Description
This volume provides a comprehensive review and detailed description of surgical techniques for prostate cancer surgery. All aspects are covered, including surgical anatomy and methods of transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies, step-by-step approach techniques for radical prostatectomy, and the latest data on outcomes. Furthermore, limitations as well as tips and tricks are detailed in addition to management of common complications. Lastly, with the increasing use of ablative therapy and brachytherapy, the mechanism of action as well as the keys to obtaining optimal outcomes are illustrated. Surgical Techniques for Prostate Cancer is a concise and valuable resource to surgeons that documents the different approaches to prostate cancer surgery. Rakesh V. Khanna, MD SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Urology, Syracuse, NY, USA Gennady Bratslavsky, MD SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Urology, Syracuse, NY, USA Robert J. Stein, MD Cleveland Clinic, Center for Robotic and Image Guided Surgery, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA Chapter 1 Essentials of the Human Prostate Forrestall O. Dorsett Jr. Chapter 2 Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy Michael C. Lee and J. Stephen Jones Chapter 3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Srinivas Vourganti and Andrij R. Wojtowycz Chapter 4 Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection Joseph C. Klink and Eric A. Klein Chapter 5 Laparoscopic Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection Itay Sternberg, Guilherme Maia, Abdelkarim Touijer, Bertrand D. Guillonneau Chapter 6 Robotic Prostatectomy Rakesh V. Khanna Chapter 7 Perineal Prostatectomy Nikhil Khattar, Rishi Nayyar, Rajeev Sood Chapter 8 Brachytherapy Matthew C. Ward, Jay P. Ciezki, Kevin L. Stephans Chapter 9 Prostate Cryoablation Timothy Byler and Imad Nsouli Chapter 10 Focal Ablation for Prostate Cancer Julio M. Pow-Sang, Einar F. Sverrisson, Oscar M. Valderrama
