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The practice of surgery has been revolutionized since the introduction of video-assisted endoscopy. Minimally invasive approaches are now available for almost all severe gynecologic diseases and conditions. Innovations - particularly the use of video-assisted and robotic-assisted laparoscopy and hysteroscopy - make this one of the most dynamic and technically demanding medical specialties. The new edition of this authoritative textbook catalogs the full spectrum of laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures used in general gynecology, gynecologic oncology and infertility surgery. Evidence-based research is presented, supporting use of the minimally invasive techniques described. The book contains many new chapters and techniques and the management of complications is highlighted throughout. The editors and contributors have pioneered some of the most important laparoscopic procedures used today and their work has made video-assisted laparoscopy accessible to surgeons worldwide. High-quality color pictures supplement many of the presentations and there is also a selection of video-clips of key procedures.

Author Biography

Camran Nezhat, MD, FACOG, FACS is Director and Fellowship Director of the Center for Special Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California at San Francisco and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA. Farr Nezhat, MD, FACOG, FACS is Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Gynecologic Robotics and Director of the MISGR Fellowship Program, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA. Ceana Nezhat, MD, FACOG, FACS is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Emory University School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. A history of modern video-assisted endoscopy Barbara J. Page; 2. Equipment: 2.1. The role of medical equipment in health care's evolution Ali Amiri; 2.2. Laparoscopic equipment and operating room setup Elizabeth Buescher, Erica Schipper, Jaime Ocampo, Mario Nutis and Camran Nezhat; 3. Anesthesia Pedro P. Tanaka, Arjun Desai and John H. Nguyen; 4. Laparoscopic access Louise P. King, Ceana Nezhat, Farr Nezhat, Ibrahim Alkatout, Liselotte Mettler, Roger Ferland and Camran Nezhat; 5. Laparoscopic suturing: 5.1. Laparoscopic suturing Joseph L. Hudgens and Resad Pasic; 5.2. New suturing techniques: barbed sutures Jon I. Einarsson and Sarah L. Cohen; 6. Intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal anatomy Jyoti Yadav, M. Shoma Datta, Ceana Nezhat, Camran Nezhat and Farr Nezhat; 7. Hysteroscopy: 7.1. Diagnostic hysteroscopy Robert K. Zurawin and Vicki S. Ng; 7.2. Evaluation and management of the uterine septum Kelly Wright and Keith Isaacson; 7.3. Intrauterine adhesions: hysteroscopic evaluation and treatment Rafael F. Valle, edited by Keith Isaacson and Lydia Garcia; 7.4. Hysteroscopic myomectomy and polypectomy Roy Mashiach, Motti Goldenberg and Elizabeth Buescher; 7.5. Hysteroscopic tubal cannulation Tomasso Falcone and Jeffrey M. Goldberg; 7.6. Hysteroscopic sterilization Stephanie N. Morris and Keith Isaacson, edited by Lydia Garcia; 7.7. Hysteroscopic endometrial ablation Shlomo B. Cohen and Motti Goldenberg; 7.8. Office hysteroscopy Shlomo B. Cohen and Motti Goldenberg; 7.9. Hysteroscopic management of endometrial bleeding and IUD Osama Shawki; 8. Fertility: 8.1. Frontiers in fertility Kutluk Oktay and Erkan Buyuk; 8.2. Assessment of the endometrial cavity in the patient with infertility Richard O. Burney and Amin A. Milki; 8.3. Ultrasound oocyte retrieval Leo Doherty and Aydin Arici; 8.4. Ultrasonography and the embryo transfer Eric Flisser and Jamie A. Grifo; 8.5. Salpingectomy and salpingostomy Neil Johnson; 9. Management of adnexal masses: 9.1. The adnexal mass Tanja Pejovic and Farr Nezhat; 9.2. Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass Camran Nezhat, Louise P. King, Michael Lewis, Erica Schipper, Cihat Unlu, Gazi Yildirim, Jennifer Cho and Farr Nezhat; 9.3. Laparoscopic operations on the ovary Tanja Pejovic and Farr Nezhat; 9.4. Management of the ectopic pregnancy Bulent Berker, Elif Aylin Taskin, Ceana Nezhat, Farr Nezhat and Camran Nezhat; 9.5. Management of tubo-ovarian abscesses John F. Steege; 9.6. Surgical treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome Mausumi Das and Togas Tulandi; 9.7. Ovarian remnant syndrome George A. Vilos, Jennifer Marks and Basim Abu-Rafea; 10. Endometriosis: 10.1. The pathogenesis of endometriosis Richard O. Burney and Linda C. Giudice; 10.2. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome Camran Nezhat, Elizabeth Buescher, Chandhu Paka, Babak Hajhosseini, Asrafjah Hussein, Michael Sellin and Georgios E. Hilaris; 10.3. Video-assisted laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis Camran Nezhat, Elizabeth Buescher, Chandhu Paka, Ceana Nezhat and Farr Nezhat; 10.4. Laparoscopic management of intestinal endometriosis Doron Kopelman, Louise P. King, and Camran Nezhat; 11. Laparoscopic adhesioloysis and adhesion prevention Anthony Luciano and Danielle Luciano; 12. Laparoscopic sterilization Radha Syed, Erica Schipper and Adrienne L. Ligouri; 13. Leiomyomas: 13.1. Minimally invasive approaches to myectomy John F. Steege and Dr Siedhoff; 13.2. Uterine fibroid embolization Mahmood K. Razavi; 13.3. Robotic myomectomy Antonio R. Gargiulo and Serene S. Srouji; 13.4. MR-guided focused ultrasound for leiomyomas Zaraq Khan and Elizabeth A. Stewart; 13.5. Uterine adenomyosis: laparoscopic management George A. Pistofidis, Ourania O. Koukoura and Elizabeth Bueshcer; 14. Hysterectomy: 14.1. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy - indications, techniques, and outcomes Harry Reich and Adi Katz; 14.2. Laparoscopic excision of a rudimentary

Review

'... a comprehensive reference text. The contents are representative of the recent advancements in gynaecological endoscopic surgery. All the topics seem well researched and referenced to evidence. The text is written in an easy-to-read format with extensive informative illustrations supporting the text.' Gurpreet Singh Kalra, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

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