**A combination atlas and procedural guide for minimally invasive surgery** *Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgical Operations* delivers easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedural guidance accompanied by more than 800 high-quality illustrations designed to teach readers minimally invasive surgery techniques. Following the proven effective model of the acclaimed *Zollinger’s* *Atlas of Surgical Operations* , each procedure is fully explained with text and accompanying illustrations. The beautifully rendered line drawings depict every important action a surgeon must consider while performing the operation. The text includes consistently formatted coverage of indications, preoperative preparation, anesthesia, position, operative preparation, incision and exposure, procedure, closure, and postoperative care. – Illustrations were created by professors of medical illustration at Johns Hopkins University – Companion DVD shows the actual procedures in real time