Minimal Invasive Surgical Oncology is aimed at the minimal invasive surgeon as well as at the general surgeon and surgical trainee who wish to explore this field. It covers disciplines like gastroenterology, gynecology, urology, thoracic and pediatrics and builds bridges to oncologists and internal medicine. It gives a state-of-the art overview and perspectives for future developments and research as well. The book serves as an operative guide for a new generation of surgeons and offers the extraordinary feature being a text book, an operative atlas and a quick reference guide as well. The reader is provided with a tool in hand which synthesizes the latest knowledge in traditional therapies like chemotherapies and gives a comprehensive overview how to proceed in treating a cancer patient using minimal access techniques.

Preface

Foreword
Part A General Topics: Evolution of Minimal Invasive Surgery
Laparoscopy and Research in Surgical Oncology: Current State-of- the-Art and Future Trends
Moral and Ethics
Robotic Application in Surgical Oncology
Laparoscopy and Malignany-General
Laparoscopy and Immunology
The Pneumoperitoneum and its Effects on Malignancy
Transgastric Surgery and Endoluminal Therapy
Part B Special Topics: Cancer of the Esophagus and the Gastro-Esophageal Junction
Cancer of the Stomach
Cancer of the Foregut
Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
Cancer of the Hepato-Biliary System
Spleen
Endocrinology
Gynecology
Urology
Pediatrics
Lung and Mediastinum
Index.