Interventional techniques in uro-oncology / edited by Hashim Uddin Ahmed ...[et. al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ahmed, Hashim Uddin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genitourinary organs--Endoscopic surgery.

Genitourinary organs.

Laparoscopic surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Minimally invasive surgical techniques are moving into the mainstream of urological practice. Even less invasive techniques, some of which can involve no use of the knife whatsoever, are rapidly being developed and implemented for treating urological cancer. Interventional Techniques in Uro-oncology is the first text to cover these techniques in total and provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art minimally invasive interventions. This well-illustrated reference provides the basic science behind each technique before explaining when and how best to perform them. It examin

Contents:

Interventional Techniquesin Uro-oncology; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the first edition; 1 Rationale for minimally invasive interventional techniques in urological cancer; 2 Brachytherapy for prostate cancer; 3 High-intensity focused ultrasound; 4 Prostate and renal cryotherapy; 5 Radiofrequency ablation; 6 Photodynamic therapy; 7 Perspectives on nanotechnology; 8 Imaging in diagnosis and staging of urologic cancers: magnetic resonance imaging; 9 Imaging in diagnosis and staging of urological cancers: ultrasound, CT, and PET

10 Imaging after minimally-invasive interventions in urological cancersIndex; Color plate section can be found facing page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-40713-2

9786613407139

1-4443-2990-1

1-4443-2989-8

OCLC:

716208768