Interventional Techniques in Uro-oncology / Edited by Hashim Uddin Ahmed MRCS, BM, BCh(Oxon), BA(Hons), Medical Research Council Clinical Research Fellow, Specialist Registrar in Urology, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, Manit Arya FRCS, FRCS(Urol), Fellow in Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK, Peter T. Scardino, M.D., The David H. Koch Chair, Chair, Department of Surgery and Head of Prostate Cancer Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA, Mark Emberton MD FRCS (Urol), Professor of Interventional Oncology and Honorary Consultant Urologist, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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Publication InfoOxford ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell,
Descriptionvii, 199 pages, [12] pages of color plates : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Genitourinary organs--Endoscopic surgery.
Laparoscopic surgery.
Urologic Neoplasms--surgery.
Urologic Surgical Procedures--methods.
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive--methods.

Other author/creatorAhmed, Hashim Uddin.
Other author/creatorArya, Manit.
Other author/creatorScardino, Peter T., 1945-
Other author/creatorEmberton, Mark.
Contents AMachine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction: The Rationale for Minimally Invasive Interventional Techniques in Urological Cancer (Cole Davis, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Katsuto Shinohara, Peter R. Carroll). -- 2. Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer (John Sylvester, Peter Grimm). -- 3. High Intensity Focused Ultrasound In Urologic Oncology (Markus Margreiter, Michael Marberger). -- 4. Prostate and Renal Cryotherapy (Chad Ritch, Aaron Katz, Hashim U Ahmed, Manit Arya) -- 5. Radiofrequency Ablation (Adam S. Feldman, Peter R. Mueller, W. Scott McDougal). -- 6. Photodynamic therapy (Caroline Moore, Stephen Bown, John Trachtenberg, Mark Emberton). -- 7. Perspectives on Nanotechnology (Aleksandar F. Radovic-Moreno, Kai P. Yuet, Robert S. Langer, Omid C. Farokhzad). -- Imaging in Urological Cancers: -- 8. The Role of Imaging in Diagnosis and Staging of Urologic Cancers: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Jurgen J. Fütterer, Stijn T.W.P.J. Heijmijnk). -- 9. The Role of Imaging in Diagnosis and Staging of Urologic Cancers: Ultrasound, Computed Tomography and PET scanning (Jorge Rioja, Charalampos Mamoulakis, Stavros Gravas, Jean de la Rosette). -- 10. Imaging after Minimally-Invasive Interventions in Urological Cancers (Rowland Illing, Alex Kirkham).
Abstract "As minimally invasive surgical techniques move into the mainstream of urological practice, this new reference will supply the answers clinicians need. An extremeley well-illustrated basic introduction to the science behind each of the techniques, the book also provides guidance on when and how to use them. Each technique chapter follows a standard format for ease of use and includes key points and references for further study"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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