Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, the Third Edition of Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy provides a comprehensive pictorial and textual guide to the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and clinical aspects of the uterus and the latest diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy procedures. This edition features more than 1,300 illustrations over 900 in four colour depicting anatomy, pathology, instruments, and step-by-step operative techniques. New chapters cover in-vitro fertilisation, endometriosis, adenocarcinoma of the endometrium, effects of drugs on the uterus, hysteroscopy in gynaecologic malignancy and premalignancy, and uterine infections. Updated chapters include many new minimally invasive operative procedures that can now be performed.

Contents

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOLOGY
Embryology and Histology of the Uterus Anatomy of the Uterus
Physiology of the Uterus and Cervix
In-Vitro Fertilization: Role of the Uterus
Endometriosis and the Uterus
Pathology of the Uterus
Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium
Effects of Drugs on the Uterus
BASIC PRINCIPLES AND INSTRUMENTATION
Principles of the Endoscope
Lasers and Electrosurgery in the Hysteroscopy
Instrumentation for Hysteroscopy
Accessory Instruments for Operative Hysteroscopy
PREPARATION
Preparation of the Gynecologists to Perform Hysteroscopy
Care and Maintenance of Hysteroscopy
Anesthetic Implications of Hysteroscopy
Distending Media for Panoramic Hysteroscopy
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
Office Hysteroscopy
Hysteroscopy and Hysterosalpingography
Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Uterus
Hysteroscopic Image Recording
Embryoscopy
Hysteroscopy for Abnormal Bleeding
Hysteroscopy in Gynecologic Malignancy
OPERATIVE HYSTEROSCOPY
General Aspects of Operative Hysteroscopy
Endometrial Ablation
Hysteroscopic Myomectomy
Minimally Invasive Non-Hysteroscopic Methods for Endometrial Ablation
Hysteroscopy for Infertility
Hysteroscopic Sterilization
ISSUES IN PRACTICE
Complications of Hysteroscopic Surgery
Uterine Infections
Medicolegal Issues
ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM
Establishment of a Hysteroscopy Program