"Potential anatomical spaces" have attracted surgeons in the past and in recent years. Due to the development of modern imaging techniques and the advent of minimally invasive surgery, access to these spaces has become a real surgical option.
The purpose of this book is to document the challenges related to "potential anatomical spaces", traditionally described as "hidden" spaces.
The spread of video-assisted surgery and its application in the management of diseases involving organs or anatomical structures placed in the "potential spaces" (neck, mediastinum, pro-peritoneum and retro-peritoneum, subfacial space of the leg, and axilla), has rendered their surgical anatomy less abstract.
Endoscopic Oncology Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Cancer Management Edited by DOUGLAS O. FAIGEL, MD, FACG, FASGE MICHAEL L. KOCHMAN, MD, FACP, FASGE ENDOSCOPIC ONCOLOGY ENDOSCOPIC ONCOLOGY Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Cancer Management Edited by DOUGLAS O. FAIGEL, MD, FACG, FASGE Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Endoscopy Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR MICHAEL L. KOCHMAN, MD, FACP, FASGE Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Co-Director Gastrointestinal Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA © 2006 Humana Press Inc. 999 Riverview Drive, Suite 208 Totowa, New Jersey 07512 humanapress.com For additional copies, pricing for bulk purchases, and/or information about other Humana titles, contact Humana at the above address or at any of the following numbers: Tel: 973-256-1699; Fax: 973-256-8341; E-mail:
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