TY - JOUR AU - Alderson, D AB - BOOK REVIEWS 141 Principles and Practice of Surgical Laparoscopy Laparoscopy in Urology S. Paterson-Brown, 0. J. Garden. 233 x 150 mm. Pp 619. M. J. Coptcoat, A. D. Joyce. 281 x 220 mm. Pp 162. Illustrated. 1994. London: WB Saunders Company. i45. Illustrated. 1994. Oxford: Blackwell Science. i59.50. Inevitably there seems to be a sudden profusion of books on This book is to be recommended as an excellent introduction to the laparoscopic surgery. The cE!gnt- volume can be heartily slllqectnflapummpy in urolagy. It nnllmesnaprinr kno.arledgeof recommended for the general surgeon who seeks an overview of the laparoscopy and, therefore, will be easily understood by the vast range of procedures being attempted. As well as the inevitable majority of urologists. It is well set out and copiously illustrated by discussion of biliary surgery, the book also covers colorectal, both line drawings and colour photographs. The early chapters oesophageal, gastric, hernia and laparoscopic procedures for cover its history and complications, these are followed by anaes- abdominal malignancy. Notwithstanding the title of the book, there thesia and the metabolic responses to laparoscopy: those on is a good deal of discussion of thoracoscopic procedures, including instrumentation and general technique are particularly useful. oesophagectomy TI - Rob and Smith's operative surgery. Surgery of the upper gastrointestinal tract. 5th ed. G. G. Jamieson and H. T. Debas (eds). 282 × 220 mm. Pp 618. Illustrated. 1994. London: Chapman and Hall. £150 JF - British Journal of Surgery DO - 10.1002/bjs.1800820165 DA - 1995-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/rob-and-smith-s-operative-surgery-surgery-of-the-upper-sLMluOU1v9 SP - 141 EP - 141 VL - 82 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -