chemicals and functions - is now part of our lives. Humanity is confronted with a variety of affordable and non-invasive 'enhancement technologies': anti-ageing medicine, aesthetic surgery, cognitive and sexual enhancers, lifestyle drugs, prosthetics and hormone supplements. This collection focuses on why people find these practices so seductive and provides ethnographic insights into people's motives and aspirations as they embrace or reject enhancement technologies, which are closely entangled with negotiations over gender, class, age, nationality and ethnicity.