Splenectomy
CHAPTER 18 Splenectomy Paul J. Foley, Thomas A. Wixted, Donna J. Barbot Case Study A 20-year-old female with immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is referred by her hematologist to a…
Central Venous Catheterization
CHAPTER 3 Central Venous Catheterization Ronald F. Parsons, Kristoffel R. Dumon Case Study A 68-year-old male undergoes an emergent left hemicolectomy for colonic ischemia. His postoperative course is complicated by…
Principles of Wound Closure
CHAPTER 2 Principles of Wound Closure Suhail K. Kanchwala, Louis P. Bucky Case Study A 21-year-old male presents to the emergency room with right lower quadrant pain. He is taken…
Preoperative and Intraoperative Care
CHAPTER 1 Preoperative and Intraoperative Care Robert E. Roses, Suhail K. Kanchwala, Patrick M. Reilly Case Study A 72-year-old male presents to a surgeon’s office after being diagnosed with a…
Ventral Herniorrhaphy
CHAPTER 5 Ventral Herniorrhaphy Joshua Fosnot, Matt L. Kirkland, III Case Study A 67-year-old male with a history of a laparotomy presents with a complaint of a “large bulge” in…
Norovirus Vaccine Development
Chapter 3.6 Norovirus Vaccine Development S. Ramani* M.K. Estes*,** R.L. Atmar*,*** Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States** Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine,…
Human Acquired Immunity to Rotavirus Disease and Correlates of Protection
Chapter 2.9 Human Acquired Immunity to Rotavirus Disease and Correlates of Protection D. Herrera M. Parra M.A. Franco J. Angel Instituto de Genética Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia Abstract…
Rotavirus Disease Mechanisms
Chapter 2.6 Rotavirus Disease Mechanisms M. Hagbom L. Svensson Division of Molecular Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Medical Faculty, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Abstract While rotavirus is well established…
Pleiotropic Properties of Rotavirus Nonstructural Protein 4 (NSP4) and Their Effects on Viral Replication and Pathogenesis
Chapter 2.4 Pleiotropic Properties of Rotavirus Nonstructural Protein 4 (NSP4) and Their Effects on Viral Replication and Pathogenesis N.P. Sastri* S.E. Crawford* M.K. Estes*,*** Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College…
Structural Biology of Noroviruses
Chapter 3.1 Structural Biology of Noroviruses B.V. Venkataram Prasad*,** S. Shanker* Z. Muhaxhiri* J.-M. Choi* R.L. Atmar** M.K. Estes*** Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College…
