Table of Contents

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Preface 1.Role of Laparoscopy in Gynecologic Oncology, Rachel Kupets and Allan L. Covens
2.Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Siobhan M. Kehoe, Douglas A. Levine, and Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum
3.The Laparascopic Radical Hysterectomy, Pedro T. Ramirez and Kathleen M. Schmeler
4.Technique of Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Pelvic Lymphadenectomy, Eric Leblanc, Fabrice Narducci, Jerome Phalippou, Eric Lambaudie, Malik Boukerrou, and Denis Querleu
5.Para-Aortic Lymph Node Dissection through a Transperitoneal and Retroperitoneal Approach, Denis Querleu and Eric Leblanc
6.Laparoscopy in the Morbidly Obese, Katherine A. O'Hanlan
7.Laparoscopic Bowel Resection, Anastomosis, and Ileostomy/Colostomy, Nimesh P. Nagarsheth, David S. Bub, and Farr Nezhat
8.Radical Vaginal Trachelectomy, Mario E. Beiner and Allan L. Covens
9.Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy, Ram Eitan and Dennis S. Chi
10.Laparoscopic Ureteric Reimplantation and Cystotomy Repair, Katherine Moore and Walid Farhat
11.Miscellaneous, including Omentectomy, Appendectomy, Lysis Adhesions, and Splenectomy, Jan Hauspy, Rachel Kupets, and Allan L. Covens
12.Anesthesia for Laparoscopic GynecologicalSurgery, Alayne KealeyIndex

About the Author

Allan Covens, MD, FRCSCProfessor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Gynecologic Oncology Site Group Leader Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Director University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rachel Kupets, MD, MSc, FRCSC Assistant Professor Division of Gynecologic Surgery Division of Surgical Oncology Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada