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Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery
edited by Karl Kremer, MD, Werner Platzer, MD, Hans Wilhelm Schreiber, MD, and Felicien Steichen, MD, 465 pp, with 1088 illus, $249, ISBN 0-86577-639-3, New York, NY, Thieme, 2001.
Arch Surg. 2002;137:111.
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The explosion of interest and information on laparoscopic surgery during the last decade may lead one to wonder: Why would I need another how-to book covering minimally invasive abdominal surgery? In brief, because of its clear depictions of accepted laparoscopic techniques, this superb work will occupy a treasured and unique spot on the bookshelf of the interested novice, practicing surgeon, or laparoscopic expert. Although it does not try to cover every physiologic detail or the competing strategies in the application of minimal access surgery, it is an elegant and sturdy work with vibrant color drawings that enhance nearly every page.
Because the bulk of this text is a translation of the German edition, Minimal-invasive Chirurgie by Kremer et al (Stuttgart, Germany, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1995), its perspective is largely European. This influence does not distract but rather challenges the reader to consider valuable options in one's own practice (eg, using . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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