Essential Urologic Laparoscopy The Complete Clinical Guide
In Essential Urologic Laparoscopy: The Complete Clinical Guide, Second Edition, editors Sean P. Hedican and Stephen Y. Nakada provide a complete update of their critically acclaimed first edition while adding new material related to Hand Assisted Laparosc
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Essential Urologic Laparoscopy THE COMPLETE CLINICAL GUIDE Second Edition
Edited by
Stephen Y. Nakada The University of Wisconsin Medical School Madison, WI
Sean P. Hedican The University of Wisconsin Medical School Madison, WI
Editors Stephen Y. Nakada Department of Urology University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health 600 Highland Ave. Madison WI 53792-3236 USA
Sean P. Hedican Department of Urology University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health 600 Highland Avenue Madison WI 53792 USA
ISBN 978-1-60327-819-5 e-ISBN 978-1-60327-820-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-60327-820-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2009929374 c Humana Press, a part of Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper springer.com
We dedicate this book to our spouses, Deanna and Catigan, and our children, Sarah, Schuyler, and Ian, who bring so much joy to our lives.
Preface The last six years since the publication of the first edition of Essential Urologic Laparoscopy: The Complete Clinical Guide have marked continued improvements in technology and further refinement of techniques that have gained popularity in the field of urology. The most noteworthy technological advance since the first edition of this book is the use of the da Vinci robot to assist in surgical dissection and laparoscopic suturing in the pelvis and retroperitoneum. A wealth of literature confirming the benefits of the laparoscopic approach in urology and easy access to this information via the Internet have created an even greater demand for acquiring the knowledge and expertise to perform these operations. This has further accentuated the educational burden to provide training and resources for practicing urologists who wish to offer these procedures to their patients. The purpose of the second edition o
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