Percutaneous Renal Surgery

Percutaneous Renal Surgery will provide surgeons andurologists/nephrologists with a well-illustrated, full-colourexpert guide to performing these complex and difficult surgicalprocedures safely and effectively.

Focus throughout is on percutaneous management of three majorconditions: large renal calculi (percutaneousnephrolithotomy), transitional cell cancer (percutaneousresection of tumor) and renal cell cancer (percutaneouscryotherapy and radiofrequency ablation).

For each of these conditions, leading surgeons andurologists will cover:

1. Epidemiology of the disease
2. Evolution of evidence-based outcomes for percutaneousmanagement
3. Patient selection and informed consent
4. Instrumentation
5. Surgical technique

10 high-quality videos of surgery in action will provide anexcellent visual guide to best practice and tips/trickswhile performing surgery, making this a perfect multi-mediateaching tool.