Constantine P. Karakousis, MD, PhD
State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Surgery, Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA

Author has 40 years of surgical experience

Offers a "hands-on" practical guide Includes

Over 500 detailed illustrations and color operative photographs?

1 Surgical Technique in Cancer Surgery


2 Intraoperative Lymphatic Mapping/Sentinel Lymphadenectomy


3 Tumor in the Hand


4 Tumor in the Wrist


5 Tumor in the Ventral Aspect of the Forearm


6 Tumor in the Dorsal Aspect of the Forearm


7 Tumor in the Anterior Compartment of the Arm


8 Tumor in the Dorsal Aspect of the Arm


9 Tumor in the Medial Arm


10 Axillary Node Dissection


11 In Continuity Axillary and Supraclavicular Node Dissection


12 Neck Dissection


13 Tumor at the Shoulder Point


14 Tumor in the Neck


15 Scapulectomy


16 Shoulder Disarticulation


17 Forequarter Amputation


18 Tumor in the Back


19 Chest Wall Tumors


20 Tumor in the Lower Chest Wall and Upper Abdomen


21 Involvement of the Abdominal Wall by Tumor


22 One-Layer Closure of the Abdominal Wall


23 Midline Abdominal Wall Gaps and Incisional Hernia


24 Regional Chemotherapy Infusion Via the Hepatic Artery


25 Peritoneolysis in the Reconstruction of a Roux-en-Y Loop


26 Hilar Hepatojejunostomy


27 Hepatic Resection


28 Pancreaticoduodenectomy


29 Distal Pancreatectomy


30 Colonic Interposition for Esophageal Replacement


31 Ileal Loop Bladder-Interposition Conduit


32 Resection of Mesenteric Tumors


33 Dissection in the Bowel Mesentery and Its Clinical Applications


34 Retroperitoneal Node Dissection


35 Retroperitoneal Sarcomas


36 Tumor in the Lesser Sac


37 Tumor in the Right Abdomen


38 Tumor in the Left Abdomen


39 The T or L Incision in Resection of Tumors of the Pelvis


40 Groin Dissection


41 Abdominoinguinal Incision in the Resection of Pelvic Tumors and Limb Salvage


42 Resection of Pelvic Tumors with Visceral Involvement


43 Internal Hemipelvectomy


44 The Surgical Importance of the Inferior Epigastric Vessels


45 Sacral Resection


46 Tumor in the Buttock Area


47 Tumor in the Anterior Thigh


48 Tumor in the Medial Thigh


49 Tumor in the Posterior Thigh


50 Popliteal Node Dissection


51 Tumor in the Leg


52 Tumor in the Foot


53 Hip Disarticulation


54 Hemipelvectomy (Hindquarter Amputation)


55 Variants of Hemipelvectomy


56 Central Venous Access


57 Resection of Tumors of the Ischiorectal Fossa