Operative Gynecology 2E

 
David M. Gershenson, MD, Professor and Deputy Chairman, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX,  
Alan H. DeCherney, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA  
Stephen L. Curry, MD, Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT  
Linda Brubaker, MD, Associate Professor and Director, Section of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian -St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL  
John Mendelsohn, MD, President, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX  
Peter M. Howley, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA  
Mark A. Israel, MD, Director, Preuss Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-Oncology Brain Tumor Research Center, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA  
Lance A. Liotta, MD, PhD, Chief, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD  
With 57 additional contributors  


Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of the popular gynaecology reference, Operative Gynecology , includes comprehensive coverage of current technologies such as:  
 
Organized according to the conventional division of benign gynecology, reproductive endocrinology, and gynecologic oncology, this edition contains EVEN MORE clear illustrations and detailed photographs of operative procedures . 

 
 
Features

What's New
 
* Includes the latest information about all aspects of gynaecological  
surgery  
* Incorporates new obstetrical information  
* Contains many new, clear illustrations and detailed photographs of  
operative procedures  


Contents

CONTENTS: 
History and Embryology/Anatomy  
History of Gynecologic Surgery  
Embryology and Anatomy of the Female Pelvis  
CPT Coding  
Essentials of Coding for Benign Gynecologic Oncology  
CPT Coding: Infertility Surgery  
CPT Coding: Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery  
Ethics, Informed Consent, and Risk Management  
Ethical Issues in Gynecology  
Professional Liability and Risk Management  
Preoperative Care  
Postoperative Care: Endoscopic Surgery  
Postoperative Care: Major Benign and Radical Surgery  
Postoperative Infections  
Hemorrhage, Blood Component Therapy, and Shock  
IV. Instrumentation 
Instruments for Gynecologic Surgery  
Laparoscopic Instrumentation  
Special Instrumentation for Reproductive Surgery; Power Sources  
V. Basic Principles of Gynecologic Surgery  
Opening and Closing the Abdomen and Wound Healing  
Prevention of Adhesions  
VI. The lower Female Genital Tract: Vulva, Vagina, Urethra and Cervix  
Surgery for Benign Vulva, Vagina, and Urethral Diseases  
Surgery for Malignant Tumors of the Vulva  
Surgery for Cancer of the Vagina  
Preinvasive Squamous Lesions of the Female Lower Genital Tract (incl. Conization)  
Radical Hysterectomy with Pelvic Lymphadenectomy  
Vaginal Radical Hysterectomy  
Surgical Therapy for Recurrent Cervical Cancer: Pelvic Exenteration  
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS)  
Current Pathophysiology of URPS  
Preoperative Evaluation of Primary Pelvic Floor Disorders  
Surgical Management of Genuine Stress Incontinence  
Surgical Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse  
Diagnosis and Management of Genitourinary Fistula  
Surgical Treatment of Fecal Incontinence and Rectovaginal Fistula  
Assessment of Outcomes in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery  
Preoperative Evaluation of Recurrent Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvis  
Lower Urinary Tract Safety During Gynecologic Surgery  
The Uterine Corpus  
Clinical Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Indications for and Description of  
Dilation and Curretage  
Abortion 
Abdominal and Vaginal Hysterectomy  
Laparoscopically Assisted Hysterectomy  
Uterine Surgery  
Surgery for Malignant Tumors of the Uterine Corpus  
The Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tracts  
The Appendix  
Gastrointestinal Surgery for Gynecologic Cancer  
Urologic Surgery for Gynecologic Cancer  
The Fallopian Tube  
Surgery for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease  
Tubal Surgery: Distal Fallopian Tube  
Tubal Sterilization  
Surgery for Ectopic Pregnancy  
Ovarian Surgery (combine chs on Gyn Endoscopy and Adnexal Surgery)  
Ovarian Cancer Risk and Prophylactic Oophorectomy  
Surgery for Ovarian Cancer  
Miscellaneous Gynecologic Surgery  
Assisted Reproductive Technology  
Surgery for Endometriosis  
Operative Procedures for the Breast  
Reconstructive Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology  
Laparoscopic Lymphadenectomy in Gynecologic Oncology  
Operative Obstetrics  
Episiotomy 
The Incompetent Cervix and Cervical Cerclage  
Surgery in the Pregnant Patient (including complications)