Recent research and clinical work have demonstrated that the rapid urologic innovation in minimally invasive treatment is creating exciting new horizons in endourology. This sixth volume in the series Recent Advances in Endourology brings that knowledge to a wider audience, focusing on the new concept of endourooncology, which is the merging of endourology and oncology. In the surgical treatment of urologic malignancies, bipolarization - that is, radical extended resection or organ-sparing surgery - is making remarkable advances. Further developments in sophisticated reconstructive surgery using robotic systems and image-guided ablation technology will allow surgeons to formulate minimally invasive, tailor-made procedures for each patient with urologic cancer. In this book, the current status and future prospects of these new technologies are reviewed, illuminating their roles in the future of endourooncology. TOC:Merging of Endourology and Oncology.- Surgical Robots and Three-Dimensional Displays for Computer Aided Surgery.- Robot-Assisted (da Vinci) Urologic Surgery: An Emerging Frontier.- Robotic Surgery Assisted by the Zeus System.- Telesurgery: Remote Monitoring and Assistance During Laproscopy.- Remote Percutaneous Renal Access Using Telesurgical Robotic System.- Radiofrequency for Percutaneous Treatment of Malignant Renal Tumor.- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Noninvasive Renal Tumor Thermoablation.- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer.- Renal Cryoablation.- Prostate Cryoablation.- Tumor Control Outcome and Tolerance of Permanent Interstitial Implantation for Patients with Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer.- New Application of Energy Sources in Urooncology.
