Laparoscopic surgery for gynecologic oncology
By: editors, Allan Covens, Rachel Kupets.
Contributors: Covens, Allan.; Kupets, Rachel.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9780071493246
Subjects: Generative organs, Female -- Cancer -- Endoscopic surgery; Genital Neoplasms, Female -- surgery; Laparoscopy -- methods; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures -- methods
Description: The most practical, complete learning package for the laparoscopic treatment of gynecologic cancers--authored by world-renowned surgeons in the field. Includes DVD with Narrated Surgical Videos! Focusing on the latest laparoscopic techniques for treating gynecologic malignancies, this point-of-care textbook and DVD demonstrates step-by-step surgical techniques for the most commonly performed operations in gynecologic oncology. The text includes an introductory section that covers background, practice, outcomes, current research, patient selection including indications and contraindications, equipment, and anesthetic considerations. The narrated DVD takes you step-by-step through more than thirty procedures covered in the book, demonstrating patient set-up, port placement, and a variety of operating equipment and surgical techniques.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The role of laparoscopy in gynecologic oncology; title: Total laporascopic hysterectomy; title: Radical vaginal trachelectomy; title: Para-aortic lymph node dissection through a transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approach; title: Technique of laparoscopic transperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy; title: Laparoscopic bowel resection, anastomosis, and ileostomy/colostomy; title: Laparoscopy in the morbidly obese; title: Video-assisted thoracoscopy; title: Total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy; title: Laparoscopic ureteric reimplantation and cystotomy repair; title: Miscellaneous, including: omentectomy, appendectomy, lysis adhesions, splenectomy; title: Anesthetic issues in laparoscopic surgery in the gynecologic oncology patient.