"Responding to the explosion of advancement in the field, this reference details methods to prevent, identify, evaluate, and treat every potential complication that may arise in operations utilizing laparoscopic techniques - providing an abundance of photographs and guidelines to visualize and achieve successful outcomes in the use of laparoscopic methods for common, advanced, and unusual operative procedures." "Supplying recommendations and best practices from nearly 50 distinguished leaders in the field, this guide helps surgeons anticipate pitfalls that may arise at preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative stages of surgery...evaluate patients before surgery to minimize adverse outcomes...recognize clinical signs for suspected complications...understand issues and concepts that are applicable to all laparoscopic techniques...and improve their skill and expertise in the adoption of laparoscopic methods."--BOOK JACKET.