A book outlining the potential situations faced by those using laparoscopy, as well as the way in which one can prepare for these situations, will be a welcome addition to urological and laparoscopic literature. A book focusing on such issues will enable the practising surgeon to confront and resolve these possible dilemmas before even having entered the operating theatre.

Where many books concentrate on complications faced in the operating room, this book will take a different stance by addressing the difficulties faced, perhaps before such complications can occur. The book will primarily adopt a problem oriented approach with full clinical details and images. Description of specific procedures will be given with drawings and pictures to illustrate. Finally there will be a brief literature review on the subject to update the reader.

Introduction.- Advice on laparoscopic mastering.- Difficult lap. Access ( trans, retroperitoneal).- Bleeding during laparoscopic urologic procedures.-Adult laparoscopy: Laparoscopic simple nephrectomy: Not so simple.- Laparoscopic nephrectomy for Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.- Laparscopic radical nephrectomy: difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic renal ablative surgery: difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: difficult conditions- Laparoscopic urologic conditions in previously opened abdomen- Laparoscopic pyeloplasty: difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic management of giant hydronephrosis- Laparoscopic management of polycystic kidney disease.- Laparoscopic urologic stone surgery: The difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic surgery for urogential and urointestinal fistulae.- Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: the difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic robotic prostatectomy: the difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic radical cystectomy: the difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection: the difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic urologic surgery in kidney transplant patient.- Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: the difficult conditions.-Pediatric laparoscopy: Laparoscopy in children: an overview.- Laparoscopic nephrectomy, heminephrectomy, and nephroureterectomy, difficult conditions.- Laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation: difficulties.- Laparoscopic surgery for implapable testis: difficult conditions.