Atlas of Single-Port, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery: A Practical Approach in Gynecology

This surgical atlas is a guide to single-port, standard laparoscopy and robotic surgery, describing the evolution of techniques such as single-port laparoscopy. Shows the challenges of single-port surgery, including instrument crowding and articulation.

Pedro F. Escobar, MD, FACOG, FACS, is a Staff Physician in the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Women's Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He is also an Assistant Professor of Surgery for the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Escobar specializes in the surgical and chemotherapy management of women with gynecologic cancers. His clinical interests include single port surgery and robotic surgery.

Tommaso Falcone, MD, FRCS(C), FACOG, is Professor of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology at Cleveland Clinic. He is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in general obstetrics and gynecology, as well as reproductive endocrinology. He is also certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Falcone serves on the editorial board and is an ad hoc reviewer of more than 21 journals, most notably Fertility & Sterility and Obstetrics & Gynecology. He has been on the Board of Directors of several societies. Dr. Falcone is past president of the Society for Reproductive Surgeons and has served on review committees for NICHD and MRC. He is also an oral examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology.