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Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery offers a comprehensive and coordinated review of a single, timely topic related to the diagnosis and treatment of proctologic diseases. Each issue is an organized compendium of practical information that serves as a lasting reference for colorectal surgeons, general surgeons, surgeons in training and their colleagues in medicine with an interest in colorectal disorders.2014 TopicsMarchInnovative Radiotherapy for Colorectal CancerAndrea McKeeJuneAnastomotic LeakTodd FranconeSeptemberTransanal SurgeryMark H. WhitefordDecemberAnal FistulasJoshua I. S. BleierBenefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery provides current state-of-the-art reviews of subjects of interest to those charged with the surgical care of young patients. Each quarterly issue addresses a single topic with articles written by the experts in the field. Guest editors, all noted authorities, prepare each issue.2012 Topics, Volume 21, Issues 1-4FebruaryChildhood solid tumorsRobert ShambergerMayChallenges of Pediatric Surgical Practice in AfricaEssam Elhalaby and Alastair MillarAugustHepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders in ChildrenMark DavenportNovemberHirschsprung Disease and Related DisordersDaniel TeitelbaumBenefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Seminars in Spine Surgery is a continuing source of current, clinical information for practicing surgeons. Under the direction of a specially selected guest editor, each issue addresses a single topic in the management and care of patients. Topics covered in each issue include basic anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, management options and follow-up of the condition under consideration. The journal also features "Spinescope," a special section providing summaries of articles from other journals that are of relevance to the understanding of ongoing research related to the treatment of spinal disorders.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is devoted to keeping the practicing surgeon current. Each issue of the quarterly journal presents state of the art review articles, news and views editorial pieces, current reading sections that highlight up to date articles on fundamental or controversial issues, and features a roundtable discussion on a pre-selected topic with experts in the field answering important how-to questions. 2012 Topics, Volume 24Spring:The demise of the stentless valveThe future of tissue-engineered organs for transplant?Optimizing Control of pleural spaceCurrent Status of lung cancer screeningMitral valve surgery for dilated cardiomyopathyPost infarction ventricular septal defectMediastinal lymph node dissection for lung cancerSummer:Anaortic Coronary Bypass SurgeryWhat is the Optimal Interval Between Chemoradiation and Esophagectomy?Lung Cancer Resection Volume: Is Procedure Volume Really and Indicator of Quality?Specialty Matters in the Treatment of Lung CancerAwake Thoracic Surgery - Is it Worth the Trouble?Unilateral Extended Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Nontumoral Myasthenia Gravis - A New StandardCerebral Protection For Aortic Arch SurgeryThoracoscopic Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection for Lung Cancer - Part 2Implantation of Total Artificial Heart in Congenital Heart DiseaseFall:Alternate Approaches to Sternal ClosureMicroRNA as a New Factor in Lung and Esophageal CancerSleep Deprivation and the SurgeonRight Ventricular Failure After Cardiac SurgeryApical Aortic Valve ConduitLaparoscopic Repair of Epiphrenic DiverticulumHuge Ruptured and Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Ascending Aorta after Previous Cardiac Surgery

The Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual is a companion to Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Together with the Seminars, the Annual provides complete coverage of the specialty by focusing on important developments in pediatric cardiac surgery. The editor of each annual volume invites prominent congenital surgeons to review the latest literature and expertly detail the greatest changes taking place in pediatric cardiac surgery.2012 Topics:The Aortic Valve•Aortic Valve Insufficiency: Leaflet Reconstruction Techniques•Aortic Valve Reconstruction in Young Infants and Children •Valve-Sparing Aortic Root ReplacementThe Pulmonary Valve•Valve-Sparing Options in Tetralogy of Fallot Surgery•Timing and Techniques for Pulmonary Valve Replacement in the Patient With Tetralogy of Fallot•Options for Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Replacement The Tricuspid Valve•Ebstein's Anaomaly of the Tricuspid Valve: The Cone Repair•Surgical Management of Congenital (Non-Ebstein) Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation•Tricuspid Valve Repair in Single Ventricle: Timing and TechniquesThe Mitral valve•Congenital Mitral Stenosis: Anatomic Variants and Surgical Reconstruction•Mitral Regurgitation in Congenital Heart Defects: Surgical Techniques for Reconstruction•The Rheumatic Mitral Valve and Repair Techniques in Children•Atrioventricular Valve Repair for Patient with Heterotaxy Syndrome and a Functional Single Ventricle

Each issue of Seminars in Vascular Surgery examines the latest thinking on a particular clinical problem and features new diagnostic and operative techniques. The journal allows practitioners to expand their capabilities and to keep pace with the most rapidly evolving areas of surgery.Seminars in Vascular Surgery is indexed/abstracted in: Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch®), Current Contents®/Clinical Medicine, and Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition.2009 Topics, Volume 22June Dealing with Long-Term Problems after Endovascular and Open Aortic RepairBenefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

SHOCK; is the only journal exclusively devoted to the etiology, cellular and molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic approaches to the treatment of shock in a comprehensive and coherent manner, while still maintaining a clear focus on the pathobiology of shock. The journal includes studies of novel therapeutic approaches, such as immunomodulation, gene therapy, nutrition, and others. SHOCK; is dedicated to meeting the present and future information needs of investigators involved in sophisticated basic and clinical studies of shock, trauma, sepsis, endotoxemia, ischemia/reperfusion, inflammation, and other related pathophysiologic states.For more information, visit www.shockjournal.org.

The SAJS is a quarterly general surgical journal. It carries research articles and letters, editorials, clinical practice and other surgical articles and personal opinion, South African health-related news, obituaries, general correspondence, and classified advertisements.

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery is the single and comprehensive source of developments in the most rapidly advancing subspecialty within neurosurgery. Technological advances in computer-assisted surgery, robotics, imaging, and neurophysiology are being applied to clinical problems with ever-increasing rapidity in stereotaxis more than any other field, providing opportunities for new approaches to surgical and radiotherapeutic management of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and spine. The journal publishes advances in the use of deep-brain stimulation, imaging-guided techniques in stereotactic biopsy and craniotomy, stereotactic radiosurgery, and stereotactically implanted and stereotactically guided radiotherapeutics and biologicals in the treatment of functional and movement disorders, brain tumors, and other diseases of the brain. Background information from basic science laboratories related to such clinical advances are also welcome as it provides the readers with an overall perspective of this field. Proceedings and abstracts from many of the key international meetings furnish an overview of this specialty available nowhere else. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery meets the information needs of both investigators and clinicians in this rapidly advancing field.

For 66 years, Surgery has published practical, authoritative information about procedures, clinical advances, and major trends shaping general surgery. Each issue features original scientific contributions and clinical reports. Peer-reviewed articles cover topics in oncology, trauma, gastrointestinal, vascular, and transplantation surgery. The journal also publishes papers from the meetings of its sponsoring societies, the the Society of University Surgeons, Central Surgical Association, and the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons.Surgery ranks among the most cited journals in the field and is recommended for initial purchase in the Brandon-Hill study, Selected List of Books and Journals for the Small Medical Library.Surgery is indexed or abstracted in Index Medicus, Science Citation Index, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Current Contents/Life Sciences, and MEDLINE.

Surgery is an authoritative, comprehensive collection of educational reviews that present the current knowledge and practice of surgerySurgery also indicates recent advances that improve the understanding of disease and the safe and effective treatment of patientsIt comprises concise and systematically updated contributions that are produced over a three-year cycle.Surgery is an excellent didactic tool to help consultant surgeons train their junior staff to become safe and competent surgeons.

Surgery Today provides a place for the publication of high-quality reviewed papers documenting recent advances and new developments in all fields of surgery, both clinical and experimental. The journal presents original papers, review articles, case reports, and short communications, as well as short technical reports. The 'How to do it' section includes short articles on methods and techniques recommended for practical surgery. The journal also offers self-assessment quizzes, book reviews, and announcements. Surgery Today is the official journal of the Japan Surgical Society.

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), The Official Journal of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the Brazilian Society for Bariatric Surgery, is an international journal devoted to the publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts of the highest quality with objective data regarding techniques for the treatment of severe obesity. Articles document the effects of surgically induced weight loss on obesity physiological, psychiatric and social co-morbidities. The Editorial Board includes internationally prominent individuals who are devoted to the optimal treatment of the severely obese and include internists, psychiatrists, surgeons, and nutritional experts. Manuscripts are blindly reviewed without the reviewers knowledge of the authors, institution or country of origin.Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases is ranked 12th of 198 journals in Surgery category on the 2011 Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters, and has an Impact Factor of 3.929Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

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Surgical Clinics of North America has kept surgeons informed on the latest techniques from leading surgical centers worldwide. Each bimonthly issue (February, April, June, August, October, and December) is devoted to a single topic relevant to the busy surgeon, with articles written by experts in the field. Case studies and complete references are also included to give you the most thorough data you need to stay on top of your practice. Topics include general surgery, alimentary surgery, abdominal surgery, critical care surgery, trauma surgery, endocrine surgery, breast cancer surgery, transplantation, pediatric surgery, and vascular surgery.

The average turnaround time from submission of manuscript to final acceptance in Surgical Endoscopy is 70 days.The average turnaround time from manuscript receipt at Springer to Online First publication is 33 days. Surgical Endoscopy represents the surgical aspects of interventional endoscopy, ultrasound, and other techniques in the fields of gastroenterology, obstetrics, gynecology, and urology, as well as in gastroenterologic, thoracic, traumatic, orthopedic, and pediatric surgery. It offers a worldwide forum for discussion of aspects of interventional endoscopy and ultrasound as integral elements of surgical practice. It also affords the international surgical community a focal point for the exchange of information on practice, theory, and research in various medical and surgical disciplines. This is the official journal of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES).