Current Review of Minimally Invasive Surgery (3^rd Ed., 3rd ed. 1998. Softcover reprint of the original 3rd ed. 1998)

This survey explores both the established procedures and the frontiers of laparoscopic surgery, while examining several controversies that have evolved in recent years. Also addressed are topics such as two-handed surgical technique, intracorporeal suturing, intricate dissection, control of large vessels, the operating room of the future, cost considerations, and regulatory issues. June 1998 / 0-387-98338-4 / $150.00

1 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.- Preoperative Considerations.- Preoperative Care and Anesthesia.- Creation of Pneumoperitoneum and Trocar Insertion.- Technique.- Postoperative Care.- Results.- 2 Laparoscopic Choledocholithotomy.- Patient Management.- Equipment.- Surgical Approach.- Operative Techniques.- Avoidance and Management of Complications.- Results.- 3 Anesthetic Considerations for Minimally Invasive Surgery.- Physiologic Consequences of co2 Pneumoperitoneum in Healthy Subjects.- Anesthetic Management.- Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery.- Anesthetic Considerations in Mediastinoscopy.- Anesthetic Considerations in Thoracoscopy.- 4 Minimally Invasive Management of Esophageal Disease.- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- Paraesophageal Hernia.- Achalasia and Other Motility Disorders.- Esophageal Tumors.- 5 Laparoscopic Appendectomy.- Indications.- Contraindications.- Equipment.- Technique.- Anatomic Hazards.- Postoperative Management.- Laparoscopic Versus Conventional Appendectomy.- 6 Laparoscopic Colon and Small Bowel Surgery.- Technical Advances.- Status of Current Procedures.- Conditions Easily Treated with Laparoscopy.- Clinical Applications.- Advances in the Field.- Ongoing Studies and Developments.- New Equipment.- 7 Laparoscopy for Staging of Malignancy.- Esophageal and Gastric Cancer.- Hepatic Malignancy.- Pancreatic Cancer.- Gallbladder Carcinoma.- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.- Complications.- 8 Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.- Historical Aspects of Inguinal Hernia Repair.- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair.- Controversies.- 9 Laparoscopic Surgery of the Spleen, Adrenal, and Pancreas.- Management of the Spleen.- Management of the Adrenals.- Management of the Pancreas.- 10 Laparoscopy for Acute and Chronic Abdominal Pain.- General Technique.- The Acute Abdomen.- Chronic Abdominal Pain.- 11 Gastric Surgery and Bariatric Procedures.- Peptic Ulcer Disease.- Gastric Neoplasm.- Gastrostomy.- Bariatric Surgery.- 12 Endoscopic Parathyroid and Thyroid Surgery.- Background.- Experimental Development.- Clinical Application.- 13 Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery.- Required Equipment and Operating Room Set-up.- Techniques to Obtain Vascular Access.- Endovascular Repair of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease.- Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.- Endovascular Repair of Iliac Aneurysms.- Discussion.- 14 Minimally Invasive Techniques in Pediatric Surgery.- General Considerations.- Procedures.- Specific Pediatric Concerns.- 15 Thoracoscopy and Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery.- General Principles.- Lung Disease.- Pericardial and Pleural Effusions.- Mediastinal Diseases.- Esophageal Disease.- Diaphragm.- Expanding Indications.- 16 Laparoscopy for Urologie Conditions.- Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy.- Laparoscopic Pelvic Lymphadenectomy.- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy.- Laparoscopic Pediatrie Urology.- Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Node Dissection.- Laparoscopic Management of Lymphoceles.- Laparoscopic Ureterolysis.- Laparoscopic Ureteral Reimplant.- Laparoscopic Diverticulectomy.- Laparoscopic Cystectomy.- Laparoscopic lleal Conduit.- Laparoscopic Bladder Neck Suspension.- Retroperitoneal Approach to Urologie Disease.- Gasless Technique.- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy.- 17 Physiologic Changes Occurring During Laparoscopy, Including Port Site Implantation.- History.- Observed Physiologic Changes.- Extraperitoneal Insufflation.- Selection of Insufflation Gas.- Port Site Implantation.- Detrimental Effects of Laparoscopy.- Laparoscopic Surgery in Pregnancy.- Benefits of Laparoscopy.- 18 Suturing and Tissue Approximation.- Training.- Prerequisites of Endoscopic Hand Suturing.- Instrumentation.- The Future of Laparoscopic Suturing and Tissue Approximation.- 19 Gasless Laparoscopy.- The Development of Gasless Laparoscopy.- Instruments Used in Gasless Laparoscopy.- Rationale for Gasless Laparoscopy.- General Technique.- Gynecologic Applications.- Extraperitoneal Gasless Endoscopy.- Preperitoneal Procedures.- Retroperitoneal Procedures.- Future Developments in Gasless Laparoscopy.- 20 Virtual Reality for Image-guided Surgery.- Disease Diagnosis.- Treatment Monitoring.- Multimodality Information Integration.- Augmented Intraoperative Visualization.- Instrument Tracking.- Intraoperative Guidance.- Computer-based Image Guidance.- Surgical Planning and Simulation.- Intraoperative Image Guidance Using Preoperative Images.- Intraoperative Image Guidance Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Monitoring and Control of Magnetic Resonance-guided Ablation Therapy with Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Open Surgeries.- Virtual Endoscopy.- 21 Medicolegal Perspectives on Laparoscopic Surgery.- Overview of Laparoscopic Litigation.- Laparoscopic Technology and Medical Liability.