Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery is practical and easy to use, this superbly illustrated text will provide the trainee with diagnostic and surgical guidance, tips and tricks, and a good solid background to the use of minimally invasive urological surgery techniques.

Features:

• Includes an extensive section on pediatric operations
• Contains numerous illustrations that highlight the concepts covered in the text
• Provides a thorough grounding in the use of minimally invasive techniquess

Contents

The Essentials of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery

• Endourology Surgical Anatomy
• Urologic Laparoscopic Anatomy
• Evaluation, Perioperative, and Postoperative Care of the Endourologic/laparoscopic Patient
• Endourologic Instrumentation and Equipment
• Laparoscopic Instrumentation and Equipment
• Imaging in Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
• Anesthetic Implications of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
• The Physiology of Laparoscopic Genitourinary Surgery
• Physiology of Endoscopic Surgery
• Laparoscopic Access, Trocar Placement and Exiting the Abdomen
• Laparoscopic Training - Basic Skills to Complex Skills

Adult Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery

• Laparoscopy in Renal Transplantation
• Ureteral Obstruction: Congential, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Etiologies Evaluation and Treatment
• Minimally Invasive Therapies for Renovascular Hypertension Disease
• Laparoscopic Surgery for Renovascular Disease
• Renal Cystic Disease
• Caliceal Diverticula and Infundibular Stenosis
• Upper Urinary Tract Infection - Bacteria, Fungal, Parasitic and Tuberculosis
• Lower Urinary Tract Infection and Prostatitis
• Voiding Neurogenic Bladder Evaluation and Minimally Invasive Treatment Options
• Minimally Invasive Approaches to Female Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Vesico-vaginal Fistula Repairs
• Laparoscopic Treatment of Benign Testicular Disorders and Hernias
• Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
• Urinary Calculi: Pathogenesis, Metabolic Evaluation and Medical Therapy
• Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Urinary Stones and Non-calculus Applications
• Shock Wave Physics of Lithotripsy: Mechanisms of Shock Wave Action and Progress Toward Improved SWL
• Percutaneous Treatment of Renal and Ureteral Calculi
• Retrograde Endoscopic Treatment of Renal Stones: Indications and Technique of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS)
• Endoscopic Treatment of Ureteral Stones
• Minimally Invasive Treatment of Bladder Calculi
• Lasers in Urology
• Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy
• Minimally Invasive, Nephron Sparing Interventions for Renal Lesions: Laparoscopy and Ablative Techniques
• Novel Therapies of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Minimally Invasive Treatments for Bladder Cancer - From Transurethral Resection to Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy
• Urothelial Tumors of Renal Pelvis and Ureter
• Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testicular Tumors
• Carcinoma of the Prostate - Diagnosis and Staging
• Perineal Prostatectomy
• Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
• Robotic Prostatectomy
• Brachytherapy of Localized Prostate Cancer
• High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer: the European Experience
• Cryotherapy of Localized Prostate Carcinomas
• Hyperthermia in the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer
• Hand-assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
• Laparscopic Surgery of the Adrenal Gland
• Genitourinary Trauma - Minimally Invasive Alternatives
• Minimally Invasive Uses of Intestinal Segments for Urinary Diversion
• Seminal Vesicle Disease
• Complications of Ureteroscopy and Percutaneous Renal Surgery
• Complications of Urologic Laparoscopy
• Robotic Tools for Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Part III: Minimally Invasive Approaches to Pediatric Urology
• Pediatric Laparascopic Renal Biopsy: Techniques and Indication
• Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches to the Pediatric Ureter
• Renal Dysplasia and Cystic Disease Options
• Pediatric Lower Urinary Tract Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Pediatric Voiding Dysfunction, Neurogenic Bladder, and Posterior Urethral Valves
• Intersex
• Laparascopy and Cryptorchidism
• Minimally Invasive Treatment of Pediatric Urinary Calculi Disease.

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