Overview

Laparoscopy in combination with laparoscopic ultrasonography is a new staging procedure for tumors of the abdomen. The treatment of several other tumor entities, such as pancreatic and gastric cancer, lymphoma, ovarian cancer, liver malignancies, is also improved by more accurate staging. Laparoscopic staging helps prevent unnecessary laparotomies, provides much less trauma to the patient, maximum information on tumor spread, and enables palliative procedures to be performed during the staging procedure. This book provides detailed guidelines on the aim and technique of laparoscopic staging and discusses the pathophysiological aspects and risks of laparoscopic staging (such as trocar metastases) on the basis of international experience.

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Author:   P. Hohenberger ,  K. Conlon
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.314kg
ISBN:  

9783642630002

ISBN 10:   3642630006
Pages:   181
Publication Date:   17 August 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Basic Aspects.- Technical Aspects of Pneumoperitoneum and Gasless Laparoscopy.- Equipment and Strategies of Staging Laparoscopy.- Pathophysiological Aspects of the Pneumoperitoneum.- Risk of Port Site Métastases.- Results and Strategies of Clinical Applications: Gastrointestinal Tract.- Staging Laparoscopy for Esophageal Cancer.- The Role of Laparoscopy in the Staging of Gastric Cancer.- Extended Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Gastric Cancer.- Laparoscopic Staging for Pancreatic Malignancy.- Laparoscopic Ultrasonography for Staging of Gastrointestinal Cancer.- Further Results and Strategies of Clinical Application.- Contribution to Initial Staging and Assessment of Treatment Results in Gynecologic Cancers.- Indications in Urologic Tumors.- Is There Any Role for the Laparoscopic Staging of Urologie Malignancies?.- Impact of Laparoscopy in Malignant Lymphomas.

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From the reviews: This multi-author book has been championed by the authors who are from Berlin and New York respectively. It is probably the most comprehensive book on staging laparoscopy. ... The strength of the book is the wealth of collated experience from dedicated surgical oncologists and their multi-disciplinary teams. ... The information presented in this book is the best we have. Those surgeons running mainly GIT oncological practices should read it and try to apply what is relevant to their practices. (D. B. Bizos, SAJS - South African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 41 (3), 2003)

From the reviews: This multi-author book has been championed by the authors who are from Berlin and New York respectively. It is probably the most comprehensive book on staging laparoscopy. ... The strength of the book is the wealth of collated experience from dedicated surgical oncologists and their multi-disciplinary teams. ... The information presented in this book is the best we have. Those surgeons running mainly GIT oncological practices should read it and try to apply what is relevant to their practices. (D. B. Bizos, SAJS - South African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 41 (3), 2003)

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