Surgery for ovarian cancer
Subtitle: principles and practice
By: edited by Robert E. Bristow, Beth Y. Karlan, Dennis S. Chi
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781841847061
Description: "This comprehensive surgical text, has been updated and expanded and includes the important techniques essential for the effective management of ovarian cancer, with particular emphasis on providing a practical step-by-step approach to the techniques described.This new edition now includes; new operative photographs, robotics, the new instruments and energy sources involved in preoperative preparation, plus new chapters on the surgical issues for intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and a chapter on advanced cytoreductive surgery program development.With a companion website containing video clips of surgical procedures, this package will be essential for gynecologic oncologists, pelvic surgeons, and general surgeons operating on patients with known or suspected ovarian cancer.<BR>"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: (Publisher-supplied data)  Epidemiology,staging,andclinical characteristics / Christina S. Chuand, Stephen C. Rubin; title: Preoperative preparation and surgical instrumentation / Michael A.Bidus, G. Scott Rose, and John C. Elkas; title: Management of early-stage ovarian cancer / Anil K. Sood, Koji Matsuo, and David M. Gershenson; title: Cytoreductive surgery:principles and rationale / Christine H. Holschneider, Christine H. Holschneider and Beth Y.Karlan / Cytoreductive surgery:pelvis / Robert E. Bristowand, Leo D.Lagasse / Cytoreductive surgery:abdominal retroperitoneum and adenopathy / Jason D. Wright,Thomas J. Herzog, and Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum; title: Cytoreductive surgery:intestinal tract and omentum / Yukio Sonoda, Dennis S. Chi, and Richard R. Barakat; title: Cytoreductive surgery:right upper abdomen / Robert L. GiuntoliII, Richard D. Schulick, Robert E. Bristow,and William A.Cliby; title: Cytoreductive surgery:upper abdomen,left hypochondriac and epigastric regions / Alejandra Martinez, Krishnansu S.Tewari, Gwenael Ferron, and PedroT. Ramirez; title: Surgical issues for intraperitoneal chemotherapy / Lisa M. Landrumand, Joan L. Walker; title: Secondary cytoreductive surgery / Robert E. Bristowand, Dennis S.Chi; title: Minimally invasive surgery / Ritu Salani, David E. Cohn, and Jeffrey M. Fowler; title: Palliative surgery for ovarian cancer /  Laura J. Havrilesky, Alberto Mendivil,and Daniel L. Clarke-Pearson; title: Postoperative management / Lee-May Chen; title: Advanced cytoreductive surgery program development:building a   cytoreductive team / Oliver Zivanovic, Dennis S.Chi, and Beth Y.Karlan.