Nezhats Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy And Hysteroscopy

This page intentionally left blank NEZHAT’S OPERATIVE GYNECOLOGIC LAPAROSCOPY AND HYSTEROSCOPY During the past 25 years, gynecologic endoscopy has evolved into a major surgical tool used to treat a multitude of gynecologic indications. Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy are the most common surgical procedures performed by gynecologists today. This book catalogs the full spectrum of laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures in gynecology, oncology, and infertility treatment. The authors describe different techniques in minimally invasive surgery and review the evidence-based medical literature supporting these techniques. The book includes sections on the management of complications during laparoscopy, ranging from vascular injury to bladder or bowel injury. It contains expanded chapters on laparoscopic anatomy, infertility procedures, operative hysteroscopy, pelvic floor repair, and laparoscopic management of gynecologic malignancy. High-quality color pictures supplement many of the presentations. The three editors have pioneered some of the most important laparoscopic procedures used today. Their work has opened up the field of operative endoscopy for surgeons worldwide. The contributors have extensive experience in laparoscopy and hysteroscopy, and many of them have established some of the surgical techniques discussed. Dr. Camran Nezhat is Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco, and Stanford University Medical Schools and Fellowship Director of the Center for Special Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery. He has served as president of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. He is coauthor of Endometriosis: Advanced Management and Surgical Techniques (1995) and has published articles in numerous journals. Dr. Farr Nezhat is Professor and Director of the Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic, and Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is coauthor of Endometriosis: Advanced Management and Surgical Techniques (1995) and has published extensively. Dr. Ceana Nezhat is Director of the Nezhat Medical Center in Atlanta and Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is coauthor of Endometriosis: Advanced Management and Surgical Techniques (1995) and has published articles in multiple journals. NEZHAT’S OPERATIVE GYNECOLOGIC LAPAROSCOPY AND HYSTEROSCOPY Third Edition EDITED BY Camran Nezhat Stanford University Medical School, Palo Alto Farr Nezhat Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Ceana Nezhat Nezhat Medical Center, Atlanta CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521862493 © Cambridge University Press 2008 This pu