Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision

ISBN-13: 9783642047305 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 82 str.

Matthias Anthuber;Johann Spatz

Opis

The idea for the Operation Primer series originated in a scienti? c study entitled " Mental Training in Surgical Education" that formed part of a collaborative project between the surgical department of the University of Cologne, the Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences of the University of Heidelberg and the European Surgical Institute (ESI) in Norderstedt. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of mental training, which has been used successfully in top-class sports for decades, on surgical training. However, in order for mental training to be applied to surgery, it ? rst had to undergo modi? cation. In the course of this modi? cation, the ? rst Operation Primer was produced, the layout of which was largely adopted for the ? nal version presented here. In the last two years ? ve Operation Primers have been published in this series: Laparo scopic Sigmoidectomy for Cancer, Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy for Diverticulitis, (R) Thyroidectomy with Harmonic FOCUS, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Stapled (R) TM Transanal Rectal Resection with Contour Transtar Curved Cutter Stapler Procedure Set. Now you hold the sixth Operation Primer in your hand: Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Cancer. The feedback has been overwhelming so far. We have received encouraging and motivating messages from all over the world. Operation Primers have been translated into other languages and we have had requests for specialities other than general and visceral surgery as well.

Spis treści

Preparations for the operation.- Creating the pneumoperitoneum – placing the trocar for the scope.- Placing the working trocars.- Nodal points.- Management of difficult situations and complications.- Anatomical variations.

Blurb

The Operation Primer provides excellent photographic step-by-step guidance to the surgical procedure. It has been produced to describe the operation in the simplest manner possible without over-simplifying. The core of the Operation Primer is the section on Nodal Points, where the surgical key steps are described in detail. This surgical guide book provides essential reference material to surgeons wishing to update their knowledge in this specific area.

The Operation Primer Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) for Cancer refers especially to surgeons, who wish to familiarize themselves with minimal invasive colorectal surgery procedures. Due to excellent visualization and magnification laparoscopic assisted TME allows nerve sparing surgery and achieves proper oncological radicality by saving the mesorectal fascia as the anatomical border of the circumferential margin. This Operation Primer is an excellent teaching tool advocating a standardized technique not only for those who begin but also for experienced surgeons in open colorectal surgery who wants to apply the minimally invasive technique for TME.