1. Anesthetic considerations/complications / David C. Cuellar and Timothy D. Averch -- 2. Complications of laparoscopic access / Matthew T. Gettman -- 3. Major vascular injuries of urologic laparoscopic surgery / Paul Yurkanin, Eugene Park, and Sanjay Ramakumar -- 4. Stapler malfunction and management / David Y. Chan -- 5. Bowel injury / Timothy M. Philips and Jay T. Bishoff -- 6. Gallbladder, pancreas and splenic injuries / Jon Varkarakis, Thomas Jarrett, and Sanjay Ramakumar -- 7. Liver injury during urologic laparoscopy / Kenneth Ogan and Jeffrey A. Cadeddu -- 8. Pleural injury during laparoscopic renal surgery / Joseph J. Del Pizzo -- 9. Urinary leak complications of laparoscopy / George K. Chow -- 10. Complications of organ extraction / Oscar Fugita -- 11. Hernia / Peter Colegrove and Sanjay Ramakumar -- 12. Complications of hand-assisted laparoscopic renal surgery / Li-Ming Su and R. Ernest Sosa -- 13. Delayed complications / Ozgur Yaycioglu -- 14. Medicolegal issues in laparoscopic urology / Robert Marcovich and Benjamin R. Lee.