Overview
The book aims to provide a detailed step-wise explanation of various difficult, complex and lesser-known surgical minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedures in cancer. It serves as an extensive practical resource for a surgeon interested in MIS for cancer. Chapters are contributed by global experts working in this field who have shared their views and personal techniques in a “how I do it” manner, supplemented by high-quality illustrations, both diagrammatic and actual operative photographs. Each chapter is accompanied by an approximately 8 min narrated high quality video clip so as to provide maximum teaching benefit to the audience. Chapters cover head and neck, breast, thoracic, GI, colorectal and HPB cancer. It also includes a few chapters covering the history of MIS in cancer, specific instruments/ energy devices, etc. and expert commentaries. Each chapter is well-structured and includes - a brief historyof the procedure, patient positioning and operating room setup, list of specific instruments/ gadgets used, the operative technique in a detailed stepwise manner, postoperative course and management, complications and personal experience. The book provides an up-to-date, practical guide for both young and experienced surgeons/ surgical oncologists interested in MIS for cancer.
Full Product Details
Author: Mallika Tewari
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint: Springer Nature
Edition: 2024 ed.
ISBN: 9789819770588
ISBN 10: 9819770580
Pages: 257
Publication Date: 12 January 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Author Information
Dr. Mallika Tewari (MBBS, MS, M.Ch. (Surgical Oncology), MRCS.Ed. graduated from the Institute of Medical Sciences at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India. She is Professor and Head of the Department of Surgical Oncology and Chief of the Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary and Gastrointestinal Division at the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU. She has been a pioneer in establishing minimally invasive surgery for cancer in her department. She has more than 100 peer-reviewed international/ national publications and has coordinated several symposiums and panel discussions, delivered orations, and organized guest lectures. Dr. Tewari has had an outstanding career and graduated with 10 medals and 23 academic prized from her medical school. She is the recipient of several prestigious international fellowships such as UICC ICRETT, International Guest Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons, and European Society of Surgical Oncology travelling fellowship. She is the executive member of the World Federation of Surgical Oncology Societies (WFSOS), Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO), Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) and IHPBA amongst many others. She is a reviewer for several international scientific journals and Editor of Indian Journal of Surgery, the official publication of the ASI.
