Endosurgery for Cancer (Vademecum)

Endosurgery for Cancer (Vademecum), 9781570595257 (1570595259), Landes Bioscience, 1999

The fields of surgery involving surgical oncology and endosurgery are rapidly evolving independent of one another. The rate of change that has occurred in the past decade where these fields overlap is remarkable. There currently exist numerous controversies regarding the appropriate role of endosurgery in the diagnosis and treatment of malignancies. Some areas of conflict persist due to tradition and dogma despite evidence that endosurgery has an established role. In other areas, a lack of sufficient evidence exists to draw conclusions regarding the appropriate role of endosurgery. Finally, there are situations where logic and documented experience indicate that an endosurgical approach offers no benefit over the traditional open surgical technique.

This book was chosen to be developed in a handbook form in order to bring this material to the reader in a timely manner due to the rate at which new concepts and knowledge are evolving. The contributors are to be commended for adhering to a tight publication timeline while providing the reader with quality information. Extensive literature searches and complete bibliographies accompany some chapters, whereas others must be based upon current perspectives and authors’ experiences due to the paucity of published material.

The list of contributors includes representatives from several continents and numerous countries. This international flavor provides the reader with a broad perspective of the appropriate applications of endosurgical techniques in the cancer patient. Due to numerous factors, certain endosurgical procedures have been more fully developed and more frequently applied in various parts of the world. The editors have attempted to select authors with large personal experiences without regard to their country of origin.

This handbook is intended to serve as a useful resource for general surgeons and surgical oncologists. It is hoped that medical students and surgeons in training will find this information educational and provocative. Most importantly, it is the desire of the editors that this work will result in improved surgical care of those patients afflicted with cancer.

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