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Minimally invasive surgery in cancer
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- Book Synopsis
- The book aims to summarise the technical steps of several difficult, complex and lesser-known minimally invasive surgery (MIS) resections in cancer. It serves as an extensive practical resource for a surgeon interested in MIS for cancer. An accompanying approximately 8 min narrated video with each chapter demonstrates the personal techniques and innovations used by the author. 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. Chapters cover a variety of MIS procedures in cancer of the head and neck, thyroid, breast, lung, esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, liver, pancreas as well as MIS radical hysterectomy and inguinal lymph node dissection. It also includes a few chapters covering the history of MIS in cancer, pros and cons of MIS, fluorescence imaging and an expert commentary. Each chapter is well-structured and includes - a brief history of 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/surgical gastroenterologists interested in MIS for cancer.
- About The Author
- Dr. Mallika Tewari (MBBS, MS, M.Ch. (Surgical Oncology), MRCS.Ed. graduated from the Institute of Medical Sciences at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India. She is Professor and Head of the Department of Surgical Oncology and Chief of the Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary and Gastrointestinal Division at the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU. She has been a pioneer in establishing minimally invasive surgery for cancer in her department. She has more than 100 peer-reviewed international/ national publications and has coordinated several symposiums and panel discussions, delivered orations, and organized guest lectures. Dr. Tewari has had an outstanding career and graduated with 10 medals and 23 academic prized from her medical school. She is the recipient of several prestigious international fellowships such as UICC ICRETT, International Guest Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons, and European Society of Surgical Oncology travelling fellowship. She is the executive member of the World Federation of Surgical Oncology Societies (WFSOS), Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO), Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) and IHPBA amongst many others. She is a reviewer for several international scientific journals and Editor of Indian Journal of Surgery, the official publication of the ASI.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9789819770588
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Springer, (24 January 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 254 x 178 mm
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