Operative urology has evolved in recent years to include laparoscopic and robot-assisted
surgical procedures which have resulted in significant improvements in quality of life-related
outcome. Nevertheless training methods in urologic laparoscopy and robot-assisted surgery vary
considerably and a structured training scheme is required to enable the modern urologist to
adapt to and make optimal use of these techniques. Accordingly the main goal of this surgical
atlas is to guide the urologist carefully through all the standard laparoscopic and
robot-assisted procedures. Each procedure is presented in detail with numerous supporting
endoscopic images and diagrams. The reader is thereby acquainted with the different surgical
steps and will acquire the knowledge necessary for reliable reproduction of the techniques in
clinical practice.
