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CHIRURGIA E TECNICHE OPERATORIE

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• General Surgery - The Family Practice Handbook, University of Iowa (US)
  Trauma: Initial Assessment and Management Priorities - Vanderbilt University/Dept of Surgery (US)
  BLADES - Dept of Surgery, Ohio State Univ. (US)
  Online Atlas of Surgery - Bowman Gray/Wake Forest U.
  Emergency War Surgery Handbook and First Aid For Soldiers - Virtual Naval Hospital (US)
  US States Naval Flight Surgeon's Manual, 1991
  Articles in Surgery [no charge - but you must register!] - Medscape, New York (US)
  Sample Operative Reports - Medical Transcription (US)
  Articles on Medical Procedures and Surgery - MedStudents (BR)
  Bilder Atlas der Chirurgie [in German] - Köln (DE)
  On Preoperative Assessment and Premedication [J Ascah] - Orillia Soldiers Mem Hosp (CA)
  Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery - Univ of Wisconsin (US)
  Human Factors and the Operating Room - Basel (CH)
  The INSURRECT Project (interactive surgery teaching...) - (UK)
  The Surgical Resource Network - (US)
  Surgical Procedures - via HealthAnswers
  Pediatric Surgery Update and a Pediatric Surgery Handbook [H Lugo-Vincente]
  Perfusion Pages [B Searles] - SUNY HSC (US)
  Perfusion Connections
  K [B Searles] - SUNY HSC (US)
  A Family Guide to Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) [E Braden], and Adult Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation [D Scarpace] - Univ of Wisconsin
  Int'l Soc. of Computer Aided Surgery, ISACS
  Computer Integrated Surgery Lab. at Johns Hopkins - (US)
  Medical Robotics & Computer Assisted Surgery - Carnegie Mellon & Shadyside Hosp.
  Journal of Computer Aided Surgery - Wiley (US)
  Center for Bloodless Medicine & Surgery - Miami (US)
  About the Gamma Knife - University of Alabama (US)
  The Gamma Knife Center at University of Virginia (US)
  FAQs about Gamma Knife Radiosurgery - San Diego Gamma Knife C. (US)
  About the Stereotactic Radiosurgery & Radiotherapy - Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  BioSurgery Information - SMTL (UK)
  Surgical Instruments - MAR
  What's New in Surgery [updated monthly] - Foxhall Surgical Assoc. (US)
  Questions Before Surgery .. [for patients] - AHCPR/NLM (US)
  The Operating Room [information about surgery for patients] - AHN (US)
  Online Surgery.com
  About Sutures [Baker et al]
  Vesalius - Educational Anatomy for the Surgical Community
  

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  • Neurosurgery
    • Neurosurgery://OnCall - AANS & CNS (US)
    • Surgical Procedures for Brain Tumors - NYU Medical Center (US)
    • Live Brain Surgery - America's Health Network
    • Neurosurgeon.com [M.D. Lusk]
    • Neurosurgery Division at U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (US)
    • Neurosurgery online - Williams & Wilkins
    • Neurosurgical Service at Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
    • Brain Surgery Information Center [Mangiardi et al]
    • The USC Neurosurgery-Inquiries Service , inlcuding a Lecture Series - University of Southern California (US)
    • Neurosurgery Education Links - Bowman Gray/Wake Forest U. (US)
    • Center for Minimally Invasive Innovative Microsurgery [HD Jho] - U of Pittsburgh (US)
    • Management of Facial Paralysis after Intracranial Surgery [Chen & McKenna] - Harvard/MGH (US)
    • Division of Neurosurgery at Univ. of N. Carolina/Chapel Hill (US)
    • Wills' Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery Program - Jefferson Med. College (US)
    • Spine Surgery - NYU Medical Center (US)
    • Case Studies in Spine Surgery - GICD Online (US)
    • Pediatric Neurosurgery [N Feldstein] - Columbia University (US)
    • Groupe International Cotrel Dubousset (spine surgery)
    • Treatment Choices for Acoustic Neuroma - Acoustic Neuroma Association (US)
    • Multimodality Interactive Steroescopic Image-Guided Neurosurgery - McGill U. (CA)
    • Lateral Subocciptal Approach to Posterior fossa [images & comments] - Univ. of N. Carolina/Chapel Hill (US)
    • Department of Neurological Surgery - Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio (US)
    • Cyber Museum of Neurosurgery
  • Vascular Surgery
    • About Carotid Endarterectomy - NINDS (US), and some illustrations - Vesalius.com
    • Qs&As about Carotid Endarterectomy [patient info] - Neurosurgery On-Call
    • About Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease, and Catheter Based Treatment for Coronary Disease [S Sivasubramanin]
    • Angioplasty PTCA Home Page
    • Bypass Surgery Superior to Angioplasty for Diabetic Patients [Sep '95] - Clin Alert from NHLBI (US)
    • European Society for Vascular Surgery
    • Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
    • The Society of Thoracic Surgery - (US)
    • Neonatal Airway Surgery at the Hosp for Sick Kids, Toronto (CA)
    • The Heart Surgery Forum - Seattle, WA (US)
    • On Heart Surgery and Other Treatments - AHA (US)
    • Cardiac Surgery Clinical Practice Guideline List - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery including a Video Library - NYU Medical Center (US)
    • About Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, and Cardiac catheterization - YourSurgery
    • Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery - ISPUB
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery at Essen University Medical School (DE)
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
    • Invasive Procedures [The Virtual Heart] - Franklin Institute (US)
    • Invasive Interventionelle Kardiologie [comparative quality study/in German] - Gesundheitsinformationsnetz (AT)
    • The Ross Procedure Int'l Registry
    • Programs at the Comprehensive Lung Center including Laser/Stapled Bullectomy for Emphysema - University of Pittsburg Med C (US)
    • End-Stage Heart Failure: Is There a Role for the Batista Procedure? [JD Frota Filho] - HSForum
    • Batista Operation on a Child - Madras Medical Mission (IN)
  • Orthopedics
    • Orthopaedic Surgery Topics [M Clough] - Queen's U., Belfast (UK)
    • A sorted collection of Orthopaedic Surgery Topics links [M Clough] - Orthogate (CA)
    • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    • The Orthopaedic Surgery Mailing List
    • The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Ring [J Langland]
    • Successful Low Back Surgery, and about Lateral Disc Herniation [KL Light] - San Francisco Spine C. (US)
    • Lumbar Disk Surgery - YourSurgery
    • About Spinal Fusion Surgery - The Medical Reporter, Jul95 (US)
    • Spine Surgery - (US)
    • About the Anterior Cruciate Ligament - University of Florida (US)
    • About the Simmons Keystone Technique - San Francisco Spine C. (US)
    • Intramedullary Fixation Home Page - Maribor General Hosp. (SI)
    • Shoulder Arthroscopy Articles - ShoulderScope (US)
    • Arthroscopic Alley, a patient's story [M. Bixby] - CCCD, California (US)
    • Biological Orthopedics of Miami [RS Glosser] - FL (US)
    • Hand Surgery at Southeastern Hand Center (US)
    • Eaton's Hand Surgery
    • The Children's Hand Clinic - S.t James's Univ Hosp (UK)
    • The Joint Replacement Institute - Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hosp.
    • About Hip Replacement Surgery and Knee Replacement Surgery [for patients] - DePuy
    • About The Arterial Tourniquet [PJ Duffy] - Ottawa Gen Hosp (CA)
    • Musculoskeletal Surgery For Cancer - Washington (US)
    • Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery & Related Subjects - University of Düsseldorf (DE)
    • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
    • Orthopedics Today [e-journal] - SLACK, Inc. (US)
  • Prosthesis
    • Aesthetic Concerns Prosthetics Inc.
    • Orthotics & Prosthetics Online
    • Otto Bock Orthopedic Industry Inc. - (DE)
    • Orthomerica Products Inc.
  • Surgery, Plastic
    • About the 15 most popular ('94) Cosmetic procedures - U.S. News Online
    • PLink - the Plastic Surgery Link, [RI van Heijningen] - Eindhoven (NL)
    • Cosmetic Surgery On-line - Mayo Clinics (US)
    • About Plastic Surgery - Department of Surgery, University of Iowa (US)
    • American Society For Dermatologic Surgery
    • The Craniofacial Surgery Book [.pdf files] - Erlanger Health System/Tennessee (US)
    • Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (grand rounds) - Baylor Coll. of Medicine (US)
    • The Craniofacial Surgery Book [.pdf file] - Erlanger Health System (US)
    • About Sternal Dehiscence, Mandibular Fracture, and other cases - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland University Hospitals (US)
    • Body Enhancement Information Guide - The Body Electric, Hawaii (US)
    • The Aesthetica Plastic SurgiCenter - (US)
    • About Cosmetic Plastic Surgery [P. Hudson] - E-Sthetics (US)
    • The Breast Form FAQ v2.0
    • Alt.Support.Breast-Implant
    • Breast Implant Disease Skeptic's page [B Carnell]
    • Cosmetic Trends
    • Gauging the Risk Factors ... - NY Times
    • Silicone Gel Breast Implants report by the Independent Review Group '98 (UK)
    • 'Implant Survivors' [MT Taylor] - Jacksonville, FL (US)
    • About Laser Treatment for Vascular Birthmarks - National Skin Centre (SG)
    • The Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery
  • Surgery, Endocrine
    • Endocrine Surgery [J Norman]
    • A technique for endoscopic pituitary tumor removal [Cusimano et al]
  • Surgery, Digestive System
    • Traditional Surgical Viewpoint of Liver Anatomy and about Computer Simulated Liver Surgeries - University of Iowa (US)
    • The Texas Virtual Clinic - Univ. of Texas Health Sci. C., Houston (US)
    • Practice Parameters - Am Soc of Colon & Rectal Surgeons
    • Pathology for Colon & Rectal Surgeons [G del Junco] - note: PDF file
    • Gastric Surgery for Severe Obesity [for patients] - Net Medicine (US)
    • About Laparoscopic Gastric Banding (Lap-Band) surgery
    • Surgical Procedures infromation from U of S Carolina/DDC (US)
    • Gastric Surgery for Severe Obesity - NIDDK/NIH
    • Colorectal Cancer Surgery Information - Beth Israel HCS
    • Colorectal Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic (US)
    • Laparascopic Antireflux Procedures [Bittner & Pappas] - (US)
    • OMED - Organisation Mondiale D'Endoscopie Digestive - (IT)
    • Endoscopy Video Clips - (TW)
    • About Laparascopic Gastric Bypass Surgery - Alvarado C. (US)
    • Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • Ostomy
    • The Winnipeg Ostomy Association - (CA)
    • The United Ostomy Association, Inc. and the Pull-thru Network
    • The Continent Ostomy Centers - (US)
    • Contact Center for Colitis, Crohn, or Ostomy - (NL)
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
    • About Minimally Invasive Surgery Procedures, and Some Patient Oriented Information - The Surgical Resource Network (US)
    • Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy [J Norman]
    • Leeds Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery - (UK)
    • About Minimally Invasive Adrenalectomy [J Norman]
  • Surgery, Laparoscopic
    • An Online Laparoscopic Technical Manual [from 'Interventional Laparoscopy' by PJ Quilici]
    • Center for Laparoscopic Surgery
    • Information about Advances in Laparoscopic Surgery - Foxhall Surgical Assoc., Washington DC (US)
    • Atlas of Diagnostic Laparoscopic Surgery - Ohio State Univ/Surgery (US)
    • Laparoscopy.Com
    • Atlas of Diagnostic Laparoscopic Surgery - Ohio State U. (US)
    • Laparoscopic Procedures performed at the Milwaukee Inst.
    • Pediatric Laparoscopy [O Blinnikov]
    • Videoscopic Surgery Center - Houston, TX (US)
    • Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy [J Norman]
    • SAGES Guidelines, Statements, Standards of Practice, etc. - (US)
  • Biopsy
    • The Biopsy Report: A Patient's Guide [E Uthman] - 1995
    • Minimally Invasive Diagnostic Breast Biopsy [WE Kelly] - (US)
    • About the Mammotome technique - Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    • About Mammotome biopsies - US Nat'l Women's Health
  • Mastectomy
    • Lumpectomy or Mastectomy? - Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
    • Breast Cancer Surgery Information - Beth Israel HCS
    • My experience with breast cancer [P Murray]
    • On Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy - Froedtert Hosp. (US)
  • Cryosurgery
    • About Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment - CancerNet/NCI via University of Bonn (DE)
  • Surgery, Ob-Gyn
    • Brief History of Cesarean Section - NLM (US)
    • Cesarean Section Homepage [RE Weiss] - University of Virginia (US)
  • Surgery, Urogenital
    • No-Scalpel Vasectomy at Ottawa Vasectomy Clinic (CA)
    • The Patient's Guide to Vasectomy Reversal [H Fisch] , and some more on Vasectomy Reversal - HealthNet
    • Sans Uteri Hysterectomy Forum
    • About Hysterectomy - excerpts from A Gynecologist's 2nd Opinion
    • About Hysterectomy - N Y State Dept of Health (US)
    • Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
    • Modern Alternatives to Hysterectomy [JG Bradley]
    • Endometrial Ablation [M. Perloe] - Atlanta, GA (US)
    • About Hypospadias Surgery: A Parent's Guide - Intersexuality Soc. of North Am.
    • On Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy [Walsh et al] - Brady Urological Inst./JHU (US)
    • On Endopyelotomy: Antegrade & Retrograde vs Open Pyeloplasty [RB Nadler] - NorthWestern U (US)
    • On Female Circumcision - via Eskimo North (US)
    • About Male Circumcision - via Eskimo North (US)
  • Surgery, Eye
    • Findings from the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study [Oct 95] - NLM (US)
    • Patient Information on Cataract Surgery - ASCRS & ASOA (US)
    • PRK Information Menu - PRK Information Center (US)
    • Eye Surgery Information for patients [PG Ursell] - Oxford (UK)
    • Eye Plastics Surgery - EyePlastics LLC
    • Ocular Surgery News [publication] - Slack Inc. (US)
  • Surgery, Oral
    • Ask an Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon [K.E. Goldman] - (US)
    • Maxillofacial Surgery Resources on the WWW - via Dalhousie University (CA)
    • School of Dental and Oral Surgery - Columbia University (US)
    • Peninsula Maxillofacial Surgery - San Francisco (US)
    • Brief Info About Dental Implants - via U-Net (UK)
  • Surgery, Otorhinolaryngologic
    • About Ear Tube Surgery and Tosillectomy and Adenoidectomy (info for parents) - KidsHealth
    • About Myringotomy & Tympanostomy - MedicineNet
    • About Laser-Assisted Uvulopalatoplasty - LAUP [J Piccirillo]
    • Head and Neck Surgery - Baylor Coll. of Medicine (US)
    • Clinical Indicators Compendium from Am. Acad. of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
    • The Airway Scale [MA Rotschild] - Mt Sinai (US)
    • Aaron's Tracheostomy Page [C Bissell] - (US)
    • About Tracheotomy - Voice Center, VA (US)
    • Complications of Tracheotomy [MW Sicard] - Baylor Coll. of Medicine (US)
    • Laryngotracheal Reconstruction at the Hosp for Sick Kids, Toronto (CA)
    • About Laryngoplastic Phonosurgery [JA Koufman] - Wake Forest Univ
    • A 25 Year Review of Parotid Surgery [Zbar et al] - Irish Med J (IE)
    • Ear Surgery - (US)
    • Cochlear Implant Surgery - Bionic Ear Inst, Melbourne (AU)
    • Laryngoscopy and Laser Excision of T1 Vocal Chord Carcinoma [JE Buenting] - (US)
    • The Rhinoplasty Operation [S Denenberg]
  • Transplantation
    • Stem Cell Press Kit - U of Wisconsin (US)
    • Advances in Stem Cell Reserch, Nov '98 - Geron Corp.
    • Organ Donation - US Government
    • Skin graft [pictures; R Meredith] - JAMA Sep 1997, 20(3)
    • UNOS Transplantation Information Site - (US)
    • American Share Foundation - (US)
    • TransWeb
    • Growing New Organs [Mooney and Mikos] - SciAm 4/'99
    • The Int'l Transplant Coordinators Society
    • CenterSpan - Am. Soc. of Transplant Physicians (US)
    • LifeLink - (US)
    • Understanding bone marrow and stem cell transplants - CancerBACUP (UK)
    • British Society for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics and a Beginner's Guide to Tissue Typing - (UK)
    • Transplant Pathology Internet Services including e.g. Histocompatibility Testing in Organ Transplantation [RJ Duquesnoy] - Pittsburgh U
    • Websites associated with Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation - British Organ Donor Society
    • Surviving Transplantation [Craven & Farrow] - St Josephs Health C. (CA)
    • Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide - Leiden University (NL)
    • Album (gifs) of Bone Marrow Cytology from Frankfurt University (DE)
    • Indications for Kidney Transplantation - U of Maryland (US)
    • Liver Transplantation Information - U of Miami (US)
    • Second Wind (US Nat'l Lung Transplant Assoc.) - (US)
    • Infections in the Lung Transplant Recipient - U of Pittsburgh (US)
    • The Bone Allograft Study Group - MGH (US)
    • Xenotransplantation: Animal organs to save human lives - Duke U. (US)
    • Xenotransplantation: Risks, Clinical Potential, and Future Prospects - EID '96 (US)

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