Laparoscopic surgery is of paramount importance for achieving minimal invasiveness and respect
for the quality of life - two hallmarks of contemporary medicine. Laparoscopy is at the
forefront of urology today with dramatic advances in engineering and surgical technique.
Because they promise to be less invasive the innovations presented in this volume will become
tomorrows standard. In utero and pediatric laparoscopic surgery are discussed as are varying
approaches to laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Other topics include radical surgery for renal cell
carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma nephron-sparing laparoscopic surgery for renal
cancer and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for testicular cancer. With sections on pyeloplasty
nephropexy urolithiasis stress incontinence kidney transplantation and dialysis this book
is an especially valuable source in the fields of endourology laparoscopic surgery pediatric
surgery and endocrine surgery.
