A resource for the practicing general surgeon using basic minimally invasive techniques. This book provides an overview of basic cancer biology, instrumentation, and ultrasound. It features more than 150 photographs and line drawings, including 20 in full color, illustrating the principles discussed.

A must-have for every practicing general surgeon, laparoscopic fellow, and general surgery resident.

I. General Principles: (1) Indications and General Oncologic Principles. (2) Cancer Biology Relating to Minimal Access Management. (3) Pneumoperitoneum. (4) Basic Instrumentation for Laparoscopic Surgery. (5) Biopsy and Staging. (6) Abdominal Wall Recurrences. (7) Ultrasound Techniques in Minimal Access Management.- II. Organ Specific Issues - Abdomen: (8) Endoscopic Ablation of Barrett's Columnar Lined Epithelium. (9) Laparoscopic Approaches to Gastric Cancer. Laparoscopic Staging for Pancreatic Carcinoma. Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery for Palliation in Pancreatic Carcinoma. Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Malignant Diseases. Laparoscopic Approaches to Hepatobiliary Cancer. Laparoscopic Ablation of Liver Tumors. Laparoscopic Approaches to Colonic Malignancy. Laparoscopic Resection of the Rectosigmoid Colon. Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection. Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery.- III. Organ Specific Issues - Thoracic: Minimal Access Approaches to the Mediastinum. Endoscopic Approaches to the Pericardium and Pericardial Space. Management of Esophageal Cancer. Thoracoscopy for Lung Cancer.- IV. Retroperitoneum: Lymphoma Staging and Nodal Dissection. Laparoscopic Management.