Minimally Invasive Surgical Oncology is aimed at the minimal invasive surgeon as well as at the general surgeon and surgical trainee who wish to explore this field. It covers disciplines like gastroenterology, gynecology, urology, thoracic and pediatrics and builds bridges to oncologists and internal medicine. It gives a state-of-the art overview and perspectives for future developments and research as well. The book serves as an operative guide for a new generation of surgeons and offers the extraordinary feature being a text book, an operative atlas and a quick reference guide as well. The reader is provided with a tool in hand which synthesizes the latest knowledge in traditional therapies like chemotherapies and gives a comprehensive overview how to proceed in treating a cancer patient using minimal access techniques.

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Drs. Claudius Conrad and James Fleshman, is devoted to Minimally Invasive Oncologic Surgery. For Part I, Drs. Conrad and Fleshman has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Development of Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery; Fluorescent Imaging for Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery; Augmented Reality for Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery; Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Cancer; Robotic Developments for Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Surgery for Palliation; Transluminal Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Pediatric Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Staging Surgery for Cancer; Training for Minimally Invasive Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Head and Neck Cancer Surgery; much more!

This two-part issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Drs. Claudius Conrad and James Fleshman, is devoted to Minimally Invasive Oncologic Surgery. For Part II, Drs. Conrad and Fleshman has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Minimally Invasive Esophagus Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Gallbladder/Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Primary Liver Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Secondary Liver Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Peritoneum Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Colon Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Rectum Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Adrenal Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Pancreas Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Gastric Cancer Surgery; Minimally Invasive Small Bowel Cancer Surgery; Afterword; and more!

This book provides an educational resource of modern and advanced operative techniques for patients with GI cancers. The textbook is designed to provide a step-by-step surgical approach, highlighting key learning points and potential operative pitfalls. When appropriate, two or more different approaches on an operative procedure are presented to provide additional perspective on surgical techniques. Written descriptions of laparoscopic and robotic cancer operations are paired with online video presentations of the same cancer operation. Written by experts in the field, Surgery for Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Step-by-Step Approach provides a concise summary of the current management of each GI cancer and is of great utility to not only surgeons at all levels of training, but also for surgeons in practice who seek to reinforce or learn new surgical techniques.

The book aims to provide a detailed step-wise explanation of various difficult, complex and lesser-known surgical minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedures in cancer. It serves as an extensive practical resource for a surgeon interested in MIS for cancer. Chapters are contributed by global experts working in this field who have shared their views and personal techniques in a “how I do it” manner, supplemented by high-quality illustrations, both diagrammatic and actual operative photographs. Each chapter is accompanied by an approximately 8 min narrated high quality video clip so as to provide maximum teaching benefit to the audience. Chapters cover head and neck, breast, thoracic, GI, colorectal and HPB cancer. It also includes a few chapters covering the history of MIS in cancer, specific instruments/ energy devices, etc. and expert commentaries. Each chapter is well-structured and includes - a brief historyof the procedure, patient positioning and operating room setup, list of specific instruments/ gadgets used, the operative technique in a detailed stepwise manner, postoperative course and management, complications and personal experience. The book provides an up-to-date, practical guide for both young and experienced surgeons/ surgical oncologists interested in MIS for cancer.

Similar to the 1st edition, the 2nd edition of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract provides different approaches for various organs of the gastrointestinal tract. This book provides an updated resource of advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques for patients with GI cancers. It is primarily designed to provide a step-by-step approach of surgical techniques, highlighting key learning points and potential operative pitfalls. The text is largely focused on minimally invasive surgical techniques (laparoscopic and robotic), with new chapters on innovations in gastric cancer surgery including middle gastrectomy, pylorus preserving gastrectomy, and sentinel lymph node dissection. In addition, the text also includes new chapters on single incision surgery for cancers of the GI tract, on advanced instrumentation for trans-anal procedures, and on refined robotic approaches to total mesorectal excision. Chapters are written by experts with extensive experience in new techniques, and are accompanied by companion videos in almost every chapter. The 2nd edition of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract proves to be a valuable resource for surgeons at all levels of training that are interested in learning new techniques to improve patient satisfaction and cancer outcomes.