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.
Edited by
Robert E. Bristow, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Irvine School of Medicine, University of California, Orange, USA
Beth Y. Karlan
, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles, USADennis S. Chi
, Gynecology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA