Includes bibliographical references and index.; The role of laparoscopy in gynecologic oncology -- Total laporascopic hysterectomy -- The laparoscopic radical hysterectomy -- Technique of laparoscopic transperitoneal pelvic lymphadenectomy -- Para-aortic lymph node dissection through a transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approach -- Laparoscopy in the morbidly obese -- Laparoscopic bowel resection, anastomosis, and ileostomy/colostomy -- Radical vaginal trachelectomy -- Video-assisted thoracoscopy -- Laparoscopic ureteric reimplantation and cystotomy repair -- Miscellaneous, including: omentectomy appendectomy, lysis adhesions, and splenectomy -- Anesthesia for laparoscopic gynecological surgery.;