DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7f113f/surgery_for_ovaria) has announced the addition of the "Surgery for Ovarian Cancer: Principles and Practice Second Edition" book to their offering.
This comprehensive surgical text, has been updated and expanded and includes the important techniques essential for the effective management of ovarian cancer, with particular emphasis on providing a practical step-by-step approach to the techniques described.
This new edition now includes; new operative photographs, robotics, the new instruments and energy sources involved in preoperative preparation, plus new chapters on the surgical issues for intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and a chapter on advanced cytoreductive surgery program development.
With a companion website containing video clips of surgical procedures, this package will be essential for gynecologic oncologists, pelvic surgeons, and general surgeons operating on patients with known or suspected ovarian cancer.
Key Topics Covered:
- Epidemiology, Staging and Clinical Characteristics
- Preoperative Preparation and Surgical Instrumentation
- Management of Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer
- Cytoreductive Surgery: Principles and Rationale
- Cytoreductive Surgery: Pelvis
- Cytoreductive Surgery: Abdominal Retroperitoneum and Adenopathy
- Cytoreductive Surgery: Intestinal Tract and Omentum
- Cytoreductive Surgery Right Upper Abdomen
- Cytoreductive Surgery: Upper Abdomen - Left Hypochondriac and Epigastric Regions
- Surgical Issues for Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
- Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Palliative Surgery for Ovarian Cancer
- Postoperative Management
- Advanced Cytoreductive Surgery Program Development: Building a Cytoreductive Team
Author:
Robert E. Bristow Robert E Bristow MD MBA is Professor and Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California, USA. Professor Bristows primary clinical and research interests include the surgical management of advanced-stage gynecologic cancer and the patterns of health care delivery for women with gynecologic cancer. Dr. Bristow is extensively published in the field of ovarian cancer surgical research and he is also a deputy editor of the journal Gynecologic Oncology.
Beth Y Karlan MD is Director of the Womens Cancer Research Institute and the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. Professor Karlans research interests include molecular biomarker discovery, inherited cancer susceptibility and translational research efforts focused towards innovative treatment strategies for ovarian cancer. She has served as President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and in 2006 was named an American Cancer Society Early Detection Clinical Research Professor. Professor Karlan is the Editor-in-Chief of Gynecologic Oncology.
Dennis S Chi MD is Professor and Deputy Chief of the Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. Dr Chis primary research interests include the correlation of radiographic evaluation and operative findings in gynecologic malignancies and the utilization of innovative and advanced surgical techniques to improve outcomes for women with early, advanced, or recurrent gynecologic cancers. He is on the editorial board of the journals Journal of Oncology and The Oncologist and has served as the president of the Society of Memorial Gynecologic Oncologists and the Metropolitan Gynecologic Cancer Society.
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