Laparoscopic Techniques in Uro-Oncology
Since the first laparoscopic approach for a urologic tumor was performed in 1991, the field has evolved dramatically and minimally invasive surgery is today a significant surgical option for the treatment of patients with prostate and other urologic cance
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aroscopic Techniques in Uro-Oncology
Laparoscopic Techniques in Uro-Oncology
Laparoscopic Techniques in Uro-Oncology
by
Bertrand Guillonneau, MD Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY, USA
Inderbir S. Gill, MD Department of Urology, Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, USA
Günter Janetschek, MD Department of Urology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria
Ingolf A. Tuerk, MD, PhD Department of Urology, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Boston, MA, USA
Bertrand Guillonneau, MD Professor of Urology Weill Medical College Cornell University and Attending and Head Section of Minimally Invasive Urology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY, USA
Günter Janetschek, MD Department of Urology Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria
Inderbir S. Gill, MD, MCh Chairman and The Donald G. Skinner Professor Department of Urology Executive Director, USC Institute of Urology Associate Dean (Clinical Innovation) Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ingolf A. Tuerk, MD, PhD Professor of Urology Tufts University Chief of Urology St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Boston, MA, USA
ISBN: 978-1-84628-521-9 e-ISBN: 978-1-84628-789-3 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84628-789-3 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2008944090 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2009 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 licences 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. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media springer.com
Foreword
Laparoscopic surgery, both free-hand and robotic-assisted, has proved to be a transformational technology with a major impact on urologic oncology. While academic urologists today vigorously debate whether a procedure done laparoscopically yields better outcomes than the comparable open procedure, urologic surgeons are voting with their feet: they are performing more and more laparoscopic surgeries every year. The overwhelming interest in laparoscopic surgery is
