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Elsevier Tuberculosis An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine 1st Edition
This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, edited by Dr. Charles L. Daley and Dr. David Lewinsohn, focuses on Tuberculosis. Topics include: Epidemiology of Tuberculosis (TB) in the United States; Immunology of Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis and Biologics; Laboratory Diagnosis of Tuberculosis; Supranational Tuberculosis Reference Laboratories (a global approach); Treatment of Drug Susceptible Tuberculosis; Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis; New Drugs for the Treatment of Tuberculosis; Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis: the Role of Interferon Gamma Release; Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis; Management of Children with Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis and HIV; The Future of Vaccines for Tuberculosis; and Preventing Transmission of M. Tuberculosis. 1 Superficial Nerves of the Anterolateral Abdominal Wall and the Lateral Transpsoas Approach to the Lumbar Spine2 Muscles of the Anterolateral Abdominal Wall3 The Posterior Abdominal Wall and Retroperitoneum4 Posterior Abdominal Wall Muscles5 The Diaphragm6 Lumbar Plexus7 Lumbar Vertebrae8 Lumbar Intervertebral Discs9 The Ligaments of the Lumbar Spine10 The Lumbar Intervertebral Foramina11 Sectional Anatomy for the Lateral Transpsoas Approach to the Lumbar Spine: A Pictorial Guide12 The Sympathetic Trunk in the Abdomen13 The Lumbosacral Trunk and Tunnel14 Lateral Transpsoas Approaches to the Lumbar Spine and the Kidney, Ureter, and Colon15 Lymphatics of the Abdomen16 Anatomical Variations Relevant to the Lateral Transpsoas Approach to the Lumbar Spine17 Technique: Lateral Transpsoas Approaches to the Lumbar Spine18 Autonomics of the Abdomen19 The Abdominal Aorta20 The Inferior Vena Cava and Its Branches and Connections in the Abdomen21 Lateral Approaches to the Thoracolumbar JunctiondAnatomical Considerations22 Lateral Approaches to the Thoracic Spine23 Techniques for the Lateral Thoracolumbar Approach24 Complications From Lateral Transpsoas Approaches to the Lumbar Spine25 Tips and Tricks of Lateral Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine