Management of Pelvic Retroperitoneal Tumors
Fig. 21.1 (a) Standard lymph node dissection for prostate cancer includes the lymph nodes adjacent to the external iliac vein and the obturator fossa, extending from the node of Cloquet…
UROLOGY
Minimally Invasive Therapies for Pelvic Urological Cancer
Serum PSA PSA <15 ng/ml PSA >15 ng/ml should be counselled with caution Clinical stage T1c–T2a Pathology Gleason score 3 + 3 Gleason score 3 + 4 Life expectancy >10 years Clinical stage Any;…
Telemedicine as a Quality Improvement Facilitator in Pelvic Cancer Surgery
Fig. 4.1 Suggested architecture of a distributed mobile surgical telementoring system 4.2 Telemedicine and the Surgical Workforce Surgical telementoring might be a way to meet societies need for new surgeons….
Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Fig. 12.1 (a) Bilateral interfascial nerve-sparing technique has been performed. The prostate has been removed and the neurovascular bundles have not been excised (white arrows). The lateral endopelvic fascia is…
Endoscopy in Gynecologic Oncology
© Springer-Verlag London 2015Hitendra R.H. Patel, Tim Mould, Jean V. Joseph and Conor P. Delaney (eds.)Pelvic Cancer Surgery10.1007/978-1-4471-4258-4_28 28. Endoscopy in Gynecologic Oncology Roberto Tozzi1, 2 , Giorgio Fachechi2, Kumar Gubbala2, Stefano Cianci2, Riccardo Garruto Campanile2 and Hooman Soleymani Majd3 (1) Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Oxford…
Inherited Gene Mutations in Gynecological Oncology
Gene mutated Gene function General population gene frequency Associated non-gynecologic cancers/other conditions (male and female) Ovarian cancer lifetime risk Endometrial cancer lifetime risk Other associated gynecologic cancers Gynecologic surgical prophylaxis…
Screening for Gynaecological Cancers
1 Effectiveness There is sufficient scientific evidence that the screening program is effective 2 Need Program is set up as there is a recognized need for screening 3 Clear objectives…
Prostate and Bladder Carcinomas: Histology, Immunohistochemistry, Genetic Biomarkers
Fig. 9.1 The multistage process of prostate cancer development and tumor progression. PCa prostate cancer The different PCa tumors have varying growth rates and malignant potential for causing death. Screening…
Management of Incontinence After Pelvic Malignancy
Bladder causes 1. Over activity of the bladder from obstruction secondary to: (a) RT (radiotherapy), (b) Seeds (brachytherapy), (c) Urethral stricture after radical prostatectomy (RRP) 2. Loss of compliance secondary…
Radical Cystectomy: Robotic, Laparoscopic, Open and Partial
and Michael E. Woods1 (1) Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Michael E. Woods Email: raj_pruthi@med.unc.edu Email: rpruthi@med.unc.edu KeywordsRobotic surgeryRadical cystectomyBladder neoplasmUrothelial carcinomaLaparoscopyOutcomes 16.1…
