Olejar Books

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery has been instrumental in the advancement of laparoscopy in adult urologic surgery. Radical prostatectomy is a perfect example. On the other hand, although laparoscopy has been utilized for several decades for the diagnosis and treatment of undescended testicles and ambiguous genitalia in the care of the pediatric patient, robotic technology has been slower to advance into the pediatric urology arena. However, the urologist is now commonly performing procedures such as robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty due to the ease of the procedure compared to laparoscopy with standard equipment. Pediatric Robotic Urology, a concise and comprehensive reference on robotic-assisted laparoscopy, is written specifically for urologists, general surgeons, residents, medical students, and midlevel providers caring for the pediatric urologic patient. Well-respected pediatric urologists will author these chapters containing bolded text to allow for identification of key words to assist the health care provider to rapidly review the essential aspects of a given topic. The chapters are also arranged into two sections to allow for easier access to the information: Introductory topics and surgical techniques. The basics of laparoscopy and robotic-assisted laparoscopy will be discussed along with specific surgical techniques which will be accompanied with illustrations and intraoperative photographs.