Practical Manual of Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 1997)

This edition provides updated, revised chapters on laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery for a wide variety of gynaecological procedures, including ectopic pregnancies, endometriosis, office laparoscopy, ovarian and parovarian tumours and laparoscopic tubo-ovarian and pelvic abscesses.

I: General Concepts in Operative Endoscopy.- 1 History of the Development of Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery.- 2 Training, Certification, and Credentialing in Gynecologic Operative Endoscopy.- 3 Developing a Training Program in Operative Endoscopy.- 4 Principles of Endoscopic Optics and Lighting.- 5 Electrosurgery and Thermocoagulation at Operative Endoscopy.- 6 Principles of Endoscopic Laser Surgery.- 7 Photo and Video Documentation in Endoscopic Surgery.- II: Operative Laparoscopic Procedures.- 8 Technique and Instrumentation in Operative Laparoscopy.- 9 Sutures, Clips, and Staples.- 10 Laparoscopic Anatomy.- 11 Principles of Laparoscopic Microsurgery and Adhesion Prevention.- 12 Contemporary Management of Ectopic Pregnancies.- 13 Laparoscopic Tubal Surgery and Adhesiolysis.- 14 Laparoscopic Tubal Anastomosis.- 15 Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis.- 16 Laparoscopic Ovarian and Parovarian Surgery.- 17 Laparoscopic Myomectomy.- 18 Laparoscopic Uterine Nerve Ablation, Presacral Neurectomy, and Uterovaginal Ganglion Excision.- 19 Laparoscopic Treatment of Tubo-ovarian and Pelvic Abscess.- 20 Laparoscopic Suspension Procedures.- 21 Laparoscopic Hysterectomy.- 22 Laparoscopic Retropubic Colposuspension Procedures.- 23 Laparoscopic Intestinal Procedures.- 24 Office Laparoscopy Under Local Anesthesia.- 25 Minimizing, Recognizing, and Managing Laparoscopic Complications.- III: Operative Hysteroscopic Procedures.- 26 General Techniques and Instrumentation of Operative Hysteroscopy.- 27 Operative Hysteroscopic Procedures.- 28 Hysteroscopic Myomectomy.- 29 Endometrial Ablation.- 30 Hysteroscopic Treatment of Congenital Uterine Anomalies.- 31 Transcervical Tubal Cannulation, Tuboplasty, and Falloposcopy.- 32 Minimizing, Recognizing, and Managing Hysteroscopic Complications.