Ovarian Cancer: The “Gynaecological Challenge” from Diagnostic Work-Up to Cytoreduction and Chemotherapy

Contents
Preface
1 Surgical Anatomy – Essential Knowledge for Ovarian Debulking • Enrique Chacón and Luis M. Chiva
2 The Role of Minimal Invasive Techniques for the Management of Ovarian Tumours • Rainer Kimmig, Pawel Mach and Paul Buderath
3 The Role of Minimal Invasive Surgical Techniques in Ovarian Cancer after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy • Giovanni Scambia, Rita Trozzi, Lucia Tortorella and Anna Fagotti
4 The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection and ICG in Ovarian Cancer Patients • Evangelos Kanavos
5 Surgical Debulking in Ovarian Cancer - Surgical Atlas • Christos Iavazzo, Alexandros Fotiou and John Spiliotis
6 Pelvic and Paraaortic Lymphadenectomy: Surgical Technique • Artem Stepanyan
7 Colorectal Surgery in Ovarian Cancer Patients • Nikolaos Machairas and Stylianos Kykalos
8 Upper Abdominal Cytoreduction for Advanced Ovarian Cancer • Aditi Bhatt, Gaurav Goswami and Olivier Glehen
9 Cardiophrenic Lymph Node Dissection in Ovarian Cancer Patients • Luis M. Chiva, Enrique Chacón and Felix Boria
10 Liver Resection in Ovarian Cancer Treatment • Stylianos Kykalos and Nikolaos Machairas
11 Splenectomy and Distal Pancreatectomy in Ovarian Cancer Patients • Santiago Domingo, Blanca Segarra, Victor Lago, Tiermes Marina and Pablo Padilla
12 Complete Pelvic Peritonectomy and Modified Nerve-Sparing Posterior Exenteration in Advanced Ovarian Carcinoma: Techniques and Feasibility • Santiago Domingo, Blanca Segarra, Victor Lago, Tiermes Marina and Pablo Padilla
13 The Role of Urologists in Ovarian Cancer Debulking Surgery • George Koritsiadis and Ilias Giannakodimos
14 Secondary Cytoreduction in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer • Pauline Wimberger
15 The Role of Chemotherapy in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer –Current Protocols • Praveena Idaikkadar and Agnieszka Michael
16 The Role of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in Ovarian Cancer • John Spiliotis, Alexandros Fotiou and Christos Iavazzo
17 The Role of Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) in Ovarian Cancer • John Spiliotis, Alexandros Fotiou and Christos Iavazzo
18 Maintenance and Consolidation Therapy in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer • Athina Christopoulou
19 Novel Therapies for Ovarian Cancer Patients • Marinos Tsiatas
20 Treatment of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer • Pawel Mach and Rainer Kimmig
21 The Challenges and Solutions of Running Clinical Trials in Advanced Ovarian Cancer: The ICON Trials Experience • Francesca Schiavone, Richard Kaplan and Andrew Clamp
22 Anaesthetic Management of Ovarian Cancer Patients • Dimitrios Vaikos and Omiros Chalkeidis
23 The Role of Thromboprophylaxis in Ovarian Cancer Patients • Ilias Evmorfiadis and Magdalini Dadakaridou
24 Enhanced Recovery Protocols for Patients with Ovarian Cancer • Christina Persefoni Sidera and Ioanna Kotsioumpa
25 Management Approaches to Ovarian Cancer in Elderly Women • Moiad Alazzam, Zeinab Obeid, Sally Eltawab and Sarah Smyth
26 Nutrition: Essential Support in Ovarian Cancer Patients • K. A. Poulia
27 Genetic Counselling – The BRCA Status of Ovarian Cancer Patients • Theofanis Zagoras
28 Quality of Life and Sexual Function after the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer • Panagiota A. Ntalkitsi and Chryssa N. Karakana
Index
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