Mastery of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgery

This text/atlas is a comprehensive guide to minimally invasive procedures in all of general surgery, plus subspecialty procedures that surgical residents need to learn. Chapters are authored by the world??s masters of this technology, who share their firsthand operative experience, emphasising decision-making, anatomy, and key steps in the operations. This thoroughly updated Second Edition includes hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, and increased coverage of bariatric and thoracoscopic procedures.The book contains over 100 full-colour photographs taken from the video systems through which operations are performed, plus more than 500 drawings. Editorial comments in each chapter provide additional or alternative views.FEATURES: TEXT/ATLASStep-by-step proceduresOver 100 4 colour illustrationsEditorial commentary following each chapterEditors are leaders in the fieldNEW TO THIS EDITION: Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgeryRobotic surgeryLess physiology in the laparoscopic sectionMore thoracoscopic proceduresMore bariatric procedures