Minimally Invasive Cancer Management

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Indications and General Oncologic Principles....Pages 3-7
Cancer Biology Relating to Minimal Access Management....Pages 8-30
Pneumoperitoneum: Metabolic and Mechanical Effects....Pages 31-35
Basic Instrumentation for Laparoscopic Surgery....Pages 36-44
Biopsy and Staging—Technical Issues....Pages 45-55
Abdominal Wall Recurrence—Etiology and Precautions....Pages 56-74
Ultrasound Techniques in Minimal-Access Surgery....Pages 75-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
Endoscopic Ablation of Barrett’s Columnar Lined Epithelium....Pages 95-106
Laparoscopic Approaches to Gastric Cancer....Pages 107-122
Laparoscopic Staging for Pancreatic Carcinoma....Pages 123-130
Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery for Palliation in Pancreatic Carcinoma....Pages 131-142
Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Malignant Diseases....Pages 143-155
Laparoscopic Approaches to Hepatobiliary Cancer....Pages 156-182
Laparoscopic Ablation of Liver Tumors....Pages 183-199
Laparoscopic Approaches to Colonic Malignancy....Pages 200-214
Laparoscopic Resection of the Rectosigmoid Colon....Pages 215-229
Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection....Pages 230-242
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery....Pages 243-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Minimal Access Approaches to the Mediastinum....Pages 255-263
Minimal Access Approaches to the Pericardium and Pericardial Space....Pages 264-270
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Management of Esophageal Cancer....Pages 271-281
Thoracoscopy for Lung Cancer....Pages 282-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Lymphoma Staging and Nodal Dissection....Pages 293-303
Laparoscopic Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma....Pages 304-318
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Metastatic Cancer....Pages 319-331
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Minimal Access Cancer Management in Children....Pages 335-347
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in the Treatment of Cancer....Pages 348-365
Front Matter....Pages 367-367
Future Prospects....Pages 369-371
Back Matter....Pages 373-385