Overview
A comprehensive surgical text, this book is designed to improve the reader's capability to implement important techniques essential to the effective management of ovarian cancer. With particular focus on the technical aspects of cytoreductive surgery, the book includes topics such as: pre-operative preparation, incisions/wound healing, surgical instrumentation, the management of apparent early-stage ovarian cancer, and surgical staging. Exquisitely illustrated with specially-commissioned artwork, photographs and imaging, which show the main stages of each procedure, this is a key text for anyone in the field.
Full Product Details
Author: Dr Robert E Bristow, MD, MBA, Facs ,
Beth Y Karlan ,
Dennis S Chi
Publisher: Informa Medical
Imprint: Informa Medical
ISBN: 9781322617343
ISBN 10: 1322617341
Pages: 442
Publication Date: 01 January 2005
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Format: Electronic book text
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Review of the first edition 'The authors have done an excellent job creating this comprehensive text for surgical treatment of ovarian cancer. Their work is filled with elegant and practical explanations of anatomy and surgical technique. This book is a long awaited addition to the field of gynecologic oncology' - Doody's Book Review Service
Author Information
Robert E Bristow MD MBA is Professor and Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California, USA. Professor Bristow s primary clinical and research interests include the surgical management of advanced-stage gynecologic cancer and the patterns of health care delivery for women with gynecologic cancer. Dr. Bristow is extensively published in the field of ovarian cancer surgical research and he is also a deputy editor of the journal Gynecologic Oncology. Beth Y Karlan MD is Director of the Women s Cancer Research Institute and the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. Professor Karlan s research interests include molecular biomarker discovery, inherited cancer susceptibility and translational research efforts focused towards innovative treatment strategies for ovarian cancer. She has served as President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and in 2006 was named an American Cancer Society Early Detection Clinical Research Professor. Professor Karlan is the Editor-in-Chief of Gynecologic Oncology. Dennis S Chi MD is Professor and Deputy Chief of the Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. Dr Chi s primary research interests include the correlation of radiographic evaluation and operative findings in gynecologic malignancies and the utilization of innovative and advanced surgical techniques to improve outcomes for women with early, advanced, or recurrent gynecologic cancers. He is on the editorial board of the journals Journal of Oncology and The Oncologist and has served as the president of the Society of Memorial Gynecologic Oncologists and the Metropolitan Gynecologic Cancer Society.
