Minimally Invasive Surgery in Cancer: Techniques and Outcomes (Original PDF from Publisher) - Afkebooks - Medical ebooks for Doctors

This book summarizes the technical steps of several difficult, complex, and lesser-known minimally invasive surgery (MIS) resections in cancer, serving as a practical resource for surgeons interested in MIS for cancer. Each chapter includes an approximately 8-minute narrated video demonstrating the personal techniques and innovations used by the author.

Chapters are contributed by global experts who share their views and personal techniques in a "how I do it" manner, supplemented by high-quality illustrations, both diagrammatic and actual operative photographs. The content covers a variety of MIS procedures in cancer of the head and neck, thyroid, breast, lung, esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, liver, pancreas, as well as MIS radical hysterectomy and inguinal lymph node dissection.

Additional chapters address the history of MIS in cancer, pros and cons of MIS, fluorescence imaging, and an expert commentary. Each chapter is well-structured and includes a brief history of the procedure, patient positioning and operating room setup, a list of specific instruments and gadgets used, the operative technique in detailed stepwise manner, postoperative course and management, complications, and personal experience.

Key Features

Highlights

• Covers minimally invasive surgery procedures for cancer of the head and neck, thyroid, breast, lung, esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, liver, pancreas, radical hysterectomy, and inguinal lymph node dissection.
• Each chapter includes a brief history, patient positioning, operating room setup, instruments list, stepwise operative technique, postoperative management, and complications.
• Supplemented with high-quality diagrammatic and operative photographs.
• Includes an approximately 8-minute narrated video per chapter.
• Features contributions from global experts and an expert commentary.