Features
Covers the technical aspects of cytoreductive surgery, with chapters divided according to anatomic regions
Reviews relevant anatomical considerations, surgical challenges specific to each region, and suggested operative approaches and techniques
Focuses exclusively on the rational and effective operative management of ovarian cancer
Incorporates full color images and dramatically improved and expanded procedural videos
Features contributions by world-renowned gynecologic cancer surgeons from key institutions including the University of California, Irvine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Ajou University Hospital, the National Cancer Center of South Korea, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Mayo Clinic, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the European Institute of Oncology
Summary

Updated and expanded, the third edition of Surgery for Ovarian Cancer focuses on essential techniques for the effective management of ovarian cancer. It reflects the most contemporary science and surgical applications for the management of patients with ovarian cancer and related peritoneal surface malignancies.

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.

Table of Contents

Historical Development of Cytoreductive Surgery for Ovarian Cancer
Krishnansu S. Tewari

Epidemiology, Staging, and Clinical Characteristics
Christina S. Chu and Stephen C. Rubin

Preoperative Risk Stratification and Intraoperative Supportive Care
Giovanni D. Aletti, William A. Cliby, and Virgil S. Counseller

Surgical Instrumentation
Simon Butler-Manuel, Mario Leitao, and Yukio Sonoda

Management of Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer
Koji Matsuo, Anil K. Sood, and David M. Gershenson

Cytoreductive Surgery: Principles and Rationale
Christine H. Holschneider, Jalid Sehouli, and Beth Y. Karlan

Cytoreductive Surgery: Pelvis and Radical Oophorectomy
Robert E. Bristow and Leo D. Lagasse

Cytoreductive Surgery: Abdominal Retroperitoneum and Adenopathy
Christina Fotopoulou

Cytoreductive Surgery: Intestinal Tract and Omentum
Emmanuel E. Zervos and Mitchel Hoffman

Cytoreductive Surgery: Right Upper Abdomen Diaphragm
Myong Cheol Lim, Robert E. Bristow, and Sang-Yoon Park

Cytoreductive Surgery: Right Upper Abdomen Liver, Gallbladder, and Porta Hepatis
Skye C. Mayo and Michael I. D'angelica

Cytoreductive Surgery: Left Upper Quadrant
Peter G. Rose, Robert E. Bristow, and Robert L. Debernardo

Regional Therapeutics and Peritonectomy Procedures for Ovarian Cancer
William Helm, Robert P. Edwards, and Paul H. Sugarbaker

Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery
Suk-Joon Chang, Robert E. Bristow, Dennis S. Chi, and Hee-Sug Ryu

Minimally Invasive Surgery
Ritu Salani, Javier F. Magrina, and Paul M. Magtibay

Palliative Surgery for Ovarian Cancer
Laura J. Havrilesky, Micael Lopez-Acevedo, and Daniel L. Clarke-Pearson

Postoperative Management
Renata Urban and Lee-May Chen

Quality Assurance in Ovarian Cancer Surgery
Bj rn Hagen and Matthew A. Powell

Building a Multidisciplinary Surgical Team to Optimize Patient Outcomes
Ahmed N. Al-Niaimi, Laurel W. Rice, and Beth Y. Karlan