| Foreword | 5 |
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| Preface | 7 |
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| Acknowledgments | 8 |
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| Contents | 10 |
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| 1 Laparoscopic Anatomy of the Upper Urinary Tract: Intra-Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Approaches | 11 |
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| Right Upper Urinary Tract | 11 |
| Left Upper Urinary Tract | 18 |
| 2 Laparoscopic Anatomy of the Pelvis | 26 |
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| Intra-Abdominal Anatomy of the Male Pelvic Region | 26 |
| Intra-Abdominal Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Region | 40 |
| 3 Adrenalectomy | 52 |
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| Indications and Contraindications | 52 |
| Preoperative Evaluation and Patient Preparation | 53 |
| Intraoperative Considerations | 53 |
| Transperitoneal Technique | 53 |
| Retroperitoneal Technique | 57 |
| Postoperative Care | 66 |
| 4 Radical Nephrectomy | 68 |
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| Indications and Contraindications | 68 |
| Patient Preparation and Positioning | 69 |
| Transperitoneal Technique | 69 |
| Retroperitoneal Technique | 74 |
| Renal Vein Thrombus | 79 |
| Postoperative Care | 79 |
| 5 Partial Nephrectomy | 80 |
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| Indications and Contraindications | 80 |
| Preoperative Procedures and Patient Preparation | 81 |
| Ureteral Stenting | 81 |
| Instrumentation | 81 |
| Laparoscopic Approaches | 81 |
| Port Placement | 82 |
| Operative Technique | 82 |
| Renal Hypothermia | 91 |
| Complications | 92 |
| Postoperative Care | 92 |
| 6 Nephroureterectomy | 93 |
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| Patient Preparation | 93 |
| Operating Room Preparation | 93 |
| Postoperative Care | 99 |
| Complications | 99 |
| 7 Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection | 101 |
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| Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors | 101 |
| Contraindications | 103 |
| Patient Preparation | 103 |
| Operative Room Preparation | 103 |
| Operative Technique | 104 |
| Postchemotherapy RPLND for Stage II | 110 |
| Vascular Complications | 111 |
| 8 Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection | 112 |
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| Patient Preparation | 112 |
| Patient Positioning | 113 |
| Trocar Placement | 113 |
| Operative Technique | 113 |
| Complications | 120 |
| 9 Radical Prostatectomy | 121 |
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| Patient Considerations | 121 |
| Preoperative Care | 121 |
| Operating Room Preparation | 122 |
| Transperitoneal Approach | 123 |
| Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy | 141 |
| Complications and Management | 141 |
| 10 Radical Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion | 145 |
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| Indications | 146 |
| Preoperative Considerations | 146 |
| Operative Technique of Radical Cystectomy | 146 |
| Urinary Diversion | 151 |
| Complications | 156 |
| Appendix: Abbreviations | 158 |