Difficult conditions in laparoscopic urologic surgery
Difficult Conditions in Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery outlines potential situations faced by those using laparoscopy and provides solutions for difficult conditions. Extensively and thoroughly written by experts in the field, Difficult Conditions in Lapar
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Ahmed M. Al-Kandari • Inderbir S. Gill (Editors)
Difficult Conditions in Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery
Editors Ahmed M. Al-Kandari Department of Surgery (Urology) Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriyah Kuwait
Inderbir S. Gill Department of Urology University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA
ISBN 978-1-84882-104-0 e-ISBN 978-1-84882-105-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84882-105-7 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Laparoscopic surgery has changed the way that many surgical conditions are managed. Urologists are among the specialists who pioneered the field of laparoscopy and continued to improve and explore more technical methods that have led to successful procedures, with excellent functional outcome and minimal morbidity. The collaborative efforts that we, the editors, have had together from the live transmission of a laparoscopic conference by Dr. Gill from the United States to operating together on multiple visits have resulted in this book. When I suggested this book idea to Dr. Gill two years ago, he supported it immediately since he and I felt the need to educate junior and even senior urologists about the safest ways to do laparoscopic urologic surgery. Laparoscopic urologic procedures have recently duplicated most open surgical procedures in an efficient and accurate way with the least morbidity, confirming that it is minimally invasive surgery. This has led more urologists and patients to request laparoscopic surgery to deal with their conditions. Subsequently, we felt an essential need to educate junior urologists, like residents and fellows, as well as urologists interested in learning and performing laparoscopic urologic procedures. This book is unique in that it will rev
