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Discusses ethical and legal issues related to medical practice. This book details general principles and specific issues related to the ethical and legal dimensions of modern surgical practice.

A guide to practical intensive care medicine includes chapters addressing pertinent clinical challenges comprehensively. It is suitable for medical students, trainees in intensive care medicine and other acute specialties, consultants as well as other allied professionals practicing in intensive care including nurses and physiotherapists.

 This book provides a comprehensive overview of the full spectrum of benign oesophageal disorders with an emphasis on surgical approaches. There are now new, sophisticated diagnostic methods and endoscopic treatment modalities which represent the high level of innovation within the field. These innovations are assimilated here through evidence-based chapters, written by practitioners and experts in their specific subjects. Some of the topics include gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's oesophagus, oesophageal motility disorders, oesophageal diverticula, oesophageal caustic injuries, and discussion of minimally invasive surgery.This comprehensive, practical overview is suitable not only for medical students or residents interested in gastroenterology and gastroenterological surgery, but also for clinicians and practitioners.