Book excerpt: Operative Dictations in Urologic Surgery offers a precise, step-by-step guide for a wide range of adult and pediatric urologic operations. Detailed chapters cover over 120 of the most relevant surgical procedures. Comprehensive operative dictation templates are included to use when dictating operative notes. Details including positioning, surgical time out, operative techniques, and wound closures are described to familiarize the reader with both the fundamentals and nuances of each procedure. This unique guide: offers a detailed stepwise description on a comprehensive range of open, laparoscopic, and robotic techniques in a practical "Operative Dictation" format provides complete synopses of all procedures, including bulleted lists of indications, essential steps, variations, and complications combines the authors' 75 years collective surgical experience and the most trusted, up-to-date resources available Operative Dictations in Urologic Surgery is an essential reference for clinicians seeking to refresh their postoperative dictation skills and for trainees preparing to perform a vast array of surgical procedures.