Main description:

In this book every urologic procedure is described in a step-by-step sequence of events. The text is supplemented with numerous tips, colored illustrations and high definition photographs depicting the main steps of the procedures. The structure of every chapter is extremely clear, and emphasis is given to the laparoscopic surgical technique. The aim of this manual is to provide the Urologic Surgeon with the state-of-the-art of Laparoscopic Surgery. It guides the reader through every stage of the laparoscopic procedure, from the equipment's settings to the correct position of the needle on the needle holder.

Contents:

General Laparoscopic Information.- Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery.- Laparoscopic Surgery for Malignant Urological Disorders.- Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy.- Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy.- Laparoscopic Assisted Transperitoneal Nephroureterectomy.- Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.- Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.- Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Radical Cystectomy.- Laparoscopic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection.- Laparoscopic Surgery for Benign Urological Disorders.- Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty.- Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy.- Hand-Assisted Bilateral Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Nephrectomy.- Laparoscopic Promontory Fixation.- Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Prostatic Adenomectomy.