This title encompass all current minimally invasive rectal procedures for a variety of benign and malignant indications and provides a compendium of the available data supporting each technique. Procedures are represented both photographically as well as through selected video clips. The video clips are hosted online and provide a valuable addition to the utility of the text. The text has a substantial pathologic emphasis delineating the conditions for which each technique is most suited. It includes established procedures such as laparoscopic proctectomy, but also describes novel approaches that are gaining the attention of professionals throughout the world, such as transanal endoscopic approaches that are being viewed as a bridge toward the natural orifice surgical interventions of the future. The first and only volume dedicated exclusively to advanced minimally invasive rectal surgery and will serve as a precious guide for professionals throughout the world.

Meeting the need for a practical, data-driven reference in this rapidly advancing field, Principles and Practice of Robotic General Surgery, edited by Drs. Yuman Fong, Alessio Pigazzi, Loretta Erhunmwunsee, Dina Podolsky, and Dana Dale Portenier, presents state-of-the-art content for surgeons at all levels of training and expertise. Section One covers the history, platforms, and the organization, operating room architecture, and training issues revolving around robotic surgery; Section Two contains more than two-dozen discipline-based chapters outlining common robotic procedures in general surgery.  Provides up-to-date discussions of current robotic platforms; imaging and display in robotic surgery, including contrast agents and augmented reality; the robotic team; emergencies in robotic surgery; and more  Contains well-illustrated, discipline-based coverage of hernia surgery, bariatric surgery, upper GI surgery, colorectal surgery, hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, and thoracic, endocrine, and urologic/gynecologic procedures  Provides numerous tables of evidence that summarize emerging, outcome-supported data on the advantages of robotic surgery in terms of safety and benefits to patients  Serves as an authoritative guide for residents and fellows in training, a reference for the surgeons active in robotic surgery, and a primer for senior surgeons adapting these new technologies to their current practice    Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience  Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.  Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.