Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Esophageal Carcinoma

ISBN-13: 9781848827677 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 200 str.

Shailesh Puntambekar; Shailesh Puntambekar; Miguel A. Cuesta

Opis

Esophageal cancer remains both a life-threatening disease and an everyday challenge for both patients and surgeons. Controversies regarding its management are prevalent, creating con- sion and uncertainties. Preoperative mortality and morbidity, limited overall and disease-free survival, and dismal prognosis make decision making regarding the choice of management dif? cult. Prof. Puntambekar is an enthusiastic surgeon, full of energy and inspiration. This young colleague offers contemporary possibilities for management of esophageal carcinoma. Prof. Cuesta is an experienced surgeon working in Europe. These two authors have compiled their work in this atlas and enrich the reader with experience encompassing two different c- tinents. This book is an update of novel surgical techniques of combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach in minimally invasive management of esophageal carcinoma. Prof. Puntambekar's outstanding experience and expertise in this ? eld is fully illustrated in this book in a step-by-step description of the operative procedures. This book should be regarded as a landmark for the surgical management of esophageal carcinoma. The book is distinctive and the technical steps are original, re? ecting a deep knowledge of the regional anatomy and a unique ability of visual and operative orientation.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"It is lavishly illustrated with color photos and selected line drawings. ... The book is clearly written for advanced practitioners and subspecialty trainees, both laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgeons, and for experienced esophageal surgeons who wish to make the switch to minimal access techniques for management of esophageal carcinoma. ... For surgeons seeking clear photos detailing how to do these esophageal carcinoma operations, this is a useful reference ... ." (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Review Service, November, 2010)

Spis treści

Surgery for Cancer of the Esophagus “The Continuing Evolution”.- Minimally Invasive Surgery in Esophageal Cancer: World Literature.- Staplers in Gastro-Esophageal Cancer Surgery.- Thoracoscopic and Laparoscopic Esophagectomy with Two-Field Nodal Clearance.- Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy.- Thoracoscopic Esophageal Resection for Cancer in Prone Decubitus Position: Operative Technique.- Laparoscopic Transhiatal Resection for Distal and Gastro-Esophageal Junction Cancer: Operative Technique.- Robot-Assisted Thoracolaparoscopic Esophagectomy.

O autorze

Dr. Puntambekar –Consultant Laparoscopic and Oncosurgeon who specializes in surgery and oncosurgery, for the last nine years he has been working as a Consultant in Oncosurgery and as a Associate Professor in King Edward Memorial Hospital in Poona (Pune), India. His field of experience includes general and oncologic procedures for GI, Urology and Gynaecological pathologies. His numerous publications include, Role Of Anterior Exenteration In Advanced And Recurrent Pelvic Cancers (Journal of Pelvic Surgery Sep2002), and Laparoscopic Anterior Exenteration (Gynaecologic Oncology 2006). He is the winner of Golden Laparoscope Award at AAGL meeting in Chicago, USA in 2005 for the best video on ‘laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy with Psoas hitch’, and has conducted training for the International Laparoscopic Surgeons at the Galaxy Laparoscopy Institute since July 2005. At present, his Pune centre is famous for the workshops it conducts in the field of laparoscopic oncosurgery.

Blurb

Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Esophageal Carcinoma provides both an easy-to-follow procedural manual on the laparoscopic techniques for esophageal carcinoma and a comprehensive survey of the field of surgery on esophageal carcinoma. The following procedures are presented, using detailed anatomical photographs and step-by-step descriptions:Laparoscopic Trans-hiatal esophagectomy, Laparoscopic Trans-hiatal Resection for Distal and Gastro-Esophageal Junction Cancer: The Operative Technique, Trans-thoracic esophagectomy with 2 field nodal dissection, Trans-thoracic esophagectomy in the prone position. Throughout the book, the authors emphasise the similarities of the principles and steps between open and laparoscopic surgery, which significantly simplifies the conversion from one practice to the other. The accompanying films of these procedures on the Springer Extras website further enhances understanding of the surgical steps involved. This book also includes a description of anesthesia techniques, a guide to the use of staplers in laparoscopic surgery, a comparison of the energy sources available for laparoscopic surgery and a look forward to the increasing prevalence of robotic surgery for these procedures. A comprehensive and authoritative work on minimally invasive surgery in esophageal carcinoma, this book will prove essential reading for oncosurgeons, thoracoscopic surgeons and laparoscopic surgeons who will be performing these procedures.