Atlas of Procedures in Gynecologic Oncology (2nd edition)

Levine - Atlas of Procedures in Gynecologic Oncology
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Authors/editors: Douglas A Levine, Richard R Barakat and Nadeem R Abu-Rustum
ISBN: 978-1-84184-498-5
Page count: 350
Publisher: Informa
Publication year: 2008

The staff at one of the world's leading cancer centers have here collaborated on a practical guide to the procedures involved in gynecologic oncology, covering the latest developments in both open and minimally invasive surgery. Atlas of Procedures in Gynecologic Oncology, second edition, has been updated to keep abreast with the latest developments in the field, with each chapter purposely presented in great detail giving the reader a complete working knowledge of each procedure. The procedures are explained step by step and fully illustrated, with color photographs used throughout, a third of which are updated or are brand new for this edition. The accompanying DVD provides video clips with spoken commentary.

 

Table of contents:

Section I - Open Procedures

  1. Surgical staging of gynecologic malignancies
  2. Radical abdominal hysterectomy
  3. Surgery for carcinoma of the vulva
  4. Surgical cytoreduction
  5. Pelvic exenteration
  6. Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
  7. Panniculectomy to facilitate pelvic surgery
  8. Fertility-sparing radical abdominal trachelectomy for cervical cancer
  9. Extended pelvic resection
  10. Myocutaneous flap reconstruction

Section II - Minimally Invasive Procedures

  1. Laparoscopic staging procedures
  2. Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy
  3. Laparoscopically assisted vaginal radical hysterectomy
  4. Vaginal radical trachelectomy
  5. Second-look laparoscopy with intraperitoneal catheter placement
  6. Extraperitoneal lymph node dissection
  7. Chest tube placement and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
  8. Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy
  9. Robotically assisted laparoscopic surgery for gynecologic malignancies
  10. Sentinal lymph node identification for early-stage cervical and uterine cancer

Section III - Related Surgical Procedures

  1. Paracentesis
  2. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement
  3. Central venous catheter placement
  4. Mediport placement
  5. Brachytherapy
  6. Cystourethroscopy and ureteral catheterization

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