Features

• Covers the technical aspects of cytoreductive surgery, with chapters divided according to anatomic regions
• Reviews relevant anatomical considerations, surgical challenges specific to each region, and suggested operative approaches and techniques
• Focuses exclusively on the rational and effective operative management of ovarian cancer
• Incorporates full color images and dramatically improved and expanded procedural videos
• Features contributions by world-renowned gynecologic cancer surgeons from key institutions including the University of California, Irvine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Ajou University Hospital, the National Cancer Center of South Korea, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Mayo Clinic, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the European Institute of Oncology

Summary

Updated and expanded, the third edition of Surgery for Ovarian Cancer focuses on essential techniques for the effective management of ovarian cancer. It reflects the most contemporary science and surgical applications for the management of patients with ovarian cancer and related peritoneal surface malignancies.

This new edition takes a step-by-step approach and includes new intraoperative photographs and videos illustrating surgical procedures. It is principally devoted to the technical aspects of cytoreductive surgery, with chapters divided according to anatomic region. The chapters cover relevant anatomical considerations, surgical challenges specific to each region, and operative approaches and techniques favored by the authors. The list of contributing authors has been expanded from the previous edition and includes international and world-renowned experts from the fields of gynecologic oncology and surgical oncology.

The topics of minimally invasive surgery, secondary cytoreduction, palliative surgery, and postoperative care are also covered in detail. New to the third edition are chapters on preoperative risk stratification, regional therapeutics and peritonectomy procedures, and quality assurance relating to ovarian cancer surgery. This comprehensive text is essential reading for all practitioners working with patients with ovarian cancers.