Endoscopic Surgery of the Potential Anatomical Spaces

153 Pages·2005·14.64 MB·English

by  Attilio Maria Farinon MD

Endoscopic Surgery of the
Potential Anatomical Spaces
Edited by
Attilio Maria Farinon
ENDOSCOPIC SURGERYOF THE POTENTIAL
ANATOMICALSPACES
Endoscopic Surgery of the Potential
Anatomical Spaces
Edited by
ATTILIO MARIAFARINON,MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery and Chairman,
Department of Surgery,
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”,
Rome, Italy
Assistant Editor:
FRANCESCO RULLI
Department of Surgery,
University of Rome Tor Vergata ,
Rome, Italy
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“Anditoughttoberemeberedthatthereis
nothingmoredifficulttotakeinhand,more
periloustoconduct,ormoreuncertaininits
success,thantotaketheleadintheintroduc-
tionofaneworderofthings.Becausethein-
novator has for enemies all those who have
done well under the old conditions, and
lukewarm defenders in those who may do
wellunderthenew.”
N.Machiavelli:ThePrince(ChapterVI),1531
Contents
ListofContributors ix
Foreword xi
Chapter1 1
AntomicalSpaces
RichardL.M.Newell
Chapter2 9
Radiologyoftheanatomicalcompartments
EttoreSquillaci,RitaCammarata,GiovanniSimonetti
Chapter3 35
Surgicalendoscopicaccesstopotentialanatomicalspaces:
amultidisciplinaryissue
AttilioMariaFarinon
Chapter4 39
Technical aspects for access into the neck (minimally invasive
video-assistedthyroidectomy-MIVAT)
PaoloMiccoli,GabrieleMaterazzi
Chapter5 47
Video-assistedthoracoscopicaccesstothe mediastinum
TommasoClaudioMineo,EugenioPompeo
Chapter6 67
Minimallyinvasiveaccesstotheaxilla
GianfrancoTucci,ClaudioAmanti
Chapter7 83
Video-assistedapproachtotheretroperitoneum
FrancescoMicali,FlavioForte
Chapter8 99
Extraperitonealvideo-assistedapproachtotheabdominalaorta
JohnJ.Castronuovo
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Chapter9 109
Totalextraperitonealapproach(TEP)foringuinalherniarepair
FrancescoMosca,AndreaPietrabissa,CarloMoretto
Chapter10 119
Video-assistedaccesstothesubfascialspaceoftheleg
FrancescoRulli,GabrieleGalatà,MicheleGrande
Chapter11 131
NewTechnologiesinminimallyinvasivesurgery
AngeloBenevento,LuigiBoni
Authorindex 147
Subjectindex 149
List of contributors
C. Amanti
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rome
“LaSapienza”,Rome,Italy
A.Benevento
Professorof Surgery,UniversityofInsubria,Varese,Italy
L.Boni
AssistantProfessorofSurgery,DepartmentofSurgery,UniversityofInsubria,
Varese,Italy
R.Cammarata
Resident,InstituteofRadiology,UniversityofRome“TorVergata”,Rome,It-
aly
J.J.Castronuovo
Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New
Jersey Medical School, Newark, Chairman, Division of Vascular Surgery,
MorristownMemorialHospital,Morristown,NewJersey,USA
A.M.Farinon
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rome “Tor
Vergata”,Rome,Italy
F.Forte
Clinical Researcher in Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Rome
“TorVergata”,Rome,Italy
G.Galatà
ResidentinGeneralSurgery,DepartmentofSurgery,UniversityofRome“Tor
Vergata”,Rome,Italy
M.Grande
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rome
“TorVergata”,Rome,Italy
G.Materazzi
ClinicalResearcherinSurgery,UniversityofPisa,Pisa,Italy
x
F.Micali
Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Rome “Tor
Vergata”,Rome,Italy
P.Miccoli
ProfessorofSurgery,UniversityofPisa,Pisa,Italy
T.C.Mineo
Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rome
“TorVergata”,Rome,Italy
C.Moretto
ClinicalResearcherinSurgery,UniversityofPisa,Pisa,Italy
F.Mosca
ProfessorofSurgery,UniversityofPisa,Pisa,Italy
R.Newell
ClinicalAnatomist,CardiffSchoolofBiosciences,CardiffUniversity,Cardiff,
Wales; Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Devon and Exeter
HealthcareNHS,TrustExeter,UK
A. Pietrabissa
AssociateProfessorofSurgery,UniversityofPisa,Pisa,Italy
E.Pompeo
AssistantProfessorofThoracicSurgery,DepartmentofSurgery,Universityof
Rome“TorVergata”,Rome,Italy
F.Rulli
Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rome
“TorVergata”,Rome,Italy
G.Simonetti
Professor of Radiology, Institute of Radiology, University of Rome “Tor
Vergata”,Rome,Italy
E.Squillaci
Associate Professor of Radiology, Institute of Radiology, University of Rome
“TorVergata”,Rome,Italy
G.Tucci
Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rome
“TorVergata”,Rome,Italy
Foreword
“Anatomicalpotentialspaces”isanattractiveandnomoreabstractconcept
that offers new perspectives to a surgical world that is rapidily changing and
becomingmorecomplex.
Powerful new technologies demand our attention and testify that our clinical
workandresearcharedeeplyinfluencedbysurgicalinnovations.Theselatter
dramaticallymodifiedapproachestotreatmentthroughtheintroductionofen-
tirelynewinterventionssuchasminimallyinvasivesurgicalprocedures,whose
realappealisrepresentedbylessinvasiveness.
Thisconstantlyevolvingresearchenvironmenthasgainedlargeacceptanceby
surgeonsaccustomedtopromptadaptationtoanewtrendandinclinedtonim-
ble behaviour in the face of innovations. This behaviour, however, requires a
rigorouscontrolinordertoleadtomorereliable,evidence-basedpracticeand
tosloworhalttheenthusiasmforsomeharmfulorunhelpfultreatments,espe-
ciallyiftheyareproventobenobetterthanstandardprocedures.
This particular area of concern has received our attention: to understand
whether innovations should be considered as evolutionary variations on a
standard procedure or the first stage of what should become recognized as a
formalsurgicalresearchproject.
AAATTILIOMARIAFARINON
ProfessorofGeneralSurgery
UniversityofRome“TorVergata”