Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Surgery - Laparoscopic & Robotic

Bariatric surgery is an increasingly common procedure, but far from an easy one. Patient assessment and selection must be careful. Complications can arise quite often. Training levels can be uneven among clinicians.

The SAGES Manual of Bariatric Surgery bridges the gaps and serves as a practical and concise starting point for the surgeon adding these procedures to his skill set.

This book provides up-to-date evidence on laparoscopic emergency surgery and supplies concrete advice on when and how to approach patients laparoscopically in an emergency setting. All the diseases elegible for emergency laparoscopy are addressed, and for each disease recommendations, levels of evidence, and technical key points are discussed and analyzed. Diagnostic flow charts are included for cases in which laparoscopy turns out to be the final diagnostic step and the first therapeutic one. Furthermore, problematic and positive aspects of the laparoscopic approach from the...

This book aims to provide readers practical information on the procedure of segmentectomy for early-stage lung cancer with the use of 3D reconstruction technology. The first chapters mainly focus on the basic knowledge of lung segmentectomy, such as its history, anatomy, indications and 3D reconstruction. In the following chapters, 12 different types of lung segmentectomies for early-stage lung cancer are introduced, including CT images, 3D reconstruction images, intraoperative mark figures. More importantly, exquisite hand-painted sketches are presented, which make the procedure of lung...

The minimally invasive approach in emergency and general trauma surgery is a key aspect of both scenarios. This book, the first comprehensive manual in the field, takes a global view of the subject and deals with it in depth, ranging from the historical perspective to the pathophysiological and therapeutic aspects in the various body compartments.

Thanks to its user-friendly approach, this book will be a useful tool in the daily clinical practice of surgeons, doctors, anesthetists and nurses; thanks to its up-to-date review...

This book introduces techniques and methods of the lymphadenectomy and the angioplasty under thoracoscope. It also presents the latest 2 cm uniportal lobectomy, which represents the highest level of thoracoscopic lung surgery technique. Compared to traditional thoracoscopic surgery, the survival and quality of postoperative life of patients undergoing lung cancer surgery have been greatly improved. This book provides a brand-new vision for thoracic surgeons to understand and learn the latest and most advanced development status and direction of modern minimally invasive techniques in...