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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300204003321

Titolo

Surgical Techniques for Prostate Cancer / / edited by Rakesh V. Khanna, Gennady Bratslavsky, Robert J. Stein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

1-4939-1616-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Disciplina

610

616.6

617

617.05

Soggetti

Urology

Surgery

Minimally invasive surgery

General Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Essentials of the Human Prostate -- Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis -- Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection -- Laparoscopic Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection -- Robotic Prostatectomy -- Perineal Prostatectomy -- Brachytherapy -- Prostate Cryoablation -- Focal Ablation for Prostate Cancer.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a comprehensive review and detailed description of surgical techniques for prostate cancer surgery.  All aspects are covered, including surgical anatomy and methods of transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies, step-by-step approach techniques for radical prostatectomy, and the latest data on outcomes.  Furthermore, limitations as well as tips and tricks are detailed in addition to management of common complications. Lastly, with the increasing use of ablative therapy and brachytherapy, the mechanism of action as well as the keys to obtaining optimal outcomes are illustrated. Surgical



Techniques for Prostate Cancer is a concise and valuable resource to surgeons that documents the different approaches to prostate cancer surgery. .