Full Description
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Urology**
Concise, thorough, and superbly illustrated, Atlas of Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery, 4th Edition, is an ideal resource for learning new techniques or briefly reviewing before a case. Written and edited by renowned experts in the field of laparoscopic and robotic surgery, this practical text covers today's best minimally invasive approaches using the surgical systems, equipment, and robotic devices in use today. More than three hours of video instruction, an increased focus on robotics and new urologic procedures, and step-by-step illustrations help you sharpen your skills in this high-demand area.
Contains new chapters on Post Operative Management: Pain and Other Considerations for Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS); Bladder Reconstruction in Children; Sacrocolpopexy; Applications for Infertility Surgeries; and Surgery of the Spermatic Cord
Includes new and updated information on nephrectomy, adrenalectomy and partial adrenalectomy, urinary diversion, and partial cystectomy and diverticulectomy
Offers new content on camera and lens systems, instrumentation, the da Vinci surgical system, pyelo/ureterolithotomy, robotic-assisted and laparoscopic simple prostatectomy, and more
Covers radical robotic prostatectomy, innovative approaches to treat ureteral strictures, up-to-date surgical care of malignancies, and novel pediatric surgeries
Features more than 30 high-quality videos online (many are new) including robotic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, robotic assisted kidney transplantation, robotic simple prostatectomy, robotic cystectomy and robotic neobladder evolution, laparoscopic partial adrenalectomy, and many more
Provides clinical pearls, tips and tricks, and complications boxes throughout
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Contents
1. Patient Preparation and Positioning for Laparoscopic and Robotic Urologic Surgery
2. Laparoscopic/Robotic Camera and Lens Systems
3. Basic Instrumentation
4. Stapling and Reconstruction
5. The da Vinci Surgical System
6. Considerations for the Assistant
7. Anesthetic Considerations for Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery
8. Insufflators and the Pneumoperitoneum
9. Ports and Establishing Access into the Peritoneal Cavity
10. Retroperitoneal Access
11. Exiting the Abdomen and Closure Techniques
12. Complications of Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery
13. Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection
14. Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection
15. Endoscopic Subcutaneous Modified Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis
16. Laparoscopic Simple Nephrectomy
17. Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy
18. Nephroureterectomy
19. Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
20. Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy
21. Laparoscopic Renal Cyst Decortication
22. Laparoscopic Renal Biopsy
23. Laparoscopic and Percutaneous Delivery of Renal Ablative Technology
24. Minimally Invasive Renal Recipient Surgery
25. Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
26. Ureterolysis
27. Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Ureteral Reimplantation
28. Laparoscopic/Robotic Boari Flap Ureteral Reimplantation
29. Laparoscopic Appendiceal Onlay Flap and Bowel Reconfiguration for Complex Ureteral Stricture Reconstruction
30. Buccal Mucosa Graft for Ureteral Strictures
31. Pyelolithotomy and Ureterolithotomy
32. Robotic-Assisted and Laparoscopic Simple Prostatectomy
33. Transperitoneal Radical Prostatectomy
34. Preperitoneal Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
35. Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy
36. Robotic-Assisted Intracorporeal Ileal Conduit
37. Continent Urinary Diversion
38. Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Cystectomy
39. NOTES-Assisted Laparoscopic Transvesical Bladder Diverticulectomy
40. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
41. Partial Adrenalectomy
42. Laparoscopic Orchiopexy
43. Laparoscopic Orchiectomy
44. Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy
45. Laparoscopic Denervation for Chronic Testicular Pain
