Contents -- Foreword -- THE IMPORTANCE OF SURGICAL TECHNIQUE IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1. Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer Elisabeth A. te Velde and Emiel J. Th. Rutgers -- INDICATIONS -- TECHNIQUE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2. Breast Reconstructive Techniques Fabricio Brenelli, Umberto Napoli, Stefano Martella and Jean-Yves Petit -- RECONSTRUCTION WITH PROSTHESIS -- Breast Reconstruction with a Definitive Prosthesis -- Breast Reconstruction with Tissue Expander -- RECONSTRUCTION WITH LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP (L. D.) -- RECONSTRUCTION WITH TRAM FLAP -- Chapter 3. Skin/Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Leif Perbeck -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. Radio-Guided Occult Lesion Localisation of Subclinical Breast Lesions Hodigere S. J. Ramesh, Matilde M. Audisio and Riccardo A. Audisio -- INTRODUCTION -- EVOLUTION OF ROLL -- GENERAL PRINCIPLES -- PRE-OPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS -- Indications -- Contraindication -- BEFORE ANAESTHESIA -- PATIENT POSITION -- INCISIONS -- HANDLING OF THE GAMMA CAMERA -- SPECIMEN X-RAY -- WOUND CLOSURE -- POST-OPERATIVE CARE -- ADVANTAGES6-10 -- RADIATION SAFETY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. Technical Note on Total Parotidectomy Eberhard Stennert and Orlando Guntinas-Lichius -- DEFINITION OF AND INDICATIONS FOR TOTAL PAROTIDECTOMY -- STEP 1: BEDDING OF THE PATIENT -- STEP 2: FACIAL NERVE MONITORING -- STEP 3: SKIN INCISION AND SKIN FLAP PREPARATION -- STEP 4: ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THE FACIAL NERVE -- STEP 5: LATERAL PAROTIDECTOMY -- STEP 6: COMPLETION OF TOTAL PAROTIDECTOMY -- STEP 7: DEFECT FILLING -- STEP 8: WOUND CLOSURE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. Total Thyroidectomy Niall O'Higgins -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7. Neck Dissection for Thyroid Cancer Jan Betka, Petr Lukeš, Zdenˇek ˇ Cada and Jaroslav Betka.

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT AND TECHNIQUE -- COMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8. Total Laryngectomy Mohssen Ansarin, Augusto Cattaneo and Fausto Chiesa -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9. Transcervical Extended Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy Jarosław Ku˙zd˙zał, Marcin Zieli ́nski and Łukasz Hauer -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. Minimally Invasive Techniques for Early Lung Cancer Contardo Vergani, Luca Despini and Giancarlo Roviaro -- BASIC CONSIDERATIONS -- INDICATIONS -- TECHNIQUE -- MEDIASTINAL PHASE (FIGS. 2 AND 3) -- FISSURAL PHASE (FIG. 4) -- BRONCHIAL PHASE -- LYMPHADENECTOMY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. Resection of Superior Sulcus Cancers: Anterior Approach Marco Alifano, Salvatore Strano and Olivier Schussler -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. Surgical Staging for Lung and Mediastinal Cancers Ramón Rami-Porta, Sergi Call-Caja, Roser Saumench-Perramon and Mireia Serra-Mitjans -- INTRODUCTION -- MEDIASTINOSCOPY -- PARASTERNAL MEDIASTINOTOMY -- EXTENDED CERVICAL MEDIASTINOSCOPY -- THORACOSCOPY AND VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY -- TRANSCERVICAL MEDIASTINAL LYMPHADENECTOMY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. Transthoracic Oesophagectomy and Lymphadenectomy Philippe Nafteux, Willy Coosemans, Herbert Decaluwé, Georges Decker, Paul De Leyn, Dirk Van Raemdonck and Toni Lerut -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUES -- Right-sided Approach -- Left-sided approach -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14. Transhiatal Esophagectomy J. Jan. B. van Lanschot, Khe T. C. Tran, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven and Hugo W. Tilanus -- INTRODUCTION -- TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY: TECHNICAL ASPECTS3 -- Operative Technique -- EVIDENCE IN FAVOR OF TRANSHIATAL OR TRANSTHORACIC APPROACH -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15. Gastrectomy for Adenocarcinoma Hartgrink H. Hartgrink and Cornelis J. H. van de Velde -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 16. Stenting Gastro-Oesophageal Tumours Els M. L. Verschuur, Frank P. Vleggaar and Peter D. Siersema -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- Stents -- Stent placement procedure (video) -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17. Total Pancreatectomy Jens Werner and Markus W. Büchler -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- DISCUSSION -- Safety -- Oncological Advantage -- Functional Consequences -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18. Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Liver Tumours Joris Joosten and Theo Ruers -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE AND RESULTS -- Postoperative Follow-up Imaging -- Complications -- Local Recurrence -- Overall Survival -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 19. Atypical Liver Resections of Colorectal Metastases Bjarne Ardnor and Peter Naredi -- INTRODUCTION -- Indications -- Resection Margin -- Surgical Techniques -- TECHNIQUE -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 20. Extended Hepatectomy for Primary and Metastatic Liver Lesions René Adam, Emir Hoti, Dennis A. Wicherts and Robert J. de Haas -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- Preoperative Evaluation and Patient Selection -- Surgical Procedure -- Extended Right Hepatectomy -- Extended Left Hepatectomy -- Haemorrhage Control -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21. Isolated Hepatic Perfusion: How It Should Be Done Alexander L. Vahrmeijer, Liselot B. J. van Iersel, Peter J. K. Kuppen and Cornelis J. H. van de Velde -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE OF IHP -- SAFETY -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 22. Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Omer Aziz and Ara W. Darzi -- INTRODUCTION -- ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 23. How to Make a Good Stoma Robin Phillips and Simon Phillips -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- The Skin and Subcutaneous Incision -- Muscle Fascia -- Muscle -- Choice of Bowel for the Construction of a Stoma.

Loop Ileostomy -- End Colostomy -- Loop Colostomy -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 24. Palliative Stenting for Colorectal Malignant Strictures Thomas M. Raymond, R. Bhardwaj and Mike C. Parker -- INTRODUCTION -- SEMSS - TYPES -- PLACEMENT -- Radiological Placement -- Endoscopic/Fluoroscopic Placement -- EFFICACY -- SAFETY -- COVERED VS UNCOVERED STENTS -- COST CONSIDERATIONS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 25. Technical Notes on TME for Rectal Cancer Bill J. Heald -- PRE-OPERATIVE STAGING -- SURGERY -- OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE -- THE INCISION - OPEN OR LAPAROSCOPIC? -- STARTING RIGHT: THE "PEDICLE PACKAGE" - THE CLUE TO THE TOP OF THE "HOLY PLANE" -- HIGH LIGATION OF THE INFERIOR MESENTERIC VESSELS -- "DIVISION OF CONVENIENCE" OF THE SIGMOID COLON -- PELVIC DISSECTION -- HIGH POSTERIOR DISSECTION -- PELVIC SIDEWALL DISSECTION -- "LATERAL LIGAMENT" AREA -- ANTERIOR DISSECTION - DENONVILLIERS SEPTUM -- THE COLON POUCH, COLOPLASTY OR SIDE-TO-END? -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 26. Total Proctocolectomy with Ileoanal Pouch Anastomosis Thomas Lehnert, Silke Schüle and Frank Starp -- BOWEL PREPARATION -- ACCESS -- LYMPHADENECTOMY -- LENGTHENING OF THE MESENTERY -- RECTAL MUCOSECTOMY AND ILEOANAL ANASTOMOSIS -- POUCH FORMATION -- PROTECTIVE ILEOSTOMY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 27. Pouches and Coloanal Anastomosis Sylvain Kirzin, Guillaume Portier and Franck Lazorthes -- INTRODUCTION -- Is a Pouch Necessary? -- What Kind of Pouch? -- TECHNIQUE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 28. Pelvic Exenteration for Rectal Cancer Klaas Havenga and Theo Wiggers -- INTRODUCTION -- SURGICAL ANATOMY -- SURGICAL TECHNIQUE FOR TOTAL PELVIC EXENTERATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 29. Reconstruction of the Perineum by Gluteal Fold Flap Niri S. Niranjan -- INTRODUCTION -- GLUTEAL FOLD FLAP -- OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 30. Local Treatment for Primary Melanoma Omgo E. Nieweg -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 31. Ilioinguinal Dissection for Melanoma Alessandro Testori and Mark Zonta -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 32. Surgical Treatment of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Marcello Deraco, Dario Baratti, Barbara Laterza, Domenico Sabia and Shigeki Kusamura -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- HIPEC -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 33. Laparoscopic Management of Adnexal Tumours Liselotte Mettler, Ivo Meinhold-Heerlein and Andreas G. Schmutzler -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 34. Excision of Intra-Abdominal Sarcomas: Technical Notes on Surgical Procedures Beate Rau and Peter M. Schlag -- INTRODUCTION -- OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 35. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Tumours in the Adrenal Glands Bergþór Björnsson, Guðjón Birgisson and Margrét Oddsdóttir -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- Left Adrenalectomy -- Right Adrenalectomy -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 36. Isolated Limb Perfusion Harald J. Hoekstra -- INTRODUCTION -- PERFUSION LEVEL -- PERFUSION TECHNIQUE -- CYTOSTATIC AGENTS -- TREATMENT TOXICITY -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 37. Cone and Wedge Resection in Renal Cell Carcinoma Frederik C. Roos and Joachim W. Thüroff -- INTRODUCTION -- INTRAOPERATIVE PROCEDURE -- COMPLICATION MANAGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 38. Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy Hugh F. O'Kane, Alex MacLeod, Christopher Hagan and Thiagarajan Nambirajan -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- Pre-Operative Workup -- Transperitoneal Approach -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 39. Radical Prostatectomy for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer Marc Claessens, Steven Joniau and Hendrik Van Poppel -- INTRODUCTION -- TECHNIQUE -- General Preparation and Positioning of the Patient -- Incision and Exposure of the Pelvis.

Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection (Fig. 1).