Endoscopic Surgery For Gynecologists

Introducing the 2nd Edition of this highly-acclaimed, international textbook from the world's leading gynecologic endoscopic surgeons. Reviews modern techniques, discusses their diagnostic and interventional applications, and evaluates their relative advantages and disadvantages. Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition includes 25 new chapters.

Written by pioneers in the field, Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy comprehensively covers both the theory and practice of basic to advanced endoscopic procedures and techniques, including operative laparoscopy, laser laparoscopy, operative hysteroscopy, and laser hysteroscopy. This clinically oriented text presents a wide range of endoscopic approaches to pelvic pathologies, including operative laparoscopic resection of ectopic pregnancy, new treatments of pelvic inflammatory diseases, anesthesia pertinent to endoscopy, and laser urologic surgery appropriate to gynecology. The importance of visually documenting operative endoscopic procedures with photographic and video imaging techniques is emphasized. The final chapters discuss medico-legal aspects, the economic impact of the endoscopic approach compared to traditional procedures, future clinical prospects for the field, and credentialing.

For both practising gynaecological surgeons and those in training, this book considers both laparoscopy and hysteroscopy, and applications for both diagnostic and interventional purposes. It discusses how to perform the techniques, as well as their complications and safety.

This manual is a concise guide to Safe and Effective Gynecological Endoscopic & Minimal Access Surgery. Beginning with an introduction to safety aspects of endoscopic surgery, instruments and patient selection, each chapter discusses the safe use of laparoscopic surgery with a different medical condition. With more than 250 images and illustrations, the book also includes chapters on complications of surgery, maintenance and sterilisation of equipment, and medical negligence.

Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy, Second Edition is completely revised and expanded with 17 new chapters that provide, step-by-step, the latest operative techniques for both laparoscopic AND hysteroscopic procedures. New and updated chapters include: - laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy - vaginal prolapse and bladder suspension - ectopic pregnancy - tubal reconstructive surgery - assisted reproductive technologies - lymphadenectomy and urologic procedures - operative hysteroscopy. In addition, this volume includes comprehensive chapters on instrumentation, photo documentation, anesthesia, operating room personnel, credentialing, and legal issues. More than 350 superb illustrations - with many in full color - complement and clarify the operative techniques. For every surgeon and resident performing gynecologic procedures, this is the definitive, most up-to-date text on gynecologic endoscopy.

This is a unique book in that it brings together the two key investigative techniques in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, namely ultrasound and endoscopy. So often in the past they were regarded by their exponents as rival techniques but it is now recognised that they are complementary to each other. Consequently future trainees in endoscopy should become efficient in transvaginal sonography and vice versa. Ultrasound can be used to study the morphology of the pelvic organs such as the endometrium, myometrium and ovaries, and being non-invasive, safe and convenient can be repeated as often as is deemed necessary to monitor changes over time; for example in the investigation of the infertile woman the development of the dominant follicle, the maturation of the endometrium and the formation of the corpus luteum can be documented throughout the menstrual cycle while growth of ovarian cysts can be precisely measured to determine the need for surgery. A seldom-mentioned strength of the ultrasound examination is its interactive quality, for example by performing abdominal palpation during the scan, the mobility of the uterus and ovaries can be assessed. Also the images as they appear can be shown to the patient to aid understanding. Ultrasound can also determine function and the use of Doppler has been used for example to access endometrial receptivity, follicular maturity and the likelihood of malignancy in the endometrium or ovary.

This highly claimed book is the first of its kind. The book contains 1300 color and 75 b/w illustrations which covers all established and newer applications of endoscopic surgery and gynecology. 71 internationally renowned experts have authored each one of these chapters which make the book of internationally repute. The book is divided into 10 sections which included 51 chapters.