Robotic And Laparoscopic Reconstructive Surgery In Children And Adults

CURRENT C LINICAL U ROLOGY ERIC A. K LEIN , MD, S ERIES E DITOR For other titles published in the series, go to www.springer.com/series/7635 Robotic and Laparoscopic Reconstructive Surgery in Children and Adults Edited by Michael C. Ost, MD Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Editor Michael C. Ost, MD Pediatric Urology Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital Drive 45th Street and Penn Avenue 4th Floor Faculty Building Pittsburgh, PA 15201, USA [email protected] ISBN 978-1-60327-913-0 e-ISBN 978-1-60327-914-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-60327-914-7 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2010937414 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Humana Press is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) For my children, Lila, Jaitin, and Marcus. Preface I am thankful to have had the opportunity to work with Springer to create a unique textbook focusing on “Robotic and Laparoscopic Reconstructive Surgery in Children and Adults.” The publication of this reference is timely and it is truly “one of a kind.” It is not often that there is a union between adult and pediatric urologic surgical techniques. The breadth of this wonderful convergence is most clearly and consistently demonstrated when minimally invasive reconstructive techniques are utilized. I noted this observation from afar in my residency training, coveting a mastery of it in order to create a career and contribute toward the advancement of our very special field. In this regard, I pursued fellowship training in both minimally invasive urology (endourology–laparoscopy) and pediatric urology. I am grateful for having had the opportunity to learn from “the best in the business”; my time with Louis Kavoussi, MD, in New York and Steven Docimo in Pittsburgh was precious. Their teachings and mentors