Surgery for Ovarian Cancer is designed to improve the reader's capability to implement important techniques essential to the effective management of ovarian cancer.

Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of surgical management of ovarian cancer, from initial assessment to post-operative follow-up
• Full descriptions of each of the main surgical procedures, organised according to anatomical region
• Illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, photographs and imaging
• Discussion of problems and how to avoid complications

Contents

• Epidemiology, Staging, and Clinical Characteristics
• Preoperative Preparation and Surgical Instrumentation
• Management of Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer
• Cytoreductive Surgery: Principles and Rationale
• Cytoreductive Surgery: Pelvis
• Cytoreductive Surgery: Abdominal Retroperitoneum and Adenopathy
• Cytoreductive Surgery: Intestinal Tract and Omentum
• Cytoreductive Surgery: Right Upper Abdomen
• Cytoreductive Surgery: Left Upper Abdomen
• Second-Look Surgery
• Secondary Cytoreduction
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Palliative Surgery For Ovarian Cancer
• Post-Operative Management

Index

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