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This first of its-kind reference shows you how to perform today's laparoscopic procedures using videos demonstrating the step-by-step how-to's you need to know. Nearly 30 videos on DVD - each 10-20 minutes long, with narration - describe the key steps for all of the commonly-performed minimally invasive procedures. In addition to the procedures on DVD, a full-color standard operative atlas is included - illustrated with nearly 400 photos and line drawings addressing the key portions of each surgical procedure - providing complete details on the technical considerations of each operation. Inclusion of cutting-edge technology helps you incorporate these advances into your repertoire. Coverage by top experts in the field - including Dr. Frantzides and Dr. Carlson, leading authorities on laparoscopic procedures - ensures guidance you can trust.

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Dr. Frantzides is the Director of the Chicago Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CIMIS) and Director of the Laparoscopic and Bariatric Fellowship Program. He is a visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Illinois. He is recognized worldwide as an expert in the field of laparoscopic surgery and is a charter member of the United States Laparoscopic Founders Society. His experience in laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery is one of the most extensive in the United States. Dr. Frantzides created the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and was the Director of the center from 1995-1997. Dr. Frantzides has served as the Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center and professor of surgery at the University of Chicago from 1997 to 2000. Dr. Frantzides was the Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and professor of surgery at Rush University. He was also the director of Minimally Invasive Surgery (2003-2006) and director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program (2003-2008) at Northshore University Health System. Dr. Frantzides was also Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University from 2004-2009. Dr. Carlson is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, with a part-time appointment at the Omaha VA Medical Center. He is Principal Investigator of a federally-funded research laboratory at UNMC, performing basic and preclinical research on solid tumor, limb ischemia, hemostasis, wound healing, and biomaterials, with interest in the use of large animal models. In addition, Dr. Carlson is the Director of UNMC's Center for Advanced Surgical Technology (CAST), which focuses on developing novel surgical technologies for the clinic. He also participates in education, training, and outcomes-based research. Dr. Carlson completed two Fellowships, one in Minimally Invasive Surgery at MCW in 1996 and then one in Wound Healing at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1999. Dr. Carlson is a clinically active surgeon whose interests include Minimally Invasive Surgery, Foregut Surgery, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Emergency General Surgery.

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