Clinical Embryology
An Atlas of Congenital Malformations
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Beschreibung
This comprehensive atlas is unique in combining information on the embryological development of the human with detailed presentation of the congenital malformations encountered in clinical practice. As a consequence it will not only assist practitioners and trainees in recognizing and evaluating malformations, but also enable them to understand how a malformation has developed and to explain the mystery of congenital malformations to relatives and patients. The book is organized according to anatomic region, with additional chapters on hernias, tumors, lymphogenesis and lymphatic malformations. According to WHO statistics, each year congenital anomalies result in approximately 3.2 million birth defect-related disabilities worldwide. All too often, however, training in embryology is now a neglected area, and medical graduates frequently lack confidence in their knowledge of the field. Clinical Embryology: An Atlas of Congenital Malformations will help to rectify this deficit andto ensure that malformations are comprehended and managed appropriately. It will be of value for postgraduate trainees in pediatric surgery, pediatrics, and neonatology, undergraduate medical students, and general practitioners/family physicians.
Combines information on embryological development with detailed presentation of congenital malformations
Explains how congenital malformations develop
Includes a wealth of illustrations, most of them in color
Combines information on embryological development with detailed presentation of congenital malformations Explains how congenital malformations develop Includes a wealth of illustrations, most of them in color
Autor*in
Robert Carachi
Themen in »Clinical Embryology«
Birth defect Deformity Disability Neonatology Ontogeny