Laparoscopic Surgery for Gynecologic Oncology

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!

A Doody's Core Title!

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.

Features:

Coverage of key laparoscopic procedures in gynecologic oncology including: laparoscopic total simple abdominal
hysterectomy, total radical abdominal hysterectomy, pelvic and para-aortic lymph node dissection, splenectomy, and
bowel resection
DVD demonstrates more than one approach for the same procedure to teach alternative surgical options and instruments
Contributors include some of the respected names in minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic oncology
Back-to-basics approach to surgical instruction: the authors tell you what to do and demonstrate exactly how to do it

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Table of Contents:

Contributors
How to Use this Book
Preface
1. Role of Laparoscopy in Gynecologic Oncology, Rachel Kupets and Allan L. Covens
2. Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Siobhan M. Kehoe, Douglas A. Levine, and Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum
3. The Laparascopic Radical Hysterectomy, Pedro T. Ramirez and Kathleen M. Schmeler
4. Technique of Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Pelvic Lymphadenectomy, Eric Leblanc, Fabrice Narducci, Jerome Phalippou,
Eric Lambaudie, Malik Boukerrou, and Denis Querleu
5. Para-Aortic Lymph Node Dissection through a Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approach, Denis Querleu and Eric
Leblanc
6. Laparoscopy in the Morbidly Obese, Katherine A. O'Hanlan
7. Laparoscopic Bowel Resection, Anastomosis, and Ileostomy/Colostomy, Nimesh P. Nagarsheth, David S. Bub, and Farr
Nezhat
8. Radical Vaginal Trachelectomy, Mario E. Beiner and Allan L. Covens
9. Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy, Ram Eitan and Dennis S. Chi
10. Laparoscopic Ureteric Reimplantation and Cystotomy Repair, Katherine Moore and Walid Farhat
11. Miscellaneous, including Omentectomy, Appendectomy, Lysis Adhesions, and Splenectomy, Jan Hauspy, Rachel Kupets,
and Allan L. Covens
12. Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery, Alayne Kealey
Index