Topographical and Pathotopographical Medical Atlas of the Chest, Abdomen, Lumbar Region, and Retroperitoneal Space

The third medical atlas in this new series on the human body and filled with detailed pictures, this atlas details the topographical and pathotopographical anatomy of the chest, abdomen, lumbar region, and retroperitoneal space, a useful reference for medical professionals and students alike.

Written by an experienced and well–respected physician and professor, this new volume, building on the previous volume, Ultrasonic Topographical and Pathotopographical Anatomy, and its sequel, Topographical and Pathotopographical Medical Atlas of the Head and Neck, also available from Wiley–Scrivener, presents the ultrasonic topographical and pathotopographical anatomy of the chest, abdomen, lumbar region, and retroperitoneal space, offering further detail into these important areas for use by medical professionals.

This series of atlases of topographic and pathotopographic human anatomy is a fundamental and practically important series designed for doctors of all specializations and students of medical schools. Here you can find almost everything that is connected with the topographic and pathotopographic human anatomy, including original graphs of logical structures of topographic anatomy and development of congenital abnormalities, topography of different areas in layers, pathotopography, and computer and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of topographic and pathotopographic anatomy. Also you can find here new theoretical and practical sections of topographic anatomy developed by the author himself which are published for the first time. They are practically important for mastering the technique of operative interventions and denying the possibility of iatrogenic complications during operations.

This important new volume will be valuable to physicians, junior physicians, medical residents, lecturers in medicine, and medical students alike, either as a textbook or as a reference. It is a must–have for any physician′s library.

This groundbreaking new volume:

Using the same technology as the first two atlases by the same author, solves the problem of visualization of topographical and pathotopographical anatomy Builds on the author′s previous book, Ultrasonic Topographical and Pathotopographical Anatomy and the sequel, focusing solely on the areas of the chest, abdomen, and surrounding regions Goes beyond previous attempts, which are often drawings, by using state–of–the–art technology to show detailed physiological areas Is for medical professionals of all types and levels, from students and professors to working doctors and other medical professionals doing research and development

AUDIENCE:

Physicians, interns, junior physicians, medical residents, medical students, specialists in surgery, traumatology, neurosurgery, oncology, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, dental surgery, anesthesiology, and other medical specialists concerned with different topographical and anatomical structures.

Preface vii

Part 1: The Chest 1

Part 2: Abdomen 51

Part 3: Lumbar Region and Retroperitoneal Space 111

Part 4: Pathotography Chest 139

About the Author 179    

Z. M. Seagal, doctor and professor, is a Doctor of Medicine, an Honorary Academic of the Izhevsk State Medical Academy, Honored Scientific Worker of Russia, has three Soros Professor Awards, and is also the Director of the Department of Topographical Anatomy and Operative Surgery at the Izhevsk State Medical Academy.